Read short questions and responses for meaning, then confirm them in an exact-match FSI dialogue.
Time
24 min
Recorded audio
Local source dialogue
Learning goals✓Read common phrase chunks instead of isolated letters✓Choose whole-phrase meaning before word-for-word analysis✓Confirm printed phrases in a local source dialogue
How to read the pronunciation guide
Tone marks: a = mid, à = low, â = falling, á = high, ǎ = rising. Doubled vowels are long. ŋ is the ng sound; y is as in yes. ɛ, ɔ, ə and ʉ represent distinct vowel sounds. ph, th and kh have a puff of air; th is not English th.
pay, mǎy and ŋ correspond to pai, mǎi and ng in other guides. Hyphens may separate syllables. This is a simplified reading guide, not an exact transcription of the recording. หนังสือ is shown as nǎŋsʉ̌ʉ and เขา as khǎw; naŋsʉ̌ʉ and kháw also occur in fluent speech.
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NoticeMeet the characters
Question and response chunks
Move from single words to useful chunks. Read each question or answer as a unit, then use the complete local FSI lesson 3 dialogue to confirm the exact printed sequence.
