BASIC SENTENCES
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1. My, there're a lot of people [here]. |
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2. I don't like it - I can't see anything [or] hear anything. |
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3. The play hasn't started yet, that's all. |
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4. As soon as the play starts, people'll quiet down and you'll be able to hear. |
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5. We'll go find seats in front, and then you'll be able to see. |
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6. I see three seats over there - let's hurry! |
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(They reach the seats and sit down.) |
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7. Is this comfortable? |
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8. Yes, and I can see fine, too. |
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9. My, they fixed the theater up very nicely. |
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10. What is it you like best ('most') when you see a play? |
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11. I like the songs the best - I hope they sing a lot. |
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12. They use students to play [the parts] and they're good at it, too. |
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13. Yes. Girls are easily trained. |
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14. I like to hear them sing - they have beautiful voices. |
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15. Everything's fine, only I think they ought to have men play the men's parts instead of having women play all [the parts]. |
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16. If you want to see men play, you'll have to go to the movies. |
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17. Do you come to the theater often? |
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18. No, not often. I like the movies better. |
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19. Then net time we'll go to the movies, shall we? |
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20. If you like. Next week they're showing a new Thai movie. |
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21. That's good. I like Thai movies better than American ones. |
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22. My English is very poor - when I hear it I scarcely know what it's all about. |
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23. The curtain's rising! |
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24. The music's awfully pretty, and the colored lights are quite nice, too. |
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25. Yuphaa! How come they're clapping so loudly? |
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26. They're clapping for the heroine - that's the one at the extreme left. |
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27. And the hero? Which one is he? |
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28. The hero hasn't come out yet - you'll have to wait a little bit. |
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29. They've put out all the lights except on the stage - it's dark here now. |
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30. Yes. The play's going to start now. |
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31. Are you sleepy, Yuphin? They play's nearly over. |
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32. I'm not sleepy at all. I was just lost in enjoying [the play]. |
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33. When the play's over, I'd like to take you to raatchawo for a snack. |
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34. Thank you. |
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35. They've finished the national anthem now - let's go. |
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