Can you make it, Yai?
Sam is great at sports. Fon's grandmother is seventy-eight. There are about three hundred steps up to the temple on Doi Suthep.
A Thai short story for elementary learners: 169 words, 36 sentences, every one with audio and an English translation. You'll know 96% of the words after Unit 13 of the free course.
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- บันได ban-dai
stairs
- ขั้น kân
step (of a staircase); counting word for steps
- หลาน lǎan
dear (an older person to a young one; literally grandchild)
- หัวเราะ hǔa-ráw
to laugh
The story
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, the temple on the mountain above Chiang Mai, on a hot Saturday morning.
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What is Sam good at?
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How many steps are there up to the temple?
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How does Sam feel at the top?
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How did Yai get to the temple first?
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What does Sam say to Yai's idea at the end?
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