PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Uncle Chai on Camera
The pier on a Sunday, Tee behind the camera and Jack holding the microphone: Dad, tell us about this pier; my father's, three boats, same as ever; please tell us about Mae Nuan; Father's boat, Mother's name; what was the river like then; full of boats, and no bridges; then why that face, son; I forgot to press the button: asking someone to tell.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The family's pier at Bang Rak on a Sunday afternoon, Uncle Chai on a stool in front of Mae Nuan's shed, Tee behind the camera and Jack holding the microphone: Tee calls his father Dad and speaks to him without a particle; Jack says the polite word to Uncle Chai, who says uncle for I and calls Tee son.
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