Level 29 · Expert (B2+)
Yai turns 80
ยายอายุแปดสิบ
Word in the soi is that Yai is turning eighty. Odd: last year she said she was seventy. Monks at dawn, relatives by the hundred, a formal speech Hugo has rehearsed all week… and the one gift Yai really wants.
- Level
- 29
- Stage
- Expert, B2+
- Theme
- Family
- Length
- 13 pages, about 15 min
- New words
- 7
The first line
ฮิวโก้ได้ยินว่ายายจะอายุแปดสิบ แต่ยายเคยบอกว่าเจ็ดสิบ
Hugo has heard that Yai is turning eighty. But Yai once told him she was seventy.
The full story, with audio and a translation for every sentence, is in the app.
New words in this story
This story introduces 7 new words. Here are the first ones:
| Thai | Pronunciation | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| แปด | bpɛ̀ɛt | eight | |
| ญาติ | yâat | relative, relatives (extended family) | |
| อวยพร | uai-pɔɔn | to wish (someone) well, to give one's good wishes | |
| สุภาพ | sù-pâap | polite, courteous | |
| หลาน | lǎan | grandchild, nephew, niece | |
| แข็งแรง | kɛ̌ng-rɛɛng | strong, healthy | |
| อนุญาต | à-nú-yâat | to allow, to permit |
