Level 17 · Intermediate (A2)

Chinese New Year

ตรุษจีน

Mali’s family celebrates Chinese New Year: red shirts, a table full of duck, and red envelopes for the children. Hugo asks if he counts as a child.

Level
17
Stage
Intermediate, A2
Theme
Festivals
Length
12 pages, about 14 min
New words
5
Cover of the Thai story "Chinese New Year"

The first line

วันนี้ตรุษจีน ในซอยเสียงดังทั้งวัน

Today is Chinese New Year, and the soi is noisy all day.

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Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "Chinese New Year"
Page 1
Illustration from page 7 of the Thai story "Chinese New Year"
Page 7

New words in this story

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

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
ตรุษจีน dtrùt-jiin Chinese New Year
บรรพบุรุษ ban-pá-bù-rùt ancestors
ทำไม tam-mai why?
เป็ด bpèt duck
อั่งเปา àng-bpao red envelope (gift of money)

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