Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇹🇭 Thai · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Old Days

A teak guesthouse by the moat near Tha Phae gate, whose owner remembers it as her grandmother's: welcome, the room is upstairs; before, it was my grandmother's house; what was this street like in those days? in those days it was quiet, no cars; as a child I came here once; as a child I lived by a lake; did it rain a lot before? a lot, same as now: before, in those days, as a child.

Audio instruction: English

Report a problem with this lesson

This lesson needs a subscription.

The first 2 lessons of each level are free. One subscription unlocks every other lesson, in the app and on the website.

See the plans

Already subscribed? Sign in. Or listen to lesson 1 for free.

THE STORY

A teak guesthouse by the old city's moat in Chiang Mai, the first afternoon of a week in December: the owner and her guests keep the polite word with each other; Nam and Jack speak as friends between themselves.

Flashcards

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

Create your account.

Create a free account and confirm your email to keep the cards you like and the decks you make.

Already have an account? Sign in

Words and phrases

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.
ยินดี ต้อนรับ ค่ะ. ห้อง ข้างบน ค่ะ.yin-dii tâawn-ráp khâ. hâawng khâang-bon khâ.Welcome. The room is upstairs.
เมื่อก่อน เป็น บ้าน ยาย ค่ะ.mûea-kàawn pen bâan yaai khâ.Before, it was my grandmother's house.
สมัย ก่อนsà-mǎi kàawnin those days: era, before
สมัย ก่อน ถนน นี้ เป็น ยังไง ครับ?sà-mǎi kàawn thà-nǒn níi pen yang-ngai khráp?What was this street like in those days?
สมัย ก่อน เงียบ ค่ะ. ไม่ มี รถ.sà-mǎi kàawn ngîap khâ. mâi mii rót.In those days it was quiet. No cars.
ตอน เด็ก ฉัน เคย มา ครั้ง หนึ่ง.taawn dèk chǎn khoei maa khráng nùeng.As a child I came here once.
ตอน เด็ก ผม อยู่ ริม ทะเลสาบ.taawn dèk phǒm yùu rim thá-lee-sàap.As a child I lived by a lake.
เมื่อก่อน ฝน ตก เยอะ ไหม?mûea-kàawn fǒn tòk yóe mǎi?Did it rain a lot before?
เยอะ. เหมือน ตอนนี้ เลย.yóe. mǔean taawn-níi loei.A lot. Same as now.