Saturday at grandma's
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. Grandma lives in a small house with a yard, and on Saturday the whole family is at her house. On Friday evening she…
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- סבתא גרה בבית קטן עם חצר, ובשבת כל המשפחה בבית שלה. בערב שישי היא מדליקה נרות ומכינה ארוחה גדולה. סבא יושב ליד השולחן ומזמין אורחים בטלפון. אחרי הארוחה ילדים משחקים בחצר, והסבתא קוראת אגדות. זה מנהג ישן של המשפחה, וכל שנה אותו דבר.савта гара бе-байит катан им хацер, у-бе-шабат коль ха-мишпаха бе-байит шеля. ба-эрэв шиши хи медликэт нэрот у-махина аруха гдола. сава йошэв леяд ха-шульхан у-мазмин орхим ба-телефон. ахарей ха-аруха йеладим месахаким ба-хацер, ве-ха-савта корэт агадот. зэ минаг яшан шель ха-мишпаха, ве-коль шана ото давар.Grandma lives in a small house with a yard, and on Saturday the whole family is at her house. On Friday evening she lights candles and cooks a big dinner. Grandpa sits at the table and invites guests by phone. After dinner the children play in the yard, and grandma reads fairy tales. It is an old family custom, and every year it is 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.
- Where does grandma live?
- What does grandma do on Friday evening?
- Who invites the guests?
- What does grandma do after dinner?
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.