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🇹🇭 Thai · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Supper at Nine

The family's house behind the pier at nine, Nam home late and pale, Aunt Oy with a plate and Grandma at the table: Nam, you're pale; you should eat something; I should shower first, Mom; Aunt Oy's right, you ought to eat first; you too, Jack? Jack, you'd better not talk; eat, child, the work won't run away; you should sleep early, child; then you ought to wake me at six: should, ought to and you'd better.

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THE STORY

The family's house behind the pier in Bang Rak at nine on a weekday evening, Nam home late from the studio, Aunt Oy with a plate, Grandma at the table: Aunt Oy and Grandma speak plainly, Nam says the polite word to her mother, and Jack speaks to Nam as a friend.

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น้ำ, หน้า ซีด นะ.náam, nâa sîit ná.Nam, you're pale.
ควร จะ กิน อะไร หน่อยkhuan jà kin à-rai nàwyshould eat something: should, will, eat, something, a bit
น้ำ, ควร จะ กิน อะไร หน่อย.náam, khuan jà kin à-rai nàwy.Nam, you should eat something.
ควร อาบน้ำ ก่อน ค่ะ, แม่.khuan àap-náam kàawn khâ, mâae.I should shower first, Mom.
ป้า พูด ถูก. น่า จะ กิน ก่อน.pâa phûut thùuk. nâa jà kin kàawn.Aunt Oy's right. You ought to eat first.
แจ็ค ก็ ด้วย เหรอ?jaek kâw dûay rǒe?You too, Jack?
แจ็ค, ไม่ พูด ดี กว่า นะ.jaek, mâi phûut dii kwàa ná.Jack, you'd better not talk.
กิน เถอะ ลูก, งาน ไม่ หนี.kin thòe lûuk, ngaan mâi nǐi.Eat, child. The work won't run away.
ควร จะ นอน เร็ว นะ ลูก.khuan jà naawn reo ná lûuk.You should sleep early, child.
งั้น น่า จะ ปลุก หก โมง ค่ะ.ngán nâa jà plùk hòk moong khâ.Then you ought to wake me at six.