A report at the police station
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. Yesterday a bag was stolen at the market. I went to report it to the police. The officers first asked me to show my ID…
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- เมื่อ วาน กระเป๋า ถูก ขโมย ที่ ตลาด ผม ไป แจ้ง ความ ที่ สถาน ตำรวจ ตำรวจ ถาม ดู บัตร ประ ชา ชน ก่อน แล้ว เขียน บัน ทึก เหตุ การณ์ ผม พูด เหตุ การณ์ ทั้ง หมด อ่าน บัน ทึก ก่อน เซ็นмыа ван крапхао тхук кхамоой ти талат пхом пай джэнг кхуам ти сатхаан тамруат тамруат тхам дуу бат пра ча чон кон лаэо кхиан бан тхыэк хет кан пхом пхуыт хет кан тханг мот ан бан тхыэк кон сэнYesterday a bag was stolen at the market. I went to report it to the police. The officers first asked me to show my ID card. Then they wrote a report. I told the whole incident. I read the report before signing it.
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 happened?
- Where did the narrator go?
- What was asked for first?
- What did he do before signing?
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.