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Unit 161: Review: a storm damages the roof

Strong winds and thunder at night, lightning hits a tree, power lines down, part of the roof blown away, broken tiles, a leak in the bedroom, a bucket, a tarpaulin and the builder tomorrow

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: The storm

ThaiPronunciationEnglish
ลมแรงlomrɛɛŋstrong wind
ฟ้าผ่าfáaphàalightning (strike); struck by lightning
หลังคาlǎŋkhaaroof
ปลิวpliwto be blown away

Example sentences

  1. เมื่อคืนมีพายุลมแรงมาก mʉ̂akhʉʉn mii phaayú lomrɛɛŋ mâak Last night there was a storm with very strong winds
  2. ฟ้าร้องดังมาก fáa rɔ́ɔŋ daŋ mâak The thunder was very loud
  3. ฟ้าผ่าต้นไม้หน้าบ้าน fáaphàa tônmáay nâa bâan Lightning struck the tree in front of the house
  4. ต้นไม้ล้มบนสายไฟ tônmáay lóm bon sǎay fay The tree fell onto the power lines
  5. หลังคาบ้านปลิวไป lǎŋkhaa bâan pliw pay The roof of the house blew away
  6. ซอยนี้ไม่มีไฟ sɔɔy níi mây mii fay There's no power in this soi

Lesson 2: Fixing the roof

ThaiPronunciationEnglish
กระเบื้องkrabʉ̂aŋroof tile; floor tile
ถังthǎŋbucket, tank
ผ้าใบphâabaytarpaulin, canvas

Example sentences

  1. กระเบื้องแตกเยอะ krabʉ̂aŋ tɛ̀ɛk yə́ Lots of tiles are broken
  2. น้ำฝนรั่วเข้าห้อง náam fǒn rûa khâw hɔ̂ŋ Rainwater leaks into the room
  3. เราใช้ถังเก็บน้ำ raw cháy thǎŋ kèp náam We use a bucket to catch the water
  4. ปิดหลังคาด้วยผ้าใบ pìt lǎŋkhaa dûay phâabay Cover the roof with a tarpaulin
  5. พรุ่งนี้ช่างมาซ่อมหลังคา phrûŋníi châaŋ maa sɔ̂m lǎŋkhaa Tomorrow the builder comes to fix the roof
  6. ซ่อมหลังคาราคาสามพันบาท sɔ̂m lǎŋkhaa raakhaa sǎam phan bàat Fixing the roof costs three thousand baht

Written for Phassa Thai: practical, everyday Thai.