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Conversation 1: How Long

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A1 ພວກເຈົ້າຮຽນໄດ້ດົນປານໃດແລ້ວ? phùak càw hían dàj dǒn pǎandǎj lèew How long have you been studying ?
B1 ເຮົາຮຽນໄດ້ສາມອາທິດແລ້ວ háw hían dàj sǎam ǎathīt lὲεw We have been studying for 3 weeks.
A2 ພວກເຈົ້າຊິຮຽນອີກດົນປານໃດ ? phùak càw sī hían îik dǒn pǎandǎj How much longer will you be studying ?
B2 ເຮົາຊິຮຽນອີກເກົ້າເດືອນ háw sī hían îik kàw dy̌an We will be studying for 9 more months.
                   
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Conversation 2: Telling Age

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A1 ອາຍຸເຈົ້າໄດ້ຈັກປີແລ້ວ ? aañū càw dàj cák pǐi lὲεw How old are you ?
B1 ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຊາວຫ້າປີແລ້ວ khɔ̂j dàj sáaw-hâa pǐi lὲεw I am 25 years old.
A2 ຫົວໜ້າເດ໋ ? hǔa-nâa de+e How about the boss ?
B2 ລາວໄດ້ສີ່ສິບປີ láaw dàj sīi-síp pǐi He is 40 years old.
          
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Conversation 3: How Long

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A1 ຂັບລົດໄປເດີ່ນບິນ ໃຊ້ເວລາຈັກນາທ ີ? kháp lōt pǎj dǝ̄ǝn-bǐn sàj weeláa cák naa-thíi How many minutes does it take to drive to the airport ?
B1 ໃຊ້ເວລາຊາວນາທີ sàj weeláa sáaw náathíi It takes 20 minutes.
A2 ໄປທ່າງ່ອນໃຊ້ເວລາດົນປານໃດ ? pǎj thāa-ŋɔ̄ɔn sàj weeláa dǒn pǎan-dǎj How long does it take to go to Tha-Ngon ?
B2 ໃຊ້ເວລາປະມານເຄີ່ງຊົ່ວໂມງ sàj weeláa pa-máan khǝ̄ŋ sūa-móoŋ It takes about a half an hour.
                       
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Vocabulary

    
 ສິບສາມ si2p-sa4am 13
 ສິບສີ່ si2p-si#i 14
 ສິບຫ້າ si2p-ha3a 15
 ສິບຫົກ si2p-ho2k 16
 ສິບເຈັດ si2p-ce2t 17
 ສິບແປດ si2p-pE3Et 18
 ສິບເກົ້າ si2p-ka1w 19
 ຊາວ sa2aw 20
 ຊາວເອັດ sa2aw-?e2t 21
 ສາມສິບ sa4am-si2p 30
 ສີ່ສິບເອັດ si#i-si2p-?e2t 41
 ຫ້າສິບສອງ ha3a-si2p-sO4ON 52
 ຫົກສິບສາມ ho2k-si2p-sa4am 63
 ອາຍຸ ?a4a±u# age
 ໄດ້ da1y to get, attain, can
 ຫົວໜ້າ hu4a-na3a boss
 ອີກ ?i3ik more
 ນາທີ na2athi2i minute
 ປະມານ pama2an approximately
 ເຄິ່ງ khe#N half
 ເວລາ we2ela2a time
 ປານໃດ pa4an-da4y to what extent
 ຊົ່ວໂມງ su#a-mo2oN hour
 ທ່າງ່ອນ tha#a-NO#On ThaNgon