A1 · Lesson 041

Banking basics

Ask what documents are needed, give a practice transaction amount and understand bank staff.

By the end of this lesson

Ask for banking help and follow a simple document or teller exchange.

Recognise requirements checking, amount questions and signing instructions without assuming that opening an account is guaranteed.

Say this now

What documents are needed?

Say as a mandtâwng chái èek gà sǎan à rai bâang khrápต้องใช้เอกสารอะไรบ้างครับ

Say as a womandtâwng chái èek gà sǎan à rai bâang kháต้องใช้เอกสารอะไรบ้างคะ

Account-opening requirements depend on the bank and customer; staff may request additional documents. All amounts and account balances here are invented practice examples. No account eligibility or rate is promised.

Sentence shape: Need which documents? → polite ending.

Say as a man: sentence pieces

need which documentsdtâwng chái èek gà sǎan à rai bâangต้องใช้เอกสารอะไรบ้าง

polite endingkhrápครับ

Say as a woman: sentence pieces

need which documentsdtâwng chái èek gà sǎan à rai bâangต้องใช้เอกสารอะไรบ้าง

polite endingkháคะ

In this lesson

Essential phrases

Use complete lines and natural replies.

Key words

Recognise the words and their meaning.

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.