Level 13 · Beginner (A1)

The night market

ตลาดกลางคืน

Where bargaining works. Hugo gets two bags for four hundred baht and a free bow. One bag is for Mali.

Level
13
Stage
Beginner, A1
Theme
Daily life
Length
12 pages, about 13 min
New words
8
Cover of the Thai story "The night market"

The first line

ตอนเย็น ฮิวโก้ มะลิ และนกไปตลาดกลางคืน

In the evening, Hugo, Mali and Nok go to the night market.

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New words in this story

This story introduces 8 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
กลางคืน glaang-kʉʉn night, night-time
กระเป๋า grà-bpǎo bag
ใบ bai classifier for bags, leaves and sheets
ถ้า tâa if
สี่ sìi four
จ่าย jàai to pay
เงิน ngən money, silver
แถม tɛ̌ɛm to throw in for free

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