Level 1 · Starter (Complete beginner)

The cat in the soi

แมวชื่อส้ม

A ginger cat hangs around outside Mali’s place. Hugo gets to know him.

Level
1
Stage
Starter, Complete beginner
Theme
Animals
Length
5 pages, about 3 min
New words
12
Cover of the Thai story "The cat in the soi"

The first line

นี่คือแมว

This is a cat.

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New words in this story

This story introduces 12 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
นี่ nîi this, here is
คือ kʉʉ is, to be
แมว mɛɛo cat
ฮิวโก้ hiu-gôo Hugo (first name)
เป็น bpen to be
สี sǐi color
ส้ม sôm orange (fruit, color)
น่ารัก nâa-rák cute
มาก mâak very, a lot
ชอบ chɔ̂ɔp to like
กิน gin to eat
ปลา bplaa fish

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