LingoflyA week in the hospital
A text in Ukrainian at level B1. The translation sits next to it for checking, not for support: at this level the text is read whole, and an unknown word is usually guessed from the sentence. It all started with weakness and a high temperature. The doctor wrote a referral, and I was admitted to a ward. The…
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- Усе почалося зі слабкості й високої температури. Терапевт виписав направлення, і мене поклали у відділення. Палата на трьох, вікно виходить у двір. Лікування тривало сім днів: крапельниці зранку, обхід о восьмій. Виписка була в пʼятницю, і додому я їхав уже без гарячки.Use pochalosia zi slabkosti y vysokoi temperatury. Terapevt vypysav napravlennia, i mene poklaly u viddilennia. Palata na trokh, vikno vykhodyt u dvir. Likuvannia tryvalo sim dniv: krapelnytsi zranku, obkhid o vosmii. Vypyska bula v piatnytsiu, i dodomu ya yikhav uzhe bez hariachky.It all started with weakness and a high temperature. The doctor wrote a referral, and I was admitted to a ward. The room is for three, and the window looks onto the courtyard. The treatment lasted seven days: IV drips in the morning, rounds at eight. I was discharged on Friday, and I went home without a fever.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How did it all start?
- Who wrote the referral?
- How long did the treatment last?
- When was the discharge?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Ukrainian?
B1. That means: everyday topics are behind you, you know about three thousand words, and an unknown word is more often guessed from the sentence than looked up.
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.