A1 · Lesson 062

Colours & materials

Choose a colour and check what an object is made of.

By the end of this lesson

Ask for another colour, distinguish two blues, and understand a stated material.

Use colour and material words to make a clear choice; keep additional terms as reference.

Say this now

Do you have this in red?

Say as a manmee sǐi daeng mǎi khrápมีสีแดงไหมครับ
Say as a womanmee sǐi daeng mǎi kháมีสีแดงไหมคะ

Náam ngern is dark/navy blue; fáa is light/sky blue. Here the material statements are examples, not proof of authenticity.

Sentence shape: have red → question → polite ending

Say as a man: sentence pieces

have redmee sǐi daengมีสีแดง
questionmǎiไหม
polite endingkhrápครับ

Say as a woman: sentence pieces

have redmee sǐi daengมีสีแดง
questionmǎiไหม
polite endingkháคะ

In this lesson

Key words

Recognise the words and their meaning.

Essential phrases

Use complete lines and natural replies.

Practice

Choose a response and build a sentence.

Dialogues

Follow a complete exchange.

Word match

Match taught words and phrases to meanings.

Listening match

Understand the same language by ear.

Chapter review

Bring the useful language back from memory.