Where the money goes
A text in Thai at level B1. The translation sits next to it for checking, not for support: at this level the text is read whole, and an unknown word is usually guessed from the sentence. Our family makes a budget every month. The income arrives in the bank account. First we must pay the rent, the…
Text
- ครอบครัว ผม ทำ งบ ประ มาณ ทุก เดือน ราย ได้ เข้า บัญชี ธนาคาร ค่า เช่า ค่า ไฟ ฟ้า และ ค่า น้ำ ต้อง จ่าย ก่อน แล้ว ค่อย ใช้ จ่าย กับ อาหาร ทุก เดือน เก็บ เงิน หนึ่ง พัน ราคา ขึ้น ทุก ปี ต้อง ประ หยัดкхропкхруа пхом тхам нгоп пра маан тхук дыан раай дай кхао банчии тханакхан кхаа чау кхаа фай фаа лэ кхаа нам тонг джай кон лаэо кхой чай джай кап ахан тхук дыан кеп нгын нынг пхан ракхаа кхын тхук пий тонг пра йатOur family makes a budget every month. The income arrives in the bank account. First we must pay the rent, the electricity and the water. Then we spend little by little on food. Every month we save a thousand. Prices rise every year — we must economize.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- What does the family do every month?
- Where does the income arrive?
- What is paid first?
- How much do they save every month?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Thai?
B1. That means: everyday topics are behind you, you know about three thousand words, and an unknown word is more often guessed from the sentence than looked up.
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.