Level 21 · Advanced (B1)

The haircut

ตัดผม

Hugo hasn’t had a haircut since before France. He asks for “a little shorter”, then falls asleep in the chair. Som no longer recognises him.

Level
21
Stage
Advanced, B1
Theme
Daily life
Length
13 pages, about 13 min
New words
8
Cover of the Thai story "The haircut"

The first line

ฮิวโก้ไม่ได้ตัดผมตั้งแต่ก่อนไปฝรั่งเศส

Hugo hasn’t had a haircut since before he went to France.

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Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "The haircut"
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Illustration from page 7 of the Thai story "The haircut"
Page 7

New words in this story

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

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
ตัด dtàt to cut
ผม pǒm hair (on the head)
ยาว yaao long
สั้น sân short
กระจก grà-jòk mirror, glass
เปลี่ยน bplìan to change
จำ jam to remember, to memorize
ดม dom to sniff, to smell

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