Level 19 · Intermediate (A2)

Hugo is lonely

ฮิวโก้เหงา

Hugo misses home. Som, Mali and Nok have a cure, and it involves som tam.

Level
19
Stage
Intermediate, A2
Theme
Daily life
Length
12 pages, about 14 min
New words
4
Cover of the Thai story "Hugo is lonely"

The first line

ฮิวโก้อยู่กรุงเทพนานแล้ว แต่ยังคิดถึงบ้าน

Hugo has lived in Bangkok for a long time, but he still misses home.

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New words in this story

This story introduces 4 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
เหงา ngǎo lonely
เจอ jəə to meet, to find
ส่ง sòng to send
ยิ้ม yím to smile

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