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Unit 148: Review: a snake in the house

A snake hiding under the kitchen cupboard, a big fright, is it venomous?, don't touch it, calling the rescue volunteers, releasing it in the forest, and the harmless gecko

This unit teaches 7 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.

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Lesson 1: A snake!

Thai	Pronunciation	English
งู	ŋuu	snake
ซ่อน	sɔ̂n	to hide
พิษ	phít	poison, venom
หนู	nǔu	mouse, rat; me (said by a girl or child)

Example sentences

1. มีงูในห้องครัว mii ŋuu nay hɔ̂ŋkhrua There's a snake in the kitchen
2. งูซ่อนใต้ตู้ ŋuu sɔ̂n tâay tûu The snake is hiding under the cupboard
3. ฉันตกใจมาก chǎn tòkcay mâak I got a big fright
4. งูนี้มีพิษไหม ŋuu níi mii phít mǎy Is this snake venomous?
5. อย่าจับงูอันตราย yàa càp ŋuu antaraay Don't touch the snake, it's dangerous
6. งูมากินหนู ŋuu maa kin nǔu The snake came to eat the mice

Lesson 2: Calling for help

Thai	Pronunciation	English
กู้ภัย	kûuphay	rescue volunteers
ป่า	pàa	forest, jungle
ตุ๊กแก	túkkɛɛ	tokay gecko

Example sentences

1. โทรเรียกกู้ภัย thoo rîak kûuphay Call the rescue volunteers
2. กู้ภัยมาจับงู kûuphay maa càp ŋuu The rescue team came and caught the snake
3. เขาเอางูไปปล่อยในป่า kháw aw ŋuu pay plɔ̀y nay pàa They took the snake and released it in the forest
4. ตุ๊กแกไม่มีพิษ túkkɛɛ mây mii phít Geckos aren't venomous
5. บ้านผมอยู่ใกล้ป่า bâan phǒm yùu klây pàa My house is near the forest
6. ปิดประตูห้องครัวไว้ pìt pràtuu hɔ̂ŋkhrua wáy Keep the kitchen door shut

Written for Phassa Thai: practical, everyday Thai.