Level 17 · Intermediate (A2)
Chinese New Year
ตรุษจีน
Mali’s family celebrates Chinese New Year: red shirts, a table full of duck, and red envelopes for the children. Hugo asks if he counts as a child.
- Level
- 17
- Stage
- Intermediate, A2
- Theme
- Festivals
- Length
- 12 pages, about 14 min
- New words
- 5
The first line
วันนี้ตรุษจีน ในซอยเสียงดังทั้งวัน
Today is Chinese New Year, and the soi is noisy all day.
The full story, with audio and a translation for every sentence, is in the app.
New words in this story
This story introduces 5 new words. Here are the first ones:
| Thai | Pronunciation | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| ตรุษจีน | dtrùt-jiin | Chinese New Year | |
| บรรพบุรุษ | ban-pá-bù-rùt | ancestors | |
| ทำไม | tam-mai | why? | |
| เป็ด | bpèt | duck | |
| อั่งเปา | àng-bpao | red envelope (gift of money) |
