Level 10 · Beginner (A1)

Muay thai

มวยไทย

Hugo joins a boxing gym through a friend of Lek. Day one: he can’t kick. Month one: he can. His legs disagree.

Level
10
Stage
Beginner, A1
Theme
Muay Thai
Length
11 pages, about 11 min
New words
11
Cover of the Thai story "Muay thai"

The first line

ฮิวโก้อยากเรียนมวยไทย เพราะชอบดูมาก

Hugo wants to learn muay thai, because he loves watching it.

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New words in this story

This story introduces 11 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
มวยไทย muai-tai muay thai (Thai boxing)
เพื่อน pʉ̂an friend
ค่ายมวย kâai-muai boxing gym
หนัก nàk heavy, hard, tough
ซ้อม sɔ́ɔm to train, to practise
แรก rɛ̂ɛk first
เตะ dtè to kick
เก่ง gèng good at, skilled
ขา kǎa leg
นวด nûat to massage, massage
หลับ làp to fall asleep, to be asleep

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