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Conversation 1: Counting Things

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A1 ກາເຟເຈົ້າໃສ່ນ້ຳຕານບໍ່ ? kǎafée càwˏ sāj nàmtǎan bɔ̌ɔ Do you take sugar in your coffee ?
B1 ໃສ່ sāj Yes.
A2 ໃສ່ຈັກບ່ວງ sāj cák būaŋ How many spoons ?
B2 ໃສ່ສອງບ່ວງ sāj sɔ̌ɔŋ būaŋ Two spoons.
                     
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Convesation 2: Counting Things

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A1 ລາວຢາກຊື້ເຂົ້າຈີ່ láaw jâak sỳy khâw-cīi He wants to buy bread.
B1 ລາວຊິຊື້ຈັກກ້ອນ láaw sī sỳy cák kɔ̀ɔn How many loaves does he want to buy ?
A2 ກ້ອນດຽວເທົ່ານັ້ນ kɔ̀ɔn dǐaw thāw-nàn Just one loaf.
B2 ກ່ອນໜຶ່ງສອງພັນຫ້າຮ້ອຍກິບ kɔ̀ɔn nȳŋˏ sɔ̌ɔŋ phán hâa hɔ̀ɔj kîip It's 2500 Kip per loaf.
                     
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Conversation 3: Counting Things

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A1 ເຈົ້າຊິກິນຫຍັງ ? càw sī kǐn ñǎŋ What would you like to eat ?
B1 ມີເບຍເຢັນບໍ ? míi bǐa jěn bɔ̌ɔ Do you have cold beer ?
A2 ເຈົ້າ, ມີ, ເອົາຈັກແກ້ວ càwˏ míiˏ ǎw cák kὲεw Yes, we do; how many bottles ?
B2 ເອົາແກ້ວໃຫຍ່ແກ້ວໜຶ່ງ ǎw kὲεw ñāj kὲεw nȳŋ One large bottle.
                     
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Vocabulary

   
 ບ່ວງ būaŋ spoon
 ຢາກ jâak to want
 ກະປ໋ອງ kapɔ̌ŋ can
 ແກ້ວ kὲεw bottle
 ເຂົ້າຈີ່ khâw-cīi bread
 ກີບ kîip Kip (Lao money)
 ກ້ອນ kɔ̀ɔn lump, loaf
 ເຫຼົ້າ lâw alcohol, liquor
 ນ້ຳ nàm water
 ນ້ອຍ nɔ̀ɔj small
 ໃຫຍ່ ñāj large
 ສະບູ sabǔu soap