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Level 28 · Expert (B2+)

The critic

นักวิจารณ์

Word goes round that a famous food critic is coming to Mali’s café in disguise. Mali stays calm; the rest of the soi, not so much. On the big day, everyone waits on a mysterious man in sunglasses hand and foot. Was it really him?

Level
28
Stage
Expert, B2+
Theme
Food
Length
13 pages, about 14 min
New words
5
Cover of the Thai story "The critic"

The first line

นักวิจารณ์อาหารคนดังจะมาร้านมะลิวันเสาร์นี้ค่ะ

A famous food critic is coming to Mali’s café this Saturday!

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New words in this story

This story introduces 5 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning
นักวิจารณ์ nák-wí-jaan critic, reviewer
แว่นกันแดด wɛ̂n-gan-dɛ̀ɛt sunglasses
เพิ่ม pə̂əm to add, to increase
ปากซอย bpàak-sɔɔi soi entrance, start of the lane
แปล bplɛɛ to translate, to interpret

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