Level 1 · Starter (Complete beginner)

Hugo introduces himself

ฮิวโก้แนะนำตัว

Hugo has just moved into a Bangkok soi. He meets his neighbor.

Level
1
Stage
Starter, Complete beginner
Theme
Daily life
Length
5 pages, about 3 min
New words
12
Cover of the Thai story "Hugo introduces himself"

The first line

สวัสดีครับ

Hello!

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New words in this story

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

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
สวัสดี sà-wàt-dii hello, goodbye
ครับ kráp polite particle (male speaker)
ผม pǒm I, me (male speaker)
ชื่อ chʉ̂ʉ to be called, name
มา maa to come
จาก jàak from
ฝรั่งเศส fà-ràng-sèet France, French
ค่ะ kâ polite particle (female speaker)
ฉัน chǎn I, me (female speaker)
ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก yin-dii-tîi-dâai-rúu-jàk nice to meet you
คุณ kun you (polite), Mr., Ms. (before a first name)
มะลิ má-lí Mali (first name), jasmine

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