Level 30 · Expert (B2+)

Home

บ้าน

On the eve of his mum’s departure, the whole soi celebrates Hugo’s visa. A speech with no notes, a lot of tears, and one last word of Thai.

Level
30
Stage
Expert, B2+
Theme
Daily life
Length
13 pages, about 15 min
New words
4
Cover of the Thai story "Home"

The first line

ทั้งซอยฉลองวีซ่าของฮิวโก้ และเลี้ยงส่งแม่ของเขา

The whole soi is celebrating Hugo’s visa and throwing a farewell party for his mum.

The full story, with audio and a translation for every sentence, is in the app.

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

New words in this story

This story introduces 4 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
ฉลอง chà-lɔ̌ɔng to celebrate
เมื่อไหร่ mʉ̂a-rài when?
สามี sǎa-mii husband
ทิชชู่ tít-chûu tissue, toilet paper

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แม่มากรุงเทพ

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Cover of the Thai story "The Visa"

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วีซ่า

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