Level 10 · Beginner (A1)

At the doctor’s

ไปหาหมอ

Mali’s stomach hurts. Lek drives everyone to the hospital. The diagnosis: too much som tam.

Level
10
Stage
Beginner, A1
Theme
Daily life
Length
12 pages, about 13 min
New words
10
Cover of the Thai story "At the doctor’s"

The first line

วันนี้มะลิปวดท้องอยู่ที่บ้าน

Today Mali is at home with a stomachache.

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New words in this story

This story introduces 10 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
ปวด bpùat to ache, to hurt (a body part)
ท้อง tɔ́ɔng stomach, belly
โรงพยาบาล roong-pá-yaa-baan hospital
หมอ mɔ̌ɔ doctor
ตรงไหน dtrong-nǎi where exactly?
ส้มตำ sôm-dtam som tam (green papaya salad)
ยา yaa medicine
พักผ่อน pák-pɔ̀n to rest
หาย hǎai to recover, to get better, to disappear
น้อย nɔ́ɔi a little, few

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