My Cooking Experiences
Ever watched someone at work and thought, “I could do that better”? This story explores imagined careers as a bus conductor, real past jobs as a waitress and a hotel telesales agent, and a long-held curiosity about how restaurant chains with many branches are run. Follow the job application process from sending in an application to the interview, and hear a humorous take on “work experience” from childhood games of pretend cooking.
Thai Vocabulary:
ใบสมัคร (bai sà-màk) – Application form
สัมภาษณ์ (sǎm-pâat) – Interview
ประสบการณ์ (prà-sòp-gaan) – Experience
เชี่ยวชาญ (chîao-chaan) – Expert / Skilled
พิจารณาเป็นพิเศษ (pí-jaa-rá-naa pen pí-sèet) – Given special consideration
You’ll also learn the difference between ธรรมดา (tam-má-daa – regular) and พิเศษ (pí-sèet – extra) when ordering food, and cooking methods such as ต้ม (tôm – boil), ผัด (pàt – stir-fry) and แกง (gaeng – curry).