PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Grandma and Susan
The house behind the pier, Jack's mother giving the wai he showed her in the taxi: is this your mother? she's so thin; she's a teacher, she stands all day; a teacher! may she be happy; what should she call you? call me Grandma, like everyone; did Mom wai right? right, the young wai first, the old smile; Mom says that she'll teach her class to wai: call someone something, and an elder's blessing.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The family's wooden house behind the pier on a Saturday afternoon in November, Grandma on her bench: Jack keeps the polite word with Grandma and calls her Yai; Grandma speaks plainly to everyone; Jack's parents are heard only through what Jack relays.
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