At the market
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. Tomorrow we are going to the market. The market is close to the house. At the market there are fruits, vegetables, fish…
Text
- พรุ่ง นี้ เรา ไป ตลาด ตลาด ใกล้ บ้าน ที่ ตลาด มี ผล ไม้ ผัก ปลา และ เนื้อ ผล ไม้ และ ปลา อร่อย มาก แม่ ชอบ ผัก ผม ชอบ ปลา เรา ไป ตลาด ตอน เช้า แล้ว กลับ บ้าน ตอน เย็นпхрунг ний рао пай талат талат клай бан ти талат ми пон май пхак пла лэ ныа пон май лэ пла арой мак мэ чоп пхак пхом чоп пла рао пай талат тон чао лаэо клап бан тон йенTomorrow we are going to the market. The market is close to the house. At the market there are fruits, vegetables, fish and meat. The fruits and the fish are very tasty. Mom likes vegetables, I like fish. We go to the market in the morning and return home in the evening.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When are they going to the market?
- Where is the market?
- What is especially tasty?
- Who likes what?
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.