Level 27 · Advanced (B1)

Mali’s café

ร้านกาแฟของมะลิ

Mali dreams of leaving her office to open a little café in the soi. She is afraid, Yai fears for her khao tom, and the whole soi pitches in. Hugo promises to be her very first customer. Someone beats him to it.

Level
27
Stage
Advanced, B1
Theme
Business
Length
13 pages, about 14 min
New words
6
Cover of the Thai story "Mali’s café"

The first line

ทุกวันตอนเช้า มะลิทำกาแฟให้คนในซอยดื่ม

Every morning, Mali makes coffee for the people of the soi.

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New words in this story

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

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
ฝัน fǎn to dream
ลาออก laa-ɔ̀ɔk to quit (a job), to resign
ลูกค้า lûuk-káa customer, client
เก้าอี้ gâo-îi chair
ทาสี taa-sǐi to paint (a wall, a house)
สัญญา sǎn-yaa to promise

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