LingoflyThe book I remember
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. The novel I read at twelve I remember to this day. The cover was torn, and the first chapter began on the tenth page.…
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- Տասներկու տարեկանիս կարդացած վէպս մինչեւ հիմա կը յիշեմ։ Կազմը պատռուած էր, եւ առաջին գլուխը տասներորդ էջէն կը սկսէր։ Գիրքին հերոսը տունէն կը փախչէր եւ անծանօթ քաղաքի մը մէջ իբրեւ հացթուխ կ'աշխատէր։ Սիւժէն պարզ էր, բայց հեղինակը այնպէս գրած էր, որ ամէն երեկոյ շարունակութեան կը սպասէի։ Հիմա այդ վէպը իբրեւ ելեկտրոնային գիրք ալ կայ, բայց տպաւորութիւնը նոյնը չէ։dasnergu dareganis gartatsadz vebs minchev hima gə hishem Gazmə badrrvadz er, yev arrachin klukhə dasnerort echen gə sgser Krk'in herosə dunen gə p'akhcher yev andzanot' k'aghak'i mə mech iprev hatst'ukh g'ashkhader Syuzhen barz er, payts heghinagə aynbes kradz er, vor amen yerego sharunagut'ean gə sbasei Hima ayt vebə iprev yelegdronayin kirk' al gay, payts dbavorut'yunə nuynə cheThe novel I read at twelve I remember to this day. The cover was torn, and the first chapter began on the tenth page. The hero of the book ran away from home and worked as a baker in an unfamiliar city. The plot was simple, but the author wrote so that every evening I waited for the continuation. Now this novel exists as an e-book too, but the impression is not the same.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When did he read this novel?
- What was wrong with the book?
- What did the hero of the book work as?
- What does he say about the e-book?
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.