Dinner at a restaurant
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. On Friday we are at a new restaurant near the house. The waiter brings us the menu and water. I want soup and fish, and…
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- ביום שישי אנחנו במסעדה חדשה ליד הבית. המלצר נותן לנו תפריט ומים. אני רוצה מרק ודג, ואמא רוצה מנה בלי בשר. האוכל טעים מאוד והמלצר נחמד. אחרי האוכל יש קינוח ואני נותן טיפ.ба-йом шиши анахну ба-мисада хадаша леяд ха-баит. ха-мэльцар нотэн лану тафрит ве-маим. ани роце марак ве-даг, ве-има роце мана бли босар. ха-охель таим меод ве-ха-мэльцар нехмад. ахарей ха-охель йеш кинуах ве-ани нотэн тип.On Friday we are at a new restaurant near the house. The waiter brings us the menu and water. I want soup and fish, and mother wants a dish without meat. The food is very tasty, and the waiter is kind. After the meal there is dessert, and I give a tip.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where are they on Friday?
- What does the narrator want?
- What does mother want?
- What does he give after the meal?
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.