Leo, in a dark green polo, waits at a candlelit café table while rain streaks the window
CEFR A1Rainy-night romance~5 min4 chapters per route

Interactive English speaking story

The Stranger in the Rain

Rain outside, warm light inside, and one magnetic stranger who keeps catching your eye.

A rainy night, a small cafe, and a charming stranger named Leo. Trade shy smiles and simple, flirty lines until the night ends in one of two ways. Very easy present-tense English for beginners, warm and playful, always sweet and classy.

คืนฝนตก คาเฟ่เล็ก ๆ และชายแปลกหน้าผู้มีเสน่ห์ชื่อลีโอ แลกรอยยิ้มเขิน ๆ และประโยคจีบเบา ๆ ง่าย ๆ ไปจนค่ำคืนจบลงในหนึ่งในสองแบบ ภาษาอังกฤษปัจจุบันกาลง่ายมากสำหรับผู้เริ่มต้น อบอุ่น ขี้เล่น และหวานอย่างมีระดับเสมอ

You play

A cafe guest flirting with a magnetic stranger on a rainy night

Trade shy, simple, flirty lines with Leo and choose how the rainy night ends.

Speak aloud · a few missed words are okay · 2 endings

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Leo, in a dark green polo, waits at a candlelit café table while rain streaks the window
Scene 01

Out of the rain

Rain falls hard outside. You step into a small, warm cafe and shake the water from your coat. A handsome stranger looks up from the corner and smiles. His name is Leo, and his eyes stay on you a little too long. There is one empty chair at his table.

The window table: You sit across from Leo. Rain runs down the glass beside you, and the cafe feels small and private. He leans in a little, and a candle throws warm light on his face. He wants to know more about you.
Scene 02

The window table

You sit across from Leo. Rain runs down the glass beside you, and the cafe feels small and private. He leans in a little, and a candle throws warm light on his face. He wants to know more about you.

Rain on the glass: The cafe grows quiet. It is just you and Leo, and the rain taps softly on the window. He looks at you like you are the only person in the world. Outside, the storm feels warm, not cold. He wants to know how the night should end.
Scene 03

Rain on the glass

The cafe grows quiet. It is just you and Leo, and the rain taps softly on the window. He looks at you like you are the only person in the world. Outside, the storm feels warm, not cold. He wants to know how the night should end.

Useful expressions

English you can actually say

  1. 01I would like to share your table beside the rainy window.
  2. 02Let's choose two warm drinks together at the cosy counter.
  3. 03I would like to tell you my name across this small table.
  4. 04I would like to hear about the lovely book you are reading.
  5. 05I would like to try the same sweet coffee you love.

Story vocabulary

Words you meet in context

rain
ฝน
stranger
คนแปลกหน้า
warm
อบอุ่น
window
หน้าต่าง
candle
เทียนไข
name
ชื่อ
coffee
กาแฟ
steam
ไอน้ำ

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