Spoken Lao : Lesson 27

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Spoken Lao

Conversation 1: Have someone do something

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A1	ເຮົາຊິສັ່ງຫຍັງ	háw sī sāŋ ñǎŋ	What shall we order ?
B1	ໃຫ້ເຈົ້າສັ່ງຊ໋າຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຊ່າງ ຊິສັ່ງປານໃດ	hâj càw sāŋ sa+aˏ khɔ̂j bɔ̄ɔ sāaŋ sī sāŋ pāan-dǎj	You order, I am not so skilled in ordering.
A2	ຄັນຊັ້ນ, ເອົາແກງ, ຂົ້ວຊີ້ນ ໃສ່ຜັກ ກັບປີ້ງໄກ່ເນ໊າະ	khán sànˏ ǎw kε̌εŋˏ khûa sìin sāj phák káp pìiŋ kāj nɔ̄	Then, let's have soup, stir-fried meat with vegetables and roast chicken, all right ?


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Conversation 2: Time; when


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A1		ເຈົ້າມາ, ພໍດີເຮົາກຳລັງ ສິກິນເຂົ້າ	càw maáˏ phɔ́ɔ dǐi háw kǎmláŋ sī kǐn khâw.	Just as you came; we were sitting down to eat.
B1		ເຊີນຕາມສະບາຍຂ້ອຍອື່ມ ແລ້ວ ຂ້ອຍຫາກໍ່ກິນ ເຂົ້າເມື່ອກີ້ນີ້	sǝ́ǝn tǎam sabǎajˏ khɔ̂j īim lὲεwˏ khɔ̂j hǎa kɔ̄ɔ kǐn khâw mỳy-kìi-nìi	Don't let me disturb you. I'm full; I just now finished eating.


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Conversation 3: Final particle *dee*


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A1	ລະວີວັນ ຊີມາຄົວກິນຈັກໂມງ	lawíiwán sī máa khûa kǐn cák móoŋ	What time is Lavivanh coming to cook ?
B1	ກຳລັງເຮັດແລ້ວເດ໋	kǎmláŋ hēt la de+e	She's already cooking.
A2	ລາງເທຶ່ອລາວອາດຈະຕ້ອງ ການ ໃຫ້ ເຮົາຊ່ອຍ	láaŋ thȳaˏ láaw âat cá tɔ̀ɔŋkǎan hâj háw sɔ̄ɔj	Maybe, she might want us to help.


Tone Chart	Spoken Lao




Vocabulary

ອາດຈະ	âat-cá	may, might
ຈານ	cǎan	dish
ເຝີ	fǝ̌ǝ	kind of noodles
ອີ່ມ	īim	full from eating
ຢາກເຂົ້າ	jâak-khâw	hungry
ຢາກນ້ຳ	jâak-nàm	thirsty
ກຳລັງ	kǎmláŋ	in the act of
ແກງ	kε̌εŋ	soup
ກຸ້ງ	kùŋ	shrimp
ຂົ້ວ	khûa	to stir-fry
ຄົວກິນ	khúa-kǐn	to prepare food
ສຳລັບ	sǎmlāp	for
ຊ່າງ	sāaŋ	adept at
ສັ່ງ	sāŋ	to order
ຊີ້ນ	sìin	flesh, meat
ຊີ້ນໝູ	sìin-mǔu	pork
ຊີ້ນງົວ	sìin-ŋúa	beef
ຕົ້ມ	tòm	to boil
ຖ້ວຍ	thûaj	bowl
ລາງເທື່ອ	láaŋ-thȳa	sometimes, maybe
ເມື່ອກີ້ນີ້	mȳa-kìi-nìi	just now
ຜັກ	phák	vegetable
ພິເສດ	phī-sêet	special
ເພາະສະນັ້ນ	phɔ̄-sa-nàn	therefore
ພໍດີ	phɔ́ɔ-dǐi	just right, just then
ປີ້ງ	pìiŋ	to broil

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