Level 23 · Advanced (B1)

The broken air conditioner

แอร์เสีย

In the middle of the hot season, Hugo’s old air conditioner breaks down at night. Mali calls a technician, and she finds a very unexpected culprit inside.

Level
23
Stage
Advanced, B1
Theme
Daily life
Length
13 pages, about 13 min
New words
5
Cover of the Thai story "The broken air conditioner"

The first line

เดือนนี้กรุงเทพร้อนมาก แต่ฮิวโก้มีแอร์

This month, Bangkok is scorching, but Hugo has air conditioning.

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New words in this story

This story introduces 5 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
แอร์ ɛɛ air conditioner, AC
เสีย sǐa to break down, broken (machine)
ช่าง châang technician, repairer, craftsman
ซ่อม sɔ̂ɔm to repair, to fix
ผู้หญิง pûu-yǐng woman

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