Level 2 · Starter (Complete beginner)

At the market

ที่ตลาด

Mali takes Hugo to the local market. First haggle: mangoes.

Level
2
Stage
Starter, Complete beginner
Theme
Daily life
Length
9 pages, about 6 min
New words
18
Cover of the Thai story "At the market"

The first line

ตอนเช้ามะลิกับฮิวโก้ไปตลาด

In the morning, Mali and Hugo go to the market.

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New words in this story

This story introduces 18 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
ตอนเช้า dtɔɔn-cháao in the morning
กับ gàp and, with
ไป bpai to go, too (after an adjective)
ตลาด dtà-làat market
ที่นี่ tîi-nîi here
มี mii to have, there is
มะม่วง má-mûang mango
ราคา raa-kaa price
เท่าไหร่ tâo-rài how much?
โล loo kilo
ละ lá per, each (“… per kilo”)
ห้าสิบ hâa-sìp fifty

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