Level 19 · Intermediate (A2)

The movie

ดูหนัง

A Thai ghost film: scary, funny, and, according to Nok, deeply sad. Hugo hides behind his popcorn.

Level
19
Stage
Intermediate, A2
Theme
Culture
Length
12 pages, about 14 min
New words
8
Cover of the Thai story "The movie"

The first line

หกโมงเย็นไปดูหนังที่สยามกันไหมคะ

Shall we see a film at Siam at six this evening?

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New words in this story

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

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
หนัง nǎng film, movie
ผี pǐi ghost
น่ากลัว nâa-glua scary
ตลก dtà-lòk funny
โรงหนัง roong-nǎng cinema
ป๊อปคอร์น bpɔ́p-kɔɔn popcorn
ร้องไห้ rɔ́ɔng-hâi to cry
น่าสงสาร nâa-sǒng-sǎan pitiful, poor

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