Level 11 · Beginner (A1)

Mali’s birthday

วันเกิดมะลิ

Hugo organises a surprise party. Yai cooks all day, Lek fetches the guest of honour, and Mali won’t say how old she is.

Level
11
Stage
Beginner, A1
Theme
Family
Length
14 pages, about 14 min
New words
17
Cover of the Thai story "Mali’s birthday"

The first line

เดือนหน้ามีวันเกิดมะลิ ฮิวโก้ไม่ลืม

Next month is Mali’s birthday. Hugo hasn’t forgotten.

The full story, with audio and a translation for every sentence, is in the app.

Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "Mali’s birthday"
Page 1
Illustration from page 8 of the Thai story "Mali’s birthday"
Page 8

New words in this story

This story introduces 17 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
เดือนหน้า dʉan-nâa next month
วันเกิด wan-gə̀ət birthday
ลืม lʉʉm to forget
งานเลี้ยง ngaan-líang party
อย่า yàa don’t (before a verb)
บอก bɔ̀ɔk to tell
รับ ráp to pick up (someone), to receive
รู้ rúu to know
เข้า kâo to enter, to go in
พูด pûut to speak, to say
สุขสันต์วันเกิด sùk-sǎn-wan-gə̀ət happy birthday
ตกใจ dtòk-jai startled, surprised

Read "Mali’s birthday" in Kru May

Tap any word for its meaning and tone, and listen to every sentence at two speeds.

Free to download · No account needed

Other stories at level 11

Cover of the Thai story "Good news"

Level 11 · Daily life · 12 min

Good news

ข่าวดี

Mali has a new job. Everyone is thrilled, until they hear where it is. Hugo has an opinion. So does Yai.

Cover of the Thai story "Back to France?"

Level 11 · Daily life · 13 min

Back to France?

กลับฝรั่งเศสไหม

After a year in Bangkok, Hugo’s mum asks the question. Yai says choose with your heart. Som sits on the suitcase.

Articles about this story

All the stories →