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🇹🇭 Thai · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Customer Complains

Jack's boat workshop on Khlong Bangkok Noi, Dam's long-tail back on the slipway, the engine mount loose: the boat's fine, but the engine mount shakes; we didn't touch the mount; you should have, from the start; I should have told you the bolts were old; then why didn't you; I shouldn't have kept quiet, sorry; new bolts, no charge; a pity, I should have said too: should have and shouldn't have, when the thing is past.

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THE STORY

Jack's boat workshop on Khlong Bangkok Noi on a weekday morning, Dam's boat on the slipway and Ton at the bench: Jack keeps the polite word with Dam and calls him Pi Dam, Dam says the polite word to Jack, and Ton says the polite word and Pi Jack.

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เรือ ดี ครับ. แต่ แท่น เครื่อง สั่น.ruea dii khráp. tàe thâen khrûeang sàn.The boat's fine. But the engine mount shakes.
เรา ไม่ ได้ ทำ แท่น ครับ.rao mâi dâai tham thâen khráp.We didn't touch the mount.
ควร จะ ทำ ตั้งแต่ แรก ครับ.khuan jà tham tâng-tàe râek khráp.You should have, from the start.
น่า จะ บอก ว่า น็อต เก่า ครับ.nâa jà bàawk wâa náwt kào khráp.I should have told you the bolts were old.
แล้ว ทำไม ไม่ บอก ล่ะ ครับ?láeo tham-mai mâi bàawk lâ khráp?Then why didn't you say?
ไม่ น่า เงียบ เลย. ขอโทษ ครับ.mâi nâa ngîap loei. khǎaw-thôot khráp.I shouldn't have kept quiet. Sorry.
น็อต ใหม่, ไม่ คิด เงิน ครับ.náwt mài, mâi khít ngoen khráp.New bolts, no charge.
เสียดาย ครับ. ผม ก็ น่า จะ บอก.sǐa-daai khráp. phǒm kâw nâa jà bàawk.A pity. I should have said too.