Level 12 · Beginner (A1)

Som tam

ส้มตำ

Mali’s friend Nok introduces Hugo to green papaya salad. He asks for “a little spicy”. Nok does not.

Level
12
Stage
Beginner, A1
Theme
Food
Length
12 pages, about 14 min
New words
4
Cover of the Thai story "Som tam"

The first line

นกเป็นเพื่อนมะลิมานานแล้ว

Nok has been Mali’s friend for a long time.

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Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "Som tam"
Page 1
Illustration from page 7 of the Thai story "Som tam"
Page 7

New words in this story

This story introduces 4 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
มะละกอ má-lá-gɔɔ papaya
พริก prík chili
ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐao sticky rice
จาน jaan plate (also the classifier for dishes)

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ไม่ใส่ผักชี

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