Level 21 · Advanced (B1)

Gifts from France

ของฝากจากฝรั่งเศส

Hugo is back from France with a suitcase full of gifts for the whole soi. Yai’s cheese smells terrible, and Som only cares about the box.

Level
21
Stage
Advanced, B1
Theme
Daily life
Length
13 pages, about 13 min
New words
9
Cover of the Thai story "Gifts from France"

The first line

ฮิวโก้เพิ่งกลับมาจากฝรั่งเศส กระเป๋าเดินทางหนักมาก

Hugo has just come back from France. His suitcase is very heavy.

The full story, with audio and a translation for every sentence, is in the app.

Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "Gifts from France"
Page 1
Illustration from page 7 of the Thai story "Gifts from France"
Page 7

New words in this story

This story introduces 9 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
เพิ่ง pə̂ng just (recently)
ของฝาก kɔ̌ɔng-fàak souvenir gift, gift from a trip
ชีส chîit cheese
กล่อง glɔ̀ng box
กลิ่น glìn smell, odour
เหม็น měn to stink, smelly
แปลก bplɛ̀ɛk strange, weird
หอม hɔ̌ɔm fragrant, nice-smelling
หนู nǔu mouse, rat, I, me (young girl)

Read "Gifts from France" in Kru May

Tap any word for its meaning and tone, and listen to every sentence at two speeds.

Free to download · No account needed

Other stories at level 21

Cover of the Thai story "Ton goes to school"

Level 21 · Family · 13 min

Ton goes to school

ต้นไปโรงเรียน

While Hugo was in France, Ton started school. On the first day he cried; now he’s the one giving Hugo a lesson.

Cover of the Thai story "The haircut"

Level 21 · Daily life · 13 min

The haircut

ตัดผม

Hugo hasn’t had a haircut since before France. He asks for “a little shorter”, then falls asleep in the chair. Som no longer recognises him.

All the stories →