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🇹🇭 Thai · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Moving Day

Moving day at the old wooden house in Khlong San, Tee's pickup at the gate, Nui's bike and four flights of stairs: the truck's full, what goes up first; the mattress first, carry it up on your back; the boxes are in, who takes them up; carry the box of plates carefully; the fridge, lift it, don't drag it; count to three, then lift; Grandma's rice pot goes up first; bring some water down to me: the carrying verbs and the direction words after them.

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THE STORY

The old wooden house in Khlong San on a Saturday morning in March, Tee's pickup at the gate and the stairs to the fourth floor: Jack, Tee and Nam speak as friends, no particle, and Nam says the woman's I; Nui speaks to Jack plainly and Jack keeps the polite word with him.

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รถ เต็ม แล้ว. ยก อะไร ขึ้น ก่อน?rót tem láeo. yók à-rai khûen kàawn?The truck's full. What goes up first?
ที่นอน ก่อน. แบก ขึ้น ไป นะ.thîi-naawn kàawn. bàek khûen pai ná.The mattress first. Carry it up on your back.
ขน กล่อง เข้า มา. ใคร ยก ขึ้น?khǒn klàwng khâo maa. khrai yók khûen?I'm bringing the boxes in. Who takes them up?
ถือ กล่อง จาน ดี ดี นะ.thǔue klàwng jaan dii dii ná.Carry the box of plates carefully.
ตู้เย็น ยก นะ. อย่า ลาก.tûu-yen yók ná. yàa lâak.The fridge: lift it. Don't drag it.
นับ สาม นะ. หนึ่ง, สอง, สาม!náp sǎam ná. nùeng, sǎawng, sǎam!On three. One, two, three!
หม้อ ข้าว ยาย ขึ้น ก่อน.mâaw khâao yaai khûen kàawn.Grandma's rice pot goes up first.
เอา น้ำ ลง มา ให้ หน่อย.ao náam long maa hâi nàwy.Bring some water down to me.