A haircut before the holiday
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. The holiday is soon, so I went to the barbershop. It is close to the house; I walked there. I asked for a cut just a…
Text
- เทศกาล จะ มา ผม ไป ร้าน ตัด ผม ร้าน อยู่ ใกล้ บ้าน เดิน ไป ได้ ผม ขอ ตัด สั้น ลง หน่อย ช่าง ตัด สั้น เกิน ไป ผม ไม่ ชอบ ผม จ่าย และ รับ สลิป แล้ว เดิน กลับ บ้านтхетсакан ча ма пхом пай ран тат пхом ран ю клай бан дён пай дай пхом кхо тат сан лонг ной чаанг тат сан кын пай пхом май чоп пхом джай лэ рап слип лаэо дён клап банThe holiday is soon, so I went to the barbershop. It is close to the house; I walked there. I asked for a cut just a little shorter. The barber cut it too short, and I did not like it. I paid, took the receipt and went home.
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 did he go before the holiday?
- How did he get there?
- What did he not like?
- What did he do in the end?
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.