By car to the north
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. Yesterday we took a rental car. The car was new, with a full tank. On the road there was a speed limit: fifty in the…
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- אתמול לקחנו מכונית בהשכרת רכב. המכונית הייתה חדשה, עם מיכל מלא. בכביש הייתה מגבלת מהירות: חמישים בעיר, מאה בכביש מהיר. לפני כל פנייה היה תמרור, ולכן נהגנו לאט. בעיר היה כביש חד כיווני והרמזור אדום. בערב הגענו לנקודת תצפית יפה מאוד על הים.этмоль лакахну мехонит ба-хашхарат рехев. ха-мехонит хая хадаша, им михаль малэ. ба-квиш хая мигбалэт мехирут: хамишим ба-ир, мэа ба-квиш махир. лифнэй коль пния хая тамрур, ве-лахэн нагану ле-ат. ба-ир хая квиш эхад кивуни ве-ха-рамзор адом. ба-эрэв хагану ле-нкудат цфит яфа меод аль ха-ям.Yesterday we took a rental car. The car was new, with a full tank. On the road there was a speed limit: fifty in the city, a hundred on the highway. Before every turn there was a sign, so we drove slowly. In the city there was a one-way street and a red traffic light. In the evening we arrived at a very beautiful viewpoint over the sea.
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 did they take yesterday?
- What is the speed limit in the city?
- Why did they drive slowly?
- Where did they arrive in the evening?
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.