Level 10 · Beginner (A1)

Breakfast

อาหารเช้า

Pork khao tom with two eggs, fried dough sticks and soy milk. Hugo tries to pay. Yai has other ideas.

Level
10
Stage
Beginner, A1
Theme
Food
Length
12 pages, about 15 min
New words
12
Cover of the Thai story "Breakfast"

The first line

ทุกวันตอนเช้ายายขายข้าวต้มในซอย

Every morning, Yai sells khao tom in the soi.

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Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "Breakfast"
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Illustration from page 7 of the Thai story "Breakfast"
Page 7

New words in this story

This story introduces 12 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
ขอ kɔ̌ɔ may I have… (to order or ask politely), to wish for
หมู mǔu pork, pig
หนึ่ง nʉ̀ng one
ชาม chaam bowl (also the classifier for bowls of soup)
ไข่ kài egg
ฟอง fɔɔng classifier for eggs
ปาท่องโก๋ bpaa-tɔ̂ng-gǒo pa thong ko (fried dough sticks)
น้ำเต้าหู้ náam-dtâo-hûu soy milk
แก้ว gɛ̂ɛo glass (also the classifier for drinks)
หมด mòt to run out, to be finished
อิ่ม ìm full (after eating)
เลี้ยง líang to treat (pay for someone)

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