Level 24 · Advanced (B1)

The wallet

กระเป๋าสตางค์หาย

Hugo can’t find his wallet anywhere, and he’s certain it was stolen. Off he goes to the police with Mali, to report a thief nobody ever saw.

Level
24
Stage
Advanced, B1
Theme
Daily life
Length
13 pages, about 14 min
New words
6
Cover of the Thai story "The wallet"

The first line

ตอนเช้า ฮิวโก้นั่งตุ๊กตุ๊กของเล็กกลับมาจากตลาด

In the morning, Hugo rides back from the market in Lek’s tuk-tuk.

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New words in this story

This story introduces 6 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
กระเป๋าสตางค์ grà-bpǎo-sà-dtaang wallet, purse
แน่ใจ nɛ̂ɛ-jai to be sure
ถูก tùuk (passive marker) to be …ed, to suffer (+ verb)
ขโมย kà-mooi to steal, thief
ใจเย็น jai-yen calm, patient
ตำรวจ dtam-rùat police officer, police

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