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Unit 136: Review: harvest time on a farm
A corn and sugarcane farm, the daily wage, working in the hot sun, harvest, heavy sacks, the truck to market, a dry year and the price of fertiliser
This unit teaches 9 Thai words and 12 example sentences. Each word is shown in Thai script with its pronunciation and English meaning. Read the sentences aloud, then practise them in the app, where every word is spoken and comes back in spaced-repetition review.
Lesson 1: On the farm
| Thai | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ไร่ | rây | farm, field (dry crops) |
| ปลูก | plùuk | to plant, grow |
| ข้าวโพด | khâawphôot | corn, maize |
| อ้อย | ɔ̂y | sugarcane |
Example sentences
- ผมทำงานในไร่ข้าวโพด phǒm thamŋaan nay rây khâawphôot I work on a corn farm
- เจ้าของไร่ปลูกข้าวโพดและอ้อย câwkhɔ̌ɔŋ rây plùuk khâawphôot lɛ́ ɔ̂y The farm owner grows corn and sugarcane
- เราปลูกข้าวโพดในฤดูฝน raw plùuk khâawphôot nay rʉ́duu fǒn We plant corn in the rainy season
- อ้อยต้องใช้น้ำเยอะ ɔ̂y tɔ̂ŋ cháy náam yə́ Sugarcane needs a lot of water
- แดดร้อนมากต้องใส่หมวก dɛ̀ɛt rɔ́ɔn mâak tɔ̂ŋ sày mùak The sun is very hot; you have to wear a hat
- ค่าแรงวันละสามร้อยบาท khâarɛɛŋ wan lá sǎam rɔ́ɔy bàat The wage is three hundred baht a day
Lesson 2: The harvest
| Thai | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| เก็บเกี่ยว | kèpkìaw | to harvest |
| กระสอบ | krasɔ̀ɔp | sack |
| รถบรรทุก | rótbanthúk | truck, lorry |
| แล้ง | lɛ́ɛŋ | dry, drought |
| ปุ๋ย | pǔy | fertiliser |
Example sentences
- เดือนนี้เป็นเวลาเก็บเกี่ยว dʉan níi pen weelaa kèpkìaw This month is harvest time
- เราใส่ข้าวโพดในกระสอบ raw sày khâawphôot nay krasɔ̀ɔp We put the corn in sacks
- กระสอบหนักมากห้าสิบกิโล krasɔ̀ɔp nàk mâak hâa sìp kìloo The sacks are very heavy, fifty kilos
- รถบรรทุกมาขนข้าวโพดไปขาย rótbanthúk maa khǒn khâawphôot pay khǎay A truck comes to take the corn to sell
- ปีนี้ฝนน้อยแล้งมาก pii níi fǒn nɔ́ɔy lɛ́ɛŋ mâak There was little rain this year; it's very dry
- ปุ๋ยราคาขึ้นทุกปี pǔy raakhaa khʉ̂n thúk pii Fertiliser goes up in price every year
Written for Phassa Thai: practical, everyday Thai.