Level 26 · Advanced (B1)

The cooking duel

แข่งทำขนม

Hugo claims French desserts beat Thai ones. Yai accepts the challenge: his mother’s crêpes against her mango sticky rice, Mali, Nok and Ton on the jury, and the loser does the washing-up. Ton has his own idea.

Level
26
Stage
Advanced, B1
Theme
Food
Length
13 pages, about 14 min
New words
5
Cover of the Thai story "The cooking duel"

The first line

ฮิวโก้บอกยายว่า ขนมฝรั่งเศสอร่อยกว่าขนมไทย

Hugo tells Yai that French desserts are tastier than Thai ones.

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New words in this story

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

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
แข่ง kɛ̀ng to compete, to race
ล้างจาน láang-jaan to do the dishes
กรรมการ gam-má-gaan judge (in a contest), jury
เครป krêep crêpe, pancake
ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐao-má-mûang mango sticky rice

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