Level 14 · Intermediate (A2)

Football in the soi

ฟุตบอลในซอย

Every evening the kids play football in the lane. Hugo joins Ton’s opponents and loses. Then Som steals the ball.

Level
14
Stage
Intermediate, A2
Theme
Daily life
Length
11 pages, about 12 min
New words
7
Cover of the Thai story "Football in the soi"

The first line

ตอนเย็น เด็กเล่นฟุตบอลในซอย ข้างบ้านมะลิ

In the evening, the kids play football in the soi next to Mali’s house.

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Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "Football in the soi"
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Illustration from page 6 of the Thai story "Football in the soi"
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New words in this story

This story introduces 7 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
ฟุตบอล fút-bɔɔn football
ทีม tiim team
ชนะ chá-ná to win
แพ้ pɛ́ɛ to lose
บอล bɔɔn ball
ตาม dtaam to follow
จริง jing true, real

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