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🇹🇭 Thai · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Morning After

The noodle stall at six, the morning after Loy Krathong; Grandma and Aunt Oy ask about last night: where did you go, on the boat with everyone, did you float one, a big one, was it fun, very, the moon was beautiful, what time did you get home, midnight, and this morning half past five, I'm sleepy.

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THE STORY

The noodle stall at the head of the pier at six, the morning after Loy Krathong in November. Grandma speaks plainly to everyone; Aunt Oy speaks to Jack by name; Jack keeps the polite word and calls them Yai and Pa Oy.

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แจ็ค, เมื่อคืน ไป ไหน?jaek, mûea-khuuen pai nǎi?Jack, last night where did you go?
ไป เรือ ครับ, ยาย. กับ ทุก คน ครับ.pai ruea khráp, yaai. kàp thúk khon khráp.On the boat, Yai. With everyone.
เมื่อวาน ผม ไป ตลาด ครับ.mûea-waan phǒm pai tà-làat khráp.Yesterday I went to the market.
ลอย กระทง ไหม?laawy krà-thong mǎi?You floated one?
ลอย ครับ. กระทง ใหญ่ ครับ.laawy khráp. krà-thong yài khráp.Yes. A big one.
สนุก ไหม?sà-nùk mǎi?Was it fun?
สนุก มาก ครับ. พระจันทร์ สวย มาก ครับ.sà-nùk mâak khráp. phrá-jan sǔay mâak khráp.Very. The moon was beautiful.
กลับ บ้าน กี่ โมง?klàp bâan kìi moong?What time did you get home?
เที่ยงคืน ครับ.thîang-khuuen khráp.At midnight.
ตี ห้า ครึ่งtii hâa khrûenghalf past five in the morning: the striking word, five, half

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