The first semester
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. Yosi is a first-year student at the university. He studies history in a big faculty. Every week he has two lectures and…
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- יוסי סטודנט בשנה הראשונה באוניברסיטה. הוא לומד היסטוריה בפקולטה גדולה. בשבוע יש לו שתי הרצאות וסמינר אחד. המחברת והעט בתיק, והספר לימוד גדול מאוד. יש לו מלגה קטנה ועבודה חלקית בספרייה. הוא גר במעונות ליד האוניברסיטה.Йоси студент ба-шана ха-ришона ба-университета. ху ломэд история ба-факульта гдола. ба-шавуа йеш ло штэй харцаот ве-семинар эхад. ха-махберет ве-ха-эт ба-тик, ве-ха-сэфэр лимуд гадоль меод. йеш ло малга ктана ве-авода хлакит ба-сприя. ху гэр ба-меонот ляд ха-университета.Yosi is a first-year student at the university. He studies history in a big faculty. Every week he has two lectures and one seminar. A notebook and a pen are in the backpack, and the textbook is very big. He has a small scholarship and a part-time job at the library. He lives in a dormitory next to the university.
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 does Yosi study?
- How many lectures does he have a week?
- Where does he work part-time?
- Where does he live?
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.