Level 9 · Beginner (A1)

Lost in Bangkok

หลงทางในกรุงเทพ

A map, a wrong road, and a familiar tuk-tuk turning the corner just in time.

Level
9
Stage
Beginner, A1
Theme
Travel
Length
12 pages, about 13 min
New words
8
Cover of the Thai story "Lost in Bangkok"

The first line

วันเสาร์ ฮิวโก้อยากไปดูตลาดใหม่

On Saturday, Hugo wants to go and see a new market.

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Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "Lost in Bangkok"
Page 1
Illustration from page 7 of the Thai story "Lost in Bangkok"
Page 7

New words in this story

This story introduces 8 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
แผนที่ pɛ̌ɛn-tîi map
ถนน tà-nǒn road, street
ใช่ châi yes, that’s right
ใกล้ glâi near
เดิน dəən to walk
ดีใจ dii-jai glad, happy
ช่วย chûai to help, please (before a request)
ก่อน gɔ̀ɔn before, first

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