A working day
A short in Serbian text 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. I work in an office downtown, not far from the post office. The workday starts at nine and ends at five. On Mondays we…
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- Радим у канцеларији у центру града, недалеко од поште. Радни дан почиње у девет, а завршава се у пет. Понедељком имамо састанак са шефом, и то траје цео сат. Плата стиже петнаестог у месецу, на банковни рачун. У јулу идем на годишњи одмор, на море.Radim u kancelariji u centru grada, nedaleko od pošte. Radni dan počinje u devet, a završava se u pet. Ponedeljkom imamo sastanak sa šefom, i to traje ceo sat. Plata stiže petnaestog u mesecu, na bankovni račun. U julu idem na godišnji odmor, na more.I work in an office downtown, not far from the post office. The workday starts at nine and ends at five. On Mondays we have a meeting with the boss, and it lasts a whole hour. The salary arrives on the fifteenth, into a bank account. In July I'm going on vacation, to the sea.
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 does the workday end?
- What happens on Mondays?
- Where does the salary go?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Serbian?
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.