The washing machine is noisy
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. A misfortune happened to our washing machine. You turn it on — it makes a loud noise. First I checked the socket. Then…
Text
- เครื่อง ซัก ผ้า ที่ บ้าน ผม มี ปัญ หา เปิด แล้ว เสียง ดัง มาก ผม ตรวจ ปลั๊ก ไฟ ก่อน หลัง จาก นั้น เรียก ช่าง มา ดู ช่าง บอก ว่า เสียง ดัง ไม่ ใช่ ปัญ หา ใหญ่ เครื่อง ยัง ใช้ ได้ ต่อ ไปкхрыанг сак пхаа ти бан пхом ми пан хаа пёт лаэо сианг данг мак пхом труат плак фай кон ланг джак нан риак чанг ма дуу чанг бок ваа сианг данг май чай пан ха йай кхрыанг янг чай дай тхёр пайA misfortune happened to our washing machine. You turn it on — it makes a loud noise. First I checked the socket. Then I called a technician to look at it. The technician said the noise is not a big problem. The machine can be used as before.
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 did the misfortune happen to?
- What did the machine do?
- What did the narrator check first?
- What did the technician say?
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.