Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Vocabulary Flash Card Vocabulary Matching Game Back to Lesson 28 Spoken Lao
                     
                            
     

Conversation 1: In time

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A1 ຂ້ອຍຟ້າວ, ເກືອບ ບໍ່ທັນ khɔ̂j fàawˏ kŷap bɔ̄ɔ thán I was rushing; almost didn't make it.
B1 ຕື່ນສວາຍວ໋າ tȳyn sǔaj wa+a What, did you get up late ?
A2 ແມ່ນແລ້ວ, ຄືນນີ້ໄປຫຼີ້ນເດິກຫຼາຍ mε̄εn lὲεwˏ khýyn nìi pǎj lîn dǝ́k lǎaj That's right; last night I was out late.
                     
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Converstion 2: Except

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A1 ເຮົາຊິໄປຂື້ນພູໄປທ່ຽວ háw sī pǎj khŷn phúu pǎj thīaw We're going to go up in the mountains to tour around.
B1 ໄປໝົດຊູ່ຄົນບໍ ? pǎj mót sūu khón bɔ̌ɔ Is everyone going ?
A2
ໄປໝົດຊູ່ຄົນນອກຈາກ
ອ້າຍວັນ ໄຊ
ລາວຊິຢູ່ເຝົ້າເຮືອນ
pǎj mót sūu khón nɔ̀ɔkcâak àaj wánsáj; láaw sī jūu fâw hýan Everyone is going except for Vanxay; he's going to stay to watch after the house.
                     
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Converstion 3: Unless

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A1 ຂີ່ລົດຂື້ນໄປບໍ ? khīi lōt khŷn pǎj bɔ̌ɔ Do we go up in the car?
B1
ບໍ່ໄດ້, ນອກຈາກເຈົ້າ
ມີລົດຈິບ ທາງຍາກຫຼາຍ
bɔ̄ɔ dàjˏ nɔ̀ɔkcâak càw míi lōt cīip; tháaŋ ñàak lǎaj No, you can't, unless you have a jeep. The way is difficult.
                     
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Vocabulary

   
ເດິກ dǝ́k late at night
ນອກເດິກ nɔ̀ɔkcâak sleep late
ຟ້າວ fàaw to rush
ຝັງ fáŋ to listen
ເຝົ້າ fâw to guard
ໄຮ່ hāj field (dry)
ເຮັດໄຮ່ hēt-hāj to farm
ນາ náa paddy
ເຮັດນາ hēt-náa to grow paddy rice
ຮ້ອງເພັງ hɔ̀ɔŋ-phéŋ to sing
ເພັງ phéŋ song
ໄຂ້ khâj fever
ເປັນໄຂ້ pěn-khâj to have a fever
ເກືອບ kŷap almost
ລົດຈິບ lōt-cīp jeep
ລອຍນ້ຳ lɔ́ɔj-nàm to swim
ເມົາ máw dizzy, drunk
ເມົາເຮືອ máw-hýa seasick
ເມົາເຫຼົ້າ máw-lâw drunk
ເມົາລົດ máw-lōt carsick
ຍິງປືນ ñíŋ-py̌yn to shoot a gun
ປີນ py̌yn gun
ພູ phúu mountain
ປູກຜັກ pûuk-phák to plant vegetables
ປູກ pûuk to plant
ສວນ sǔan garden
ຕ່າງ tāaŋ different, other
ຕ່າງປະເທດ tāaŋ-pathèet foreign country
ປະເທດ pa-thèet country
ຕື່ນສວາຍ tȳyn sǔaj to wake up late
ຫວັດ wát sick,
ເປັນຫວັດ pěn-wát to have a cold