PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Party on the Pier
The pier at seven in the evening on the wedding day, lanterns on the boats and Tee at the microphone: ladies and gentlemen, the groom would like to say a few words; on behalf of us both, thank you all; thank you for taking me in; enough, let's eat; the som tam is hot, for the brave; music, the bride and groom first; Tee, I don't dance; tonight you have to: the words for speaking to a gathering.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The family's pier at Bang Rak at seven in the evening on the wedding day, fifteen tables, lanterns on the three boats and Tee at the microphone: Tee speaks formally to the guests and as a friend to Jack; Jack speaks formally to the guests and keeps the polite word with the elders.
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