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🇹🇭 Thai · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Suvarnabhumi at Dawn

The arrivals hall at Suvarnabhumi at five in the morning, Tee beside Jack: passengers from Tokyo, gate three; there they are, your mother hasn't changed; Mom asked me to tell you thank you; a friend's parents are our parents; Dad asked me to ask whether the boat is there; still there, tell him you came for a month; Mom told me to ask whether she may hug; wai first, and hug after: passing a message on.

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THE STORY

The arrivals hall at Suvarnabhumi airport at dawn on a Saturday in November, the flight from Tokyo just landed: the Announcer reads formally, Tee and Jack speak as friends; Jack's parents are heard only through what Jack relays.

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ผู้โดยสาร จาก โตเกียว, ประตู สาม.phûu-dooi-sǎan jàak too-kiao, prà-tuu sǎam.Passengers from Tokyo, gate three.
นั่น ไง! แม่ เหมือน เดิม เลย.nân ngai! mâe mǔuean doem loei.There they are! Your mother hasn't changed.
ฝาก บอก ว่าfàak bàawk wâaasked me to tell you that: entrust, tell, that
แม่ ฝาก บอก ว่า ขอบคุณ นะ.mâe fàak bàawk wâa khàawp-khun ná.Mom asked me to tell you thank you.
พ่อ แม่ เพื่อน ก็ พ่อ แม่ เรา.phâw mâe phûuean kâw phâw mâe rao.A friend's parents are our parents.
พ่อ ฝาก ถาม ว่า เรือ อยู่ ไหม.phâw fàak thǎam wâa ruuea yùu mǎi.Dad asked me to ask whether the boat is there.
ยัง อยู่. บอก ว่า มา เดือน เดียว.yang yùu. bàawk wâa maa duuean diao.Still there. Tell him you came for a month.
แม่ บอก ให้ ถาม ว่า กอด ได้ ไหม.mâe bàawk hâi thǎam wâa kàawt dâai mǎi.Mom told me to ask whether she may hug.
ไหว้ ก่อน แล้ว ค่อย กอด.wâai kàwn láeo khâwy kàawt.Wai first, and hug after.