Level 13 · Beginner (A1)

Hugo is sick

ฮิวโก้ไม่สบาย

A headache, a fever, a cold. Mali brings medicine, Yai brings khao tom, Som brings himself.

Level
13
Stage
Beginner, A1
Theme
Daily life
Length
11 pages, about 13 min
New words
4
Cover of the Thai story "Hugo is sick"

The first line

เมื่อวานฮิวโก้เปียกฝน วันนี้เขาไม่สบาย

Yesterday, Hugo got soaked in the rain. Today, he is unwell.

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New words in this story

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

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
หัว hǔa head
ไข้ kâi fever
หวัด wàt a cold (illness)
ข้าง kâang beside, next to

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