LingoflyCleaning the riverbank
A text in Western Armenian at level B1. The translation sits next to it for checking, not for support: at this level the text is read whole, and an unknown word is usually guessed from the sentence. In spring the residents of our block decided to clean the river bank. The volunteers gathered on Saturday morning, and…
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- Գարնան մեր թաղին բնակիչները որոշեցին գետափը մաքրել։ Կամաւորները հաւաքուեցան շաբաթ առաւօտ, երեխաներն ալ եկան ծնողներուն հետ։ Երեք ժամուան մէջ երկու բեռնատար աղբ հանեցինք, եւ մէկ մասը վերամշակման գնաց։ Քաղաքապետարանը խոստացաւ աղբամաններ դնել եւ ամէն ամիս ինքնաշարժ ղրկել։ Երեկոյեան խոտին վրայ նստեցանք եւ հասկցանք, որ բնութիւնը պահպանելը սեփական բակէն կը սկսի։karnan mer t'aghin pnagichnerə voroshetsin kedap'ə mak'rel Gamavornerə havak'vetsan shapat' arravod, yerekhanern al yegan dznoghnerun hed Yerek' zhamuan mech yergu perrnadar aghp hanetsink', yev meg masə veramshagman knats K'aghak'abedaranə khosdatsav aghpamanner tnel yev amen amis ink'nasharzh ghrgel Yeregoyean khodin vra nsdetsank' yev hasgtsank', vor pnut'yunə bahbanelə sep'agan pagen gə sgsiIn spring the residents of our block decided to clean the river bank. The volunteers gathered on Saturday morning, and children came with their parents. In three hours we hauled away two truckfuls of garbage, and part of it went for recycling. The city hall promised to put up bins and send a truck every month. In the evening we sat on the grass and understood that caring for nature begins in one's own yard.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Who decided to clean the bank?
- How much garbage did they haul away?
- What did the city hall promise?
- What conclusion did they come to?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Western Armenian?
B1. That means: everyday topics are behind you, you know about three thousand words, and an unknown word is more often guessed from the sentence than looked up.
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.