Saturday at the sea
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. On Saturday the family goes to the beach. The weather is fine, and the sun is very hot. The children bathe and swim.…
Text
- วัน เสาร์ ครอบครัว ไป ชาย หาด อากาศ ดี แดด ร้อน มาก เด็ก อาบ น้ำ และ ว่าย น้ำ แม่ อยู่ ใน ร่ม ผม ไม่ มี ครีม กัน แดด ตอน เย็น ผม ดู ตะ วัน ตก ที่ ชาย ฝั่งван сао кхропкхруа пай чаай хаат акат ди дэт рон мак дек аап нам лэ ваай нам мэ ю наи ром пхом май ми кхриим кан дэт тон йен пхом дуу та ван ток ти чаай фангOn Saturday the family goes to the beach. The weather is fine, and the sun is very hot. The children bathe and swim. Mom is in the shade of an umbrella. I have no sunscreen. In the evening I watch the sunset on the shore.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where does the family go on Saturday?
- What are the children doing?
- Where is Mom?
- What does the character do in the evening?
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.