Level 25 · Advanced (B1)

Nok’s wedding

งานแต่งงานของนก

Nok is getting married, all in yellow, to a very kind and very shy groom. Hugo pours too much water at the blessing, eats five plates in his widened suit and dances badly to keep the groom company. Then Nok throws her flowers, and Yai catches them.

Level
25
Stage
Advanced, B1
Theme
Festivals
Length
13 pages, about 14 min
New words
8
Cover of the Thai story "Nok’s wedding"

The first line

วันเสาร์ตอนเช้า ฮิวโก้ใส่สูทใหม่ไปงานแต่งงานของนก

On Saturday morning, Hugo puts on his new suit and goes to Nok’s wedding.

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New words in this story

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

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
เจ้าสาว jâo-sǎao bride
รดน้ำ rót-náam to water, to water the plants
มือ mʉʉ hand
เจ้าบ่าว jâo-bàao groom, bridegroom
ขี้อาย kîi-aai shy
หลังจาก lǎng-jàak after (+ verb or noun)
เต้น dtên to dance
โยน yoon to throw, to toss

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