PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Soi Volunteers
The mouth of the soi, Nui on his motorbike: I hear the trays are coming down this soi; I'll have the boys move the bikes for you; have the children hold the gates too; silver gate, golden gate, you'll have to pay; how much do I give each child? Twenty each, don't pay too fast; could you play the drum for me? Get someone else to drive instead, I'm in: the word for give, for having someone do a thing and for doing it for someone.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The mouth of the soi off Charoen Krung on a morning in the cool season, Nui on his motorbike-taxi: Jack keeps the polite word with Nui and calls him older brother; Nui speaks to Jack as to a younger brother, with the particle only when he teases.
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