PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free
Two Dates on the Calendar
Aunt Oy's stall at closing time, the visa's renewal letter in Nam's hand: this year we can apply to stay for good; for good? we'll talk tonight; on the twelfth of November Grandma turns ninety; ninety already?; eighty-nine now, the full round next month; Grandma says someone has to give a speech; and who speaks?; you, of course, Grandma asked herself, in Thai: round numbers and the formal date, with the word for complete.
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Aunt Oy's noodle stall at the head of the pier in Bang Rak at closing time in the cool season: Nam and Jack speak without the particle; Jack says the polite word to Aunt Oy, who calls him by his name.
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