Conversation 1: Meeting and Greeting

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A1 ສະບາຍ ດີ sa-bǎaj dǐi Hello!
B1 ເຈົ້າ, ສະບາຍ ດີ càwˏ sa-bǎaj dǐi Hello!
A2 ໄປ ກ່ອນ pǎj kɔ̄ɔn Bye bye!
B2 ໄປ ດີ pǎj dǐi Bye bye!
               
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Conversation 2: Asking Names  

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A1 ຂໍ ໂທດ, ເຈົ້າ ຊື່ ຫຍັງ ? khɔ̌ɔ thòotˏ càw sȳy ñǎŋ? Excuse me, what is your name?
B1 ຂ້ອຍ ຊື່ ຈອນ khɔ̂j sȳy cɔ̀ɔn My name is John.
A2 ລາວ ຊື່ ບຸນມີ, ແມ່ນ ບໍ ? láaw sȳy bǔnmíiˏ mε̄εn bɔ̌ɔ? His name is Bounmy, right?
B2 ແມ່ນ ແລ້ວ, ລາວ ຊື່ ບຸນມີ mε̄εn lὲεwˏ láaw sȳy bǔnmíi Right, his name is Bounmy.
               
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Conversation 3: Identifying People

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A1 ນິ້ ແມ່ນ ໃຜ ? nìi mε̄εn phǎy? Who is this?
B1 ນີ້ ແມ່ນ ເມຍ ຂ້ອຍ nìi mε̄εn mía khɔ̂j This is my wife.
A2 ນັ້ນ ແມ່ນ ໃຜ ? nàn mε̄εn phǎj? Who is that?
B2 ນັ້ນ ແມ່ນ ໝູ່ ຂ່ອຍ láaw mε̄εn mūu khɔ̂j That is my friend.
                                      
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Vocabulary

        
ບໍ bɔ̌ɔ question word
ບໍ່ bɔ̄ɔ no, not
ເຈົ້າ càw you
ດີ dǐi good, well
ເດ de2e and..., what about..., how about?
ກ່ອນ kɔ̄ɔn before
ກັນ kan together, each other
ຂ້ອຍ khɔ̂j I, me
ຂໍ ໂທດ khɔ̌ɔ thòot Excuse me.
ຂອບໃຈ khO3Op-cay thank, to thank
ລາກ່ອນ la2a kO#On good bye
ຄູສອນ khúu-sɔ̌ɔn teacher
ລາວ láaw he, him
ແມ່ນ mε̄εn right, correct
ແມ່ນ ແລ້ວ mε̄εn lὲεw That's right !
ແມ່ນບໍ mE#En bOO Is that right?
ບໍ່ແມ່ນ bO#O mE#En That's not right.
ເມຍ mía wife
ໝູ່ mūu friend
ນັ້ນ nàn that
ນິ້ nìi this
ຫຍັງ ñǎŋ' what
ໄປ pǎj go
ໃຜ phǎj who
ຜົວ phǔa husband
ສະບາຍ sa-bǎaj fine, comfortable
ສະບາຍ ດິ sa-bǎaj dǐi Just fine!
ຊື່ sȳy name