Mike:	phǒm chôp fǒn chāng lōei	ผมชอบฝนจังเลย	I really like the rain.
Chai:	nâechāi ná wâ khūn chôp fǒn chīng chīng	แน่ใจนะว่าคุณชอบฝน จริงๆ	Are you sure you really like it?
Mike:	chīng sì  phō fǒn  tòk ākàt kô yēn lōng sòtchûen hǎichāi dâi tēmpòt  khūn  mâi chôp  fǒn  rǒe  Chāi	จริงซิ พอฝนตกอากาศก็ เย็นลง สดชื่น ..หายใจ ได้เต็มปอด คุณไม่ชอบ ฝนเหรอ ชัย	Yeah! When it rains, the weather is cooler. It freshens the atmosphere and we can breath deeply again. Don’t you like the rain, Chai?
Chai:	phǒm  rǒe  chôp  láe mâi chôp	ผมเหรอ ชอบและไม่ ชอบ	Me? I do and don’t.
Mike:	khūn  phût khâochāi yák háe	คุณพูดเข้าใจยากแฮะ	I’m not sure I understand.
Chai:	khūe yàng ní phǒm  chôp fǒn  trōng thî thām hâi sòtchûen  tàe phǒm  mâi chôp fǒn lōei trōng thî thām hâi rôt tìt láe nám thûam thûkthī	คืออย่างนี้ ผมชอบฝน ตรงที่ทำให้สดชื่น แต่ ผมไม่ชอบฝนเลย ตรง ที่เวลาฝนตกรถติดและ น้ำท่วมทุกที	I mean, I like rain because it rejuvenates nature. But I don’t like the rain because it often causes traffic jams and flooding.
Mike:	āh!  nân pēn sǎhèt thî khūn mâi chôp fǒn	อา! นั่นเป็นสาเหตุที่ คุณไม่ชอบฝน	Ah, so that’s why you don’t like the rain.
Chai:	châi  láe nám thî thûam nán kô pēn nám dām dām  dū sòkkàpròk	ใช่ และน้ำที่ท่วมนั้น ก็เป็นน้ำดำๆ ดูสกปรก	Right! And because the flood waters are disgustingly black. It looks so unsanitary.
Mike:	ūmm!  châi	อือม์! ใช่	Um! That’s right.
Chai:	khūn  chà rúsùek yàngrāi  thâ khūn  tông dōen lūi nám yàng nán pāi thām-ngān	คุณจะรู้สึกอย่างไร ถ้า คุณต้องเดินลุยน้ำอย่าง นั้นไปทำงาน	How would you feel if you had to wade through that kind of water to get to school or work.
Mike:	mâi yàk núekthǔeng sàphâp nán lōei	ไม่อยากจะนึกถึงสภาพ นั้นเลย	I don’t want to think about it.
Chai:	chà hâi yâe pāi kwà nán ìk ná  kô dōn rát sàt nám bàep nán sài	จะให้แย่ไปกว่านั้นอีก นะ ก็โดนรถสาดน้ำ แบบนั้นใส่	Worse than that, passing cars often splash the sooty water onto pedestrians.
Mike:	khōng àthíbāi khwām rúsùek mâi thùk lōei ná	คงอธิบายความรู้สึกไม่ ถูกเลยนะ	You can’t explain how awful that is!

Vocabulary watch: 1. fresh = 2. to breath deeply  = 3. traffic jams up = 4. water floods  = 5. dirty = 6. to wade through  = 7. a condition = 8. to splash = 9. to explain =   Answer keys: 1. sòtchûen / สดชื่น 2. . hǎichāi dâi tēmpòt / หายใจเต็มปอด 3 rôt tìt / รถติด 4. nám thûam / น้ำท่วม 5. sòkkàpròk / สกปรก 6. lūi nám / ลุยน้ำ 7. sàphâp / สภาพ 8. sàt nám / สาดน้ำ 9 àthíbāi / อธิบาย

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Phût phāsǎ Thai The rainy season is here! / nâfǒn mā láeo Some city motorists and commuters may feel differently than most farmers about the monsoon rains Vehicles crawl through flooded Ratchadapisek road near Klong Toey intersection after the evening downpour, which was blamed for the traffic gridlock lasting several hours every time the rains pour down. – Pattarachai Preechapanich The monsoon rains have come. Farmers welcome the change of climate and already have begun planting rice and other crops. Also, the rains cool the atmosphere and rejuvenate plants and trees. Overall, the weather is fresh and clean and the skies are clear. However, many people don't like rainy weather during the school term. For motorists, a heavy rain before and during rush hour means traffic congestion. Many students and parents become late for school and work. Pedestrians suffer splashing water, soiled clothing and soaked personal belongings. Whatever feelings you have about the rain, you may benefit from this week's conversation on the subject.