Three days in the hospital
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 fell off my bicycle on Sunday, and we called an ambulance right away. At the reception they registered me, and the…
Text
- Пао сам са бицикла у недељу и одмах смо позвали хитну помоћ. На пријавници су ме уписали, а рендген је показао прелом руке. Хирург је рекао да операција није потребна, довољан је гипс и мировање. Лежао сам у болничкој соби са још двојицом и највише ми је сметала бука из ходника. Трећег дана сам добио отпуст из болнице и упут за контролу код лекара опште праксе.Pao sam sa bicikla u nedelju i odmah smo pozvali hitnu pomoć. Na prijavnici su me upisali, a rendgen je pokazao prelom ruke. Hirurg je rekao da operacija nije potrebna, dovoljan je gips i mirovanje. Ležao sam u bolničkoj sobi sa još dvojicom i najviše mi je smetala buka iz hodnika. Trećeg dana sam dobio otpust iz bolnice i uput za kontrolu kod lekara opšte prakse.I fell off my bicycle on Sunday, and we called an ambulance right away. At the reception they registered me, and the X-ray showed a broken arm. The surgeon said no operation was needed; a cast and rest would do. I lay in a ward with two others, and what bothered me most was the noise from the corridor. On the third day I got my discharge from the hospital and a referral for an examination by a therapist.
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 happened to the narrator?
- What did the X-ray show?
- What did the surgeon say?
- What bothered him most in the ward?
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.