PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Eve
The family's house behind the pier on the evening before the wedding, mats and chairs everywhere, Grandma giving the orders: first wash the floor, then lay the mats; the procession comes at nine; what do I do first in the morning? bathe first, then dress; as soon as you hear the drum, stand still; and the bride: once they've passed the gates, then come down; once the water-pouring is done, then we eat; and the ring tray? when Wichai hands it over, then you kneel: the words that put a day in order.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The family's wooden house behind the pier at Bang Rak, the evening before the wedding: Grandma speaks plainly to everyone and says Grandma for I; Jack keeps the polite word with Grandma and Aunt Oy; Aunt Oy says his name without a particle; Nam says the woman's polite word to her grandmother.
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