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Conversation 1: Smoking

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A1 ເຈົ້າສູບຢາບໍ ? càw sûup jǎa bɔ̌ɔ Do you smoke ?
B1 ສູບຢູ່ແຕ່ ສູບໜ້ອຍ sûup jūu tε̄ε sûup nɔ̂ɔj I do, but just a little.
A2 ເຈົ້າສູບມື້ໜຶ່ງຈັກຊອງ ? càw sûup mỳy nȳŋ cák sɔ́ɔŋ How many packs a day do you smoke ?
B2 ຂ້ອຍສູບມື້ໜຶ່ງສອງກອກ khɔ̂j sûup mỳy nyŋ sɔ́ɔŋ kɔ̂ɔk I smoke two cigarettes a day.
                     
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Conversation 2: Medicine

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A1 ເຈົ້າມິຢາແກ້ເຈັບຫົວບໍ ? càw míi jǎa kὲε cép hǔa bɔ̌ɔ Do you have headache medicine ?
B1 ເຈົ້າ, ແນວນີ້ເມັດໜຶ່ງ
ລາຄາຫ້າ ຮ້ອຍ ກີບ
càwˏ nέεw nìiˏ mēt nȳŋ láakháaˏ hâa hɔ̀ɔj kîip Yes, this kind is 500 Kip per tablet.
A2 ແນວນີ້ດີທີ່ສຸດບໍ ? nέεw nìi dǐi thīi-sút bɔ̌ɔ Is this kind the best ?
B2 ບໍ່, ແນວດີທີ່ສຸດແພງ ກວ່ານີ້ bɔ̌ɔˏ nέεw dǐi thīi-sút phέεŋ kūa nìi No, the best is more expensive.
                     
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Conversation 3: Gasoline

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A1 ໃສ່ນ້ຳມັນໃຫ້ ແດ່ sāj nàm-mán hâj dε̄ε Gas, please.
B1 ເອົາຈັກລິດ ? ǎw cák lìit How many litres ?
A2 ໃສ່ເຕັມແລະເອົານ້ຳມັນເຄື່ອງ
ອີກລິດ ໜຶ່ງ
sāj těmˏ lε̄ ǎw nàm-mán khȳaŋ îikˏ lìit nȳŋ Fill it up; and give me a litre of oil also.
                     
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Vocabulary

   

 ເຈັບ cép painful, to hurt
 ເຈັບຫົວ cép-hua headache
 ຫົວ hūa head
 ເຈັບແຂ້ວ cép-kεεw toothache
 ເຈັບທ້ອງ cép-thɔɔŋ stomachache
 ສູບຢາ sûup jaa to smoke
 ຢາ jǎa tobacco; medicine
 ກິນຢາ kǐn jaa to take medicine
 ແກ້ kὲε to solve, cure
 ຂາຍ khǎaj to sell
 ລາຄາ láa-kháa price
 ລີດ lìit liter
 ເມັດ mēt tablet, pill
 ນ້ຳມັນ nàm-man gas, oil, grease
 ນ້ຳມັນແອັດຊັງ nàm-man-ε̄tsaŋ gasoline
 ນ້ຳມັນກາຊວນ nàm-man-kǎa-suan diesel oil
 ນ້ຳມັນເຄື່ອງ nàm-man-khȳaŋ oil
 ເຄື່ອງ khȳaŋ machine, motor
 ແນວ nέεw kind, type, way
 ໜ້ອຍ nɔ̂ɔj few, little
 ແພງ phέεŋ expensive
 ຊອງ sɔ́ɔŋ pack, envelop
ທີ່ສຸດ, 
ຫລາຍທີ່ສຸດ
  thīi-sútˏ lǎaj thīi-sút most
 ຖືກ thŷyk cheap
 ອີກ îik more