PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
A Hundred Times
Thai checkers on Uncle Boon's table, Golf winning and Nui judging: I've beaten you a hundred times tonight; three times, not a hundred; in this soi three is a hundred; he's said that for an age; you play like a pro, a pro at losing; I'm dying of laughter; the whole world knows Golf doesn't lose; I'm as slow as a snail: exaggeration, and the comic comparison with like.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Thai checkers on Uncle Boon's table at the night market at the mouth of the soi, Golf playing and Nui judging: Golf and Jack speak as friends, no particle; Nui speaks plainly to everyone and Jack says the polite word and Pi Nui to him.
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