1สวัสดีตอนเย็นGood eveningI can greet an older neighbour politely and say my nameUp nextThai · Beginner course · A1
Number 7 — An introduction to Thai
Learn Thai to A1 with everyday dialogs, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
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Arrival
Get into your new flat and meet the people of number 7.
1สวัสดีตอนเย็นGood eveningI can greet an older neighbour politely and say my nameUp next
2กุญแจของฉันMy key!I can say hello to a child, ask her name, get my key back and ask where something isUp next
3ทานให้อร่อยEnjoy your mealI can introduce myself in a café, choose coffee or tea, and say if I like somethingUp next
4ตอนนี้กลางคืนแล้วIt is night nowI can knock on a neighbour's door, say that I want to sleep, and ask someone to do something tomorrowUp next
5ใครอยู่ที่ไหนWho lives where?I can ask how someone is, and ask where people liveUp next
The empty flat
Make the flat liveable.
6แบบฟอร์มA formI can spell my name, say where I'm from, which languages I speak and what I do, and ask someone to speak slowlyUp next
7เกือบว่างAlmost emptyI can say what is in a flat and what is not, and ask what something isUp next
8โซฟาในห้องน้ำA sofa in the bathroomI can say what colour and size things are, and where they are in a roomUp next
9โต๊ะคาเฟ่The café tableI can ask what happened, say what is in my kitchen and whose things are, and say what I needUp next
10ใครช่วยWho is helping?I can ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their helpUp next
The café
Order breakfast like a regular, and fill your fridge.
11เบอร์โทรYour phone numberI can say my phone number, count to ten and say how many things I haveUp next
12เอาแค่ชาJust teaI can ask for food and drink, and say what I want and don't wantUp next
13ผู้ชายที่โต๊ะสามThe man at table threeI can ask what something costs, understand prices and ask for the billUp next
14ไข่หกฟองกับปลาเยอะมากSix eggs and lots of fishI can ask a shop for things, say how many I want, and payUp next
15จะสั่งเองI will order myselfI can order a whole breakfast in one go, with and without things, and payUp next
Photos on the wall
Get to know the families of number 7, just as มะลิ turns ten.
16รูปถ่ายบนผนังPhotos on the wallI can name family members and say how old people areUp next
17ช่วยการบ้านHelp with homeworkI can say how old I am, how many brothers and sisters I have, and when my birthday isUp next
18แอนนาโทรมาAnna is callingI can say how I am on the phone, describe my flat and my town, and describe what people look likeUp next
19ของขวัญให้มะลิA present for MaliI can choose a present, ask about prices and colours, and say what someone already hasUp next
20เทียนสิบเล่มTen candlesI can wish someone happy birthday, give a present, and say if I'm married, if I have children and where my parents liveUp next
The first week at work
Survive your first week at the office.
21อีกห้านาทีเก้าโมงFive to nineI can tell the time, say when work starts and give my email addressUp next
22แผนรายสัปดาห์The weekly planI can read a weekly plan and say what I do on which day and how oftenUp next
23สวัสดีตอนเช้า ราตรีสวัสดิ์Good morning, good nightI can describe my day, say what I like doing in my free time and ask others about theirsUp next
24หนูThe mouseI can say where something is in the office and ask people to do somethingUp next
25กฎของเสือRules for SueaI can read a short notice and write a short message to colleaguesUp next
Around town
Find the market, the station and the park, and get to the lake on Sunday.
26สามทางไปสถานีThree routes to the stationI can ask the way and understand simple directionsUp next
27บิลของเสือSuea’s billI can buy food at the market in kilos, bottles and pieces, and ask what it costsUp next
28ชานชาลาที่สองPlatform twoI can buy a train ticket, ask when and where the train leaves, and understand an announcementUp next
29แผนบีPlan BI can say where I'm from and where I live now, and how I get somewhereUp next
30แผนที่ของมะลิMali’s mapI can say where places are on a map and explain the wayUp next
The weather and what to wear
Get ready for the town festival, two weeks away.
31เอาร่มไปด้วยTake your umbrellaI can say what the weather is like and say what I must or needn't takeUp next
32หนาวกว่าฮัมบูร์กColder than HamburgI can understand a forecast, compare the weather here and at home, and talk about the seasonsUp next
33เล็กไป ใหญ่ไปToo small, too bigI can ask for a size and colour, try things on, and pay by cardUp next
34ร้องเพลงได้ไหมCan you sing?I can say what I can and can't do, and understand simple rulesUp next
35เสื้อกันฝนThe raincoatI can say why something is so, and give and accept a complimentUp next
A bad day
Get well before the festival on Saturday.
36วันนี้ไปไม่ได้I can't go in todayI can call in sick, say how I feel and understand simple adviceUp next
37นัดครั้งต่อไปThe next appointmentI can make and move an appointment on the phone and give my detailsUp next
38เจ็บตรงไหนWhere does it hurt?I can say what hurts, understand a doctor's instructions and ask how to say a wordUp next
39อะไรสักอย่างสำหรับคอSomething for the throatI can ask for medicine and understand how often to take itUp next
40หมอมะลิDoctor MaliI can say how I feel now and understand a short noteUp next
The festival
Get through the festival, then work out what really happened.
41ก่อนคอนเสิร์ตBefore the concertI can say what will happen and whenUp next
42เห็นอะไรบ้างWhat did you see?I can say what I did, saw and heard yesterdayUp next
43สองทุ่มสิบสี่Eight fourteenI can tell a short story in the past with times, and ask what someone didUp next
44คุณยายเห็นทุกอย่างGrandma saw everythingI can say what other people did, and say that something is not trueUp next
45รูปถ่ายThe photographsI can describe photos of an event and write a postcard about itUp next
Staying
Decide whether to stay in the town.
46งานที่กรุงเทพฯA job in BangkokI can talk about my plans and book a room on the phoneUp next
47การสัมภาษณ์งานThe job interviewI can introduce myself fully and answer questions about my work, my languages and my pastUp next
48ทุกคนยุ่งEveryone is busyI can invite someone, accept or refuse politely and suggest another dayUp next
49ห้องใต้หลังคาThe atticI can say whose things are and when they went missingUp next
50จะอยู่ต่อStaying onI can announce a decision and give reasons, thank people and invite a friend to visitUp next
People of number 7
คุณยายสมพรowns the building and lives on the ground floor
มะลิthe landlady's granddaughter, nine years old
นนท์lives upstairs, plays the trumpet
อรruns the café on the ground floor
ก้องyour new colleague at work- แอนนาyour best friend from home, who has just moved to the capital for work; only ever on the phone
หมอวรรณthe landlady's daughter, the town doctor