Measurements for the wardrobe
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. We wanted a new wardrobe for the bedroom and measured the wall. The length of the wall: three meters twenty centimeters…
Text
- רצינו ארון חדש לחדר השינה ומדדנו את הקיר. האורך של הקיר: שלושה מטרים ועשרים סנטימטר — בול. התקרה בגובה שניים וחצי, לכן ארון גבוה לא נכנס. בחנות מצאנו ארון ברוחב שניים מטר בערך. בסוף, בערב, הארון היה כבר בחדר — ואנחנו שמחים.рацину арон хадаш ла-хедер ха-шена у-мдадну эт ха-кир. ха-орэх шель ха-кир: шлоша метарим ве-эсрим сантиметр — буль. ха-ткара бэ-гова шнаим ве-хеци, ле-хэн арон гавоа ло нихнас. ба-ханут мацану арон би-рухав шнаим метер бэ-эрэх. ба-сов, ба-эрэв, ха-арон хайа квар ба-хедер — ве-анахну самэахим.We wanted a new wardrobe for the bedroom and measured the wall. The length of the wall: three meters twenty centimeters — exactly. The ceiling is two and a half high, so a tall wardrobe did not fit. At the shop we found a wardrobe about two meters wide. In the end, in the evening, the wardrobe was already in the room — and we are glad.
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 want for the bedroom?
- How long was the wall?
- Why did the tall wardrobe not fit?
- What did they find at the shop?
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.