LingoflyThe contract I didn't read
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. I signed the internet contract without reading a single clause to the end. I thought the rate was fixed, but it turned…
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- Համացանցի պայմանագիրը ստորագրեցի՝ առանց որեւէ կէտ մինչեւ վերջ կարդալու։ Կը կարծէի, որ սակագինը հաստատուն է, բայց պարզուեցաւ, որ վեց ամիս ետք կը փոխուի։ Երբ զանգեցի պայմանագիրը լուծելու, ըսին, որ օրէնքով պէտք է տուգանք վճարեմ։ Խնդրեցի, որ զայն գրաւոր ղրկեն, որովհետեւ բանաւոր համաձայնութիւնը բան մը չի նշանակեր։ Ի վերջոյ համաձայնեցանք, ես գումարին կէսը վճարեցի, իսկ պայմանը եղաւ, որ նոր ծառայութիւն չապսպրեմ։hamats'ants'i baymanakirə sdorakretsi arrants voreve ged minchev verch gartalu Gə gardzei, vor sagakinə hasdadun e, payts barzvetsav, vor vets amis yedk' gə p'okhui Yerp zanketsi baymanakirə ludzelu, əsin, vor orenk'ov bedk' e dukank' vjarem Khntretsi, vor zayn kravor ghrgen, vorovhedev panavor hamatsaynut'yunə pan mə chi nshanager I vercho hamatsaynetsank', yes kumarin gesə vjaretsi, isg baymanə yeghav, vor nor dzarrayut'yun chabsbremI signed the internet contract without reading a single clause to the end. I thought the rate was fixed, but it turned out that in six months it changes. When I called to cancel the contract, I was told that by law I had to pay a fine. I asked them to send it in writing, because a verbal agreement means nothing. In the end we agreed: I paid half the sum, and the condition was not to order a new service.
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 didn't he do before signing?
- What turned out with the rate?
- Why did he ask for a written answer?
- How did the matter end?
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.