Sister on social media
A text in Hebrew 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. My sister has a thousand followers on social media. She posts a photo every week and writes a short post. Sometimes she…
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- לאחות שלי יש אלף עוקבים ברשת חברתית. היא מפרסמת תמונה כל שבוע וכותבת פוסט קצר. לפעמים יש לה מאה לייקים ולפעמים רק עשר. לפוסט יש תגובות, והיא עונה לכל תגובה. שמועה מהירה מהחדשות. המידע ברשת לא תמיד אמת, ולכן היא בודקת בשני מקורות.ле-ахот шели йеш элэф оквим ба-рэшет хевратит. хи мфаэрсэт тмуна коль шавуа ве-ковэвэт пост кацар. ле-фамим йеш ла мэа лайким ве-ле-фамим рак асар. ле-пост йеш тгувот, ве-хи онэ ле-коль тгува. шмуа мехира ми-ха-хадашот. ха-мида ба-рэшет ло тамид эмэт, ве-лахэн хи бодэкэт би-шнэй мкорот.My sister has a thousand followers on social media. She posts a photo every week and writes a short post. Sometimes she has a hundred likes, and sometimes only ten. There are comments on the post, and she answers every comment. A rumor is faster than the news. Information on the net is not always true, so she checks it against two sources.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How many followers does the sister have?
- What does she do every week?
- What is faster than the news?
- What does she do with information?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Hebrew?
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.