Level 2 · Starter (Complete beginner)

At the temple

ไปวัด

Lek’s tuk-tuk drops Hugo and Mali at a wat. Hugo discovers his first temple.

Level
2
Stage
Starter, Complete beginner
Theme
Temples & traditions
Length
8 pages, about 5 min
New words
12
Cover of the Thai story "At the temple"

The first line

ฮิวโก้กับมะลินั่งตุ๊กตุ๊กไปวัด

Hugo and Mali take a tuk-tuk to the temple.

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Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "At the temple"
Page 1
Illustration from page 5 of the Thai story "At the temple"
Page 5

New words in this story

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

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
นั่ง nâng to sit
นี้ níi this, that
สวย sǔai beautiful, pretty
ใหญ่ yài big
ใน nai in
พระ prá monk, Buddha
ไม่ mâi not
ใส่ sài to wear, to put on
รองเท้า rɔɔng-táao shoes
ไหว้ wâai to wai (greet with palms together)
บ้าน bâan house, home
ด้วยกัน dûai-gan together

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