Everything in order
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. First I filed an application at the municipality. After that I waited a month, and in those weeks I worked at a…
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- קודם הגשתי בקשה בעירייה. לאחר מכן חיכיתי חודש, ובשבועות האלה עבדתי במחסן. ברגע שהמכתב הגיע, קראתי מיד. במכתב היה סירוב: אין תרגום של תעודת לידה. בהדרגה הגשתי שוב, יום לפני התאריך. מאז אני קורא כל מסמך פעמיים.кодэм хэгашти бкаша ба-ирия. ле-ахар мхэн хихити ходеш, ве-би-шавуот хэле авадти ба-махсан. би-рэга ше-ха-михтав хигия, корати мияд. би-михтав хая сирув: эйн тиргум шель теудат лида. бэ-хадрага хэгашти шув, йом лифнэй ха-таарих. мэ-аз ани корэ коль мисмах пaамайим.First I filed an application at the municipality. After that I waited a month, and in those weeks I worked at a warehouse. As soon as the letter came, I read it at once. In the letter there was a refusal: no translation of the birth certificate. Little by little I filed again, a day before the date. Since then I read every document twice.
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 did he file the application?
- What did he do while he waited?
- Why was there a refusal?
- What does he do now with every document?
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.