An order from the internet
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. At the online shop I ordered shoes and chose payment on delivery. The delivery cost was twenty shekels, and the…
Text
- בחנות אונליין הזמנתי נעליים ובחרתי תשלום במשלוח. דמי המשלוח היו עשרים שקלים, וזמן המשלוח היה שבוע. החבילה הגיעה אחרי שבועיים, והשם של המקבל לא נכון. קראתי לחנות ובקשתי תשובה בכתב. הכסף הוחזר, והדרך לבית הדואר על חשבוני.бе-ханут онлайн хазманти наалаим увахарти ташлум би-мишлоах. дмей ха-мишлоах хайу эсрим шекалим, ве-зман ха-мишлоах хая шавуа. ха-хавила хигиа ахарей швуаим, ве-ха-шем шель ха-мекабель ло након. карати ле-ха-ханут увакашти тшува бе-хтав. ха-кесеф хухзар, ве-ха-дэрэх ле-вейт ха-доар аль хешбони.At the online shop I ordered shoes and chose payment on delivery. The delivery cost was twenty shekels, and the delivery time — a week. The parcel came after two weeks, and the recipient's name was wrong. I called the shop and asked for an answer in writing. The money was returned, and the road to the post office — at my expense.
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 payment method did she choose?
- What was wrong with the parcel?
- What did she ask the shop for?
- Who paid for the road to the post office?
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.