PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The First Joke
Jack's first joke in Thai, at Uncle Boon's stall: a foreigner orders som tam not spicy; go on; one bite, and he cries; and what does she say; this is Thai not-spicy; flat, flatter than the river in the hot season; an old joke, I heard it from my father; but the straight face was good, I laughed, you pass: judging a joke, and the comparison made from those words.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Uncle Boon's boat-noodle stall at the mouth of the soi, a night in April, Golf, Nui and Uncle Boon round the table: Jack speaks as a friend with Golf, no particle, and says the polite word to Uncle Boon and Nui; Uncle Boon says Uncle for I and calls Jack Captain.
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