Level 28 · Expert (B2+)

The parents’ meeting

ประชุมผู้ปกครอง

Kru May’s school is starting a French class for teenagers, and first comes the parents’ meeting, in very proper Thai. Hugo has learned his speech by heart, word for word. A little too word for word.

Level: 28
Stage: Expert, B2+
Theme: Business
Length: 13 pages, about 14 min
New words: 7

Cover of the Thai story "The parents’ meeting"

The first line

โรงเรียนของครูเมย์จะเปิดสอนภาษาฝรั่งเศสสำหรับวัยรุ่น

Kru May’s school is going to start teaching French to teenagers.

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

Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "The parents’ meeting" — Page 1

Illustration from page 7 of the Thai story "The parents’ meeting" — Page 7

New words in this story

This story introduces 7 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai	Pronunciation	Meaning
วัยรุ่น	wai-rûn	teenager, adolescent
ผู้ปกครอง	pûu-bpòk-krɔɔng	parent (of a pupil), guardian
ได้รับ	dâai-ráp	to receive, to get
ลูก	lûuk	son or daughter, child (offspring)
มอง	mɔɔng	to look at
การบ้าน	gaan-bâan	homework
ผู้ชาย	pûu-chaai	man

First class

สอนครั้งแรก

Hugo is teaching his very first French class. His three adult students can’t manage a single word, not even “rue”, just three letters. Now it’s Hugo’s turn to be patient, and the director chooses the worst possible moment to walk past.

Level 28 · Food · 14 min

The critic

นักวิจารณ์

Word goes round that a famous food critic is coming to Mali’s café in disguise. Mali stays calm; the rest of the soi, not so much. On the big day, everyone waits on a mysterious man in sunglasses hand and foot. Was it really him?

The parents’ meeting

The first line

New words in this story

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