The first morning at the workshop
A short text in Hebrew 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. At our factory people work in two shifts. For the first time in my life I came to the morning shift. First we were…
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- במפעל שלנו עובדים בשתי משמרות. בפעם הראשונה בחיים באתי למשמרת של הבוקר. קודם נתנו לנו הדרכה ובגדי עבודה. התפקיד שלי היה לבדוק כל מוצר לפני האריזה. בצהריים המכונה נעצרה, והייתה עצירה בעבודה לשעתיים. הטכנאי תיקן אותה, ואנחנו סיימנו את העבודה בזמן.ба-мифаль шеляну овдим бэ-штей мишмерот. би-фаам ха-ришона ба-хаим бати ле-мишмерэт шель ха-бокер. кодэм насу лану хадраха ве-бгдей авода. ха-тафкид шели хайа львдок коль муцар лифней ха-ариза. бэ-цораим ха-мехона ництара, ве-хайта ацира ба-авода ле-шатаим. ха-технай такэн ота, ве-анахну сийамну эт ха-авода би-зман.At our factory people work in two shifts. For the first time in my life I came to the morning shift. First we were given a briefing and work clothes. My task was to check every item before packing. At noon the machine stopped, and there was a two-hour downtime. The technician fixed it, and we finished the work on time.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- In how many shifts do people work at the factory?
- What was given at the start of the shift?
- What happened at noon?
- Did they manage to finish the work?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Hebrew?
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.