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Conversation 1: Inviting and regretting

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A1
ມື້ຄ່ຳນີ້ ຂ້ອຍຢາກເຊີນເຈົ້າ
ມາຫຼິ້ນຢູ່ ບ້ານຂ້ອຍ
mỳy-khám-nìi khɔ̂j jâak sǝ́ǝn càw máa lîn jūu bàan khɔ̂j I'd like to invite you over to my house this evening.
B1 ຂ້ອຍເສຍໃຈຫຼາຍມາບໍ່ໄດ້ ຂ້ອຍມີ ນັດແລ້ວ khɔ̂j sǐa-cǎj lǎaj máa bɔ̄ɔ dàj khɔ̂j míi nāt lὲεw Oh, I'm very sorry. I can't go. I have an appointment already.
A2 ຊັນນະ, ເອົາໄວ້ເທື່ອໜ້າ ເນາະ sàn na ǎw wàj thȳa nâa nɔ̄ Then, let's do it another time, all right ?
                     
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Conversation 2: Otherwise

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A1 ຈັກໂມງແລ້ວ cák móoŋ lὲεw What time is it ?
B1 ສິບເອັດໂມງຍັງຊາວ síp ét móoŋ ñáŋ sáaw Twenty to eleven.
A2 ເຮົາຄວນໄປດຽວນີ້ háw khúan pǎj dǐaw-nìi We should go now.
B2 ແມ່ນ, ບໍ່ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເຮົາບໍ່ທັນລົດ mε̄εn bɔ̄ɔ dāŋ nàn háw bɔ̄ɔ thán lōt That's right. Otherwise we won't be in time for the car.
                     
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Conversation 3: Therefore

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A1 ລູກນ້ອຍ ຂ້ອຍໃຫ້ຫຼາຍ luuk nɔɔj khɔj haj laaj My child is crying a lot.
B1 ເຈົ້າຮູ້ບໍ່ວ່າ ລາວເປັນຫຍັງ caw huu bɔɔ waa laaw pen ñaŋ Do you know what is wrong ?
A2 ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້ ດັ່ງນັ້ນຈຶ່ງ ມາຫາທ່ານ khɔj bɔɔ huu daŋ nan cyŋ maa haa thaan I don't know. That's why I have to see you.
                     
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Vocabulary

     
ບັດ bát card
ບັດເຊີນ bát-sǝ́ǝn invitation
ຈອງ cɔ̌ɔŋ to reserve
ຈື່ cȳy to remember
ດັ່ງນັ້ນ dāŋ-nàn therefore
ບໍ່ດັ່ງນັ້ນ bɔ̄ɔ-dāŋ-nàn otherwise
ໄຫ້ hâj to cry
ກະແຈ kacε̌ε key
ໃສ່ກະແຈ sāj-kacε̌ε to lock
ເກັບ kép to collect
ຄ່ຳ khām evening
ນະ nā then
ນັດ nāt to make a date
ນ້ຳເບີ nàm-bǝ̌ǝ number
ປັດສະປໍ pád-sa-pɔ̀ɔ passport
ໃບຂັບຂີ່ bǎj-kháp-khīi driving license
ປີ້ pìi ticket
ຈອງປີ້ cɔ̌ɔŋ pìi to reserve a seat
ໂທລະສັບ thóo-la-sáp telephone
ຖ້າ thâa to wait
ຖິ້ມ thîm to place, throw
ຝາກຈົດໝາຍ fâak cót-mǎaj to send a letter with someone
ບັດປະຈຳຕົວ bát pa-cǎm tǔa identity card
ໄວ້ wáj to keep
ວີຊາ wisàa visa