A housewarming on Friday
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. On Friday there was my sister's housewarming. The whole family came: grandpa and grandma, uncles, children. On the…
Text
- ביום שישי הייתה חנוכת בית של האחות שלי. כל המשפחה באה: סבא וסבתא, דודים, ילדים. על השולחן: זר פרחים, ממתקים ובלונים. לפני הארוחה החגיגית, סבא אמר כמה מילים על הבית החדש. ובערב ארוחה חגיגית, שירים ושמחה.бэ-йом шиши хайта ханукат баит шель ха-ахот шели. коль ха-мишпаха баа: саба ве-савта, додим, йеладим. аль ха-шульхан: зар прахим, мамтаким у-балоним. лифней ха-аруха ха-хагигит, саба амар кама милим аль ха-баит ха-хадаш. у-ва-эрэв аруха хагигит, ширим у-симха.On Friday there was my sister's housewarming. The whole family came: grandpa and grandma, uncles, children. On the table — a bouquet of flowers, candies and balloons. Before the festive dinner grandpa said a few words about the new house. And in the evening — a festive dinner, songs and joy.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When was the housewarming?
- Whose apartment was it?
- What was on the table?
- What did grandpa say?
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.