Level 13 · Beginner (A1)

A gift for Yai

ของขวัญให้ยาย

Yai turns seventy tomorrow. Yellow flowers, a new shirt, and the whole soi at her door.

Level
13
Stage
Beginner, A1
Theme
Family
Length
12 pages, about 13 min
New words
3
Cover of the Thai story "A gift for Yai"

The first line

มะลิบอกฮิวโก้ว่าพรุ่งนี้เป็นวันเกิดยาย

Mali tells Hugo that tomorrow is Yai’s birthday.

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New words in this story

This story introduces 3 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
พรุ่งนี้ prûng-níi tomorrow
ของขวัญ kɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn gift, present
เจ็ดสิบ jèt-sìp seventy

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