A job in another city
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. There is a job offer in another city, and I don't know. On the one hand, the salary there is higher, and it is a good…
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- יש הצעת עבודה בעיר אחרת, ואני לא יודע. מצד אחד, המשכורת שם גבוהה יותר, וזו הזדמנות טובה. מצד שני, כל החברים כאן. חבר חושב שאני מגזים. נראה לי שהוא צודק חלקית, אבל אני לא בטוח. בסופו של דבר, צריך לענות עד יום שישי.йеш хацаат авода ба-ир ахэрэт, ве-ани ло йодэа. ми-цад эхад, ха-мишхорэт шам гвова йотэр, ве-зо хиздамнут това. ми-цад шэни, коль ха-хаверим кан. хавэр хошэв ше-ани мигзим. нираэ ли ше-ху цодэк хлакит, аваль ани ло батуах. би-софо шель давар, царих леанэ ад йом шиши.There is a job offer in another city, and I don't know. On the one hand, the salary there is higher, and it is a good opportunity. On the other hand, all the friends are here. The friend thinks I am exaggerating. It seems to me that he is partly right, but I am not sure. In the end, the answer is needed by Friday.
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 the narrator have?
- What speaks for the move?
- What does the friend think?
- By which day is the answer needed?
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.