Our apartment
A short text in Thai at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. My apartment is on the fourth floor. There are two rooms and a bathroom. The room has a big window. Today the lift…
Text
- คอน โด ของ ผม อยู่ ชั้น สี่ มี สอง ห้อง และ ห้อง น้ำ ห้อง มี หน้า ต่าง ใหญ่ วัน นี้ ลิฟต์ พัง ใน ครัว มี จาน มาก และ น้ำ ร้อน แม่ กวาด บ้าน และ ซัก ผ้า ทุก วันкхон до кхонг пхом ю чан си ми сонг хонг лэ хонг нам хонг ми наа таанг йай ван ний лифт пханг наи кхруа ми чаан мак лэ нам рон мэ кват бан лэ сак пхаа тхук ванMy apartment is on the fourth floor. There are two rooms and a bathroom. The room has a big window. Today the lift broke. The kitchen has a lot of dishes and hot water. Mom cleans the house and does the laundry every day.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Which floor is the apartment on?
- What broke today?
- What is there in the kitchen?
- What does Mom do every day?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Thai?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.