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Unit 176: Review: the cooking gas runs out

The gas runs out mid-cooking, ordering a new tank, a stove that won't light, a gas leak and its smell, opening the windows, no lighters, closing the valve every night

This unit teaches 6 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: Out of gas

Thai	Pronunciation	English
แก๊ส	kɛ́ɛt	gas (for cooking)
ถังแก๊ส	thǎŋkɛ́ɛt	gas tank, gas cylinder
เตาแก๊ส	tawkɛ́ɛt	gas stove

Example sentences

1. ทำอาหารอยู่แก๊สหมด tham aahǎan yùu kɛ́ɛt mòt I was cooking and the gas ran out
2. ถังแก๊สใหม่ราคาสี่ร้อยบาท thǎŋkɛ́ɛt mày raakhaa sìi rɔ́ɔy bàat A new gas tank costs four hundred baht
3. เตาแก๊สไม่ติด tawkɛ́ɛt mây tìt The gas stove won't light
4. ผมโทรให้ร้านส่งถังแก๊ส phǒm thoo hây ráan sòŋ thǎŋkɛ́ɛt I phone the shop to deliver a gas tank
5. แก๊สรั่วมีกลิ่น kɛ́ɛt rûa mii klìn The gas is leaking; there's a smell
6. ถ้าแก๊สรั่วเปิดหน้าต่าง thâa kɛ́ɛt rûa pə̀ət nâatàaŋ If the gas leaks, open the windows

Lesson 2: Gas safety

Thai	Pronunciation	English
ร้านแก๊ส	ráankɛ́ɛt	gas shop
ไฟแช็ก	faychɛ́k	lighter
วาล์ว	waaw	valve

Example sentences

1. ร้านแก๊สส่งฟรี ráankɛ́ɛt sòŋ frii The gas shop delivers for free
2. อย่าใช้ไฟแช็กถ้ามีกลิ่นแก๊ส yàa cháy faychɛ́k thâa mii klìn kɛ́ɛt Don't use a lighter if you smell gas
3. ปิดวาล์วทุกคืน pìt waaw thúk khʉʉn Close the valve every night
4. ช่างมาเปลี่ยนวาล์ว châaŋ maa plìan waaw The mechanic comes to change the valve
5. จุดเตาแก๊สด้วยไฟแช็ก cùt tawkɛ́ɛt dûay faychɛ́k Light the gas stove with a lighter
6. ทำอาหารเสร็จปิดวาล์ว tham aahǎan sèt pìt waaw When you finish cooking, close the valve

Written for Phassa Thai: practical, everyday Thai.