LingoflyA thunderstorm in the village
A short text in Western Armenian at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. In August I was in my grandmother's village. In the morning it was sunny, and we went to the stream. At noon the air…
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- Օգոստոսին տատիկիս գիւղն էի։ Առաւօտեան արեւոտ էր, եւ մենք գացինք առուին մօտ։ Կէսօրին օդը դարձաւ խեղդուկ, եւ երկինքը ամպամած էր։ Յետոյ լսուեցաւ որոտը, եւ սկսաւ յորդ անձրեւ։ Տատիկս ըսաւ, որ կարկուտ պիտի գայ եւ բերքը պիտի փճանայ։ Մենք վազեցինք տուն եւ պատուհաններէն կը նայէինք ջրափոսերուն։ Կարկուտը եկաւ, բայց փոքր էր, եւ մարգերը մնացին ամբողջ։ Երեկոյեան մօտ ամպրոպը անցաւ, եւ լեռներուն վրայ ծիածան երեւցաւ։okosdosin dadigis kyughn ei Arravodean arevod er, yev menk' katsink' arruin mod Gesorin otə tartsav kheghtug, yev yergink'ə ambamadz er Hedo lsvetsav vorodə, yev sgsav hort antsrev Dadigs əsav, vor gargud bidi kay yev perk'ə bidi p'jana Menk' vazetsink' dun yev baduhanneren gə nayeink' chrap'oserun Gargudə yegav, payts p'ok'r er, yev markerə mnatsin ampoghch Yeregoyean mod ambrobə antsav, yev lerrnerun vra dziadzan yerevtsavIn August I was in my grandmother's village. In the morning it was sunny, and we went to the stream. At noon the air became stuffy, and the sky was overcast. Then thunder was heard, and a downpour began. Grandmother said there would be hail and the harvest would spoil. We ran home and watched the puddles from the windows. The hail did come, but it was small, and the garden beds remained whole. Toward evening the thunderstorm passed, and a rainbow appeared over the mountains.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- What was the weather like in the morning?
- What was grandmother afraid of?
- What happened to the garden beds?
- How did the day end?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Western Armenian?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.