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Conversation 1: Why |
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ມື້ສວາຍຂ້ອຍມາກິນເຂົ້ານຳເຈົ້າບໍ່ໄດ້ |
mỳy sǔajˏ khɔ̂j máa
kǐn khâw nám càw bɔ̄ɔ dàj |
I can't come to have lunch with you. |
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ເປັນຫຍັງຈຶ່ງມາບໍ່ໄດ້ ? |
pěn ñǎŋ cȳŋ máa
bɔ̄ɔ dàj |
Why can't you come ? |
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ໝູ່ຂ້ອຍຊິເອົາເມຍ,
ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງໄປຊ່ວຍວຽກລາວ |
mūu khɔ̂j sī
ǎw míaˏ khɔ̂j tɔ̀ɔŋ pǎj sǔaj wìak láaw |
A friend is getting married, I have to go
help out. |
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ເປັນຫຍັງລາວຈຶ່ງປຸກເຮືອນໃໝ່
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pěn ñǎŋ láaw
cȳŋ púk hýan māj |
Why is he building a new house ? |
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ເພາະວ່າລູກເຂີຍຊິຍ້າຍໄປຢູ່ນຳ,
ເຮຶອນຫຼັງເກົ່ານ້ອຍໂພດ |
phɔ̄ wāa lùuk
khǝ̌ǝj sī ñàaj pǎj jūu námˏhýan lǎŋ kāw nɔ̀ɔj phòot |
Because his son-in-law is going to move in;
the old house is too small. |
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ເປັນຫຍັງເຈົ້າຈຶ່ງບໍ່ກິນເຂົ້າ
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pěn ñǎŋ càw cȳŋ
bɔ̄ɔ kǐn khâw |
Why aren't you eating ? |
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ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ສະບາຍ |
khɔ̂j bɔ̄ɔ sabǎaj |
I don't feel well. |
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ເຈົ້າໄດ້ໄປຫາໝໍບໍ ? |
càw dàj pǎj hǎa
mɔ̌ɔ bɔ̌ɔ |
Have you been to see a doctor ? |
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ບໍ່,
ຂ້ອຍຍັງບໍ່ໄດ້ໄປເທຶ່ອ |
bɔ̄ɔˏ khɔ̂j ñáŋ
bɔ̂ɔ dàj pǎj thȳa |
No, I haven't gone yet. |
| ຈຶ່ງ |
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cȳŋ |
therefore |
| ລຳ |
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lám |
to sing (Lao style) |
| ລຳວົງ |
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lámvóŋ |
Lamvong dance |
| ຟ້ອນລຳ |
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fɔ̀ɔnlám |
to dance |
| ເຮັດບຸນ |
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hēt-bǔn |
to make merit |
| ຮ້ອງເພັງ |
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hɔ̀ɔŋ-phéŋ |
to sing |
| ຮ້ອງ |
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hɔ̀ɔŋ |
to call |
| ຢາມ |
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jǎam |
to visit |
| ຄັບ |
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khāp |
tight |
| ເກົ່າ |
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kāw |
old |
| ເຂົ້າໂຮງໝໍ |
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khâw
hóoŋmɔ̌ɔ |
to go/stay in the hospital |
| ລູກເຂີຍ |
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lùuk-khǝ̌ǝj |
son-in-law |
| ອ້າຍເຂີຍ |
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àaj-khǝ̌ǝj |
older brother-in-law |
| ນ້ອງເຂີຍ |
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nɔ̀ɔŋ-khǝ̌ǝj |
younger brother-in-law |
| ກິນດອງ |
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kǐn-dɔ̌ɔŋ |
to marry |
| ກວ້າງ |
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kùaŋ |
wide |
| ໃໝ່ |
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māj |
new |
| ນັດ |
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nāt |
to set an appointment |
| ມີນັດ |
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míi-nāt |
to have an appointment |
| ອອກລູກ |
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ɔ̂ɔk-lùuk |
to give birth |
| ປຸກເຮືອນ |
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púk
hýan |
to build a house |
| ປຸກ |
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púk |
to erect |
| ຊ່ວຍ,
ຊ່ອຍ |
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sūajˏ
sɔ̄ɔj |
to help |
| ຊ່ວຍວຽກ |
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sūaj-wìak |
to help out |
| ວັດ |
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wāt |
temple |
| ລູກໄພ້ |
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lùuk-phàj |
daughter-in-law |
| ນ້ອງໄພ້ |
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nɔ̀ɔŋ-phàj |
younger sister-in-law |
| ເອື້ອຍໄພ້ |
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ỳaj-phàj |
older sister-in-law |
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