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Conversation 1: To what extent

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A1 ອີກດົນປານໃດເຈົ້າຊິໄດ້ຍ້າຍ ? îik dǒn pǎandaj càw sī dàj ñàaj How much longer before you move?
B1 ຂ້ອຍຍັງບໍ່ຮູ້ເທຶ່ອ khɔ̂j ñáŋ bɔ̄ɔ hùu thȳa I don't know yet.
A2 ປານໃດຊິຮູ້ ? pǎandǎj sī hùu When will you know ?
B2 ຄືຊິຮູ້ພາຍໃນສອງອາທິດ khýy sī hùu pháaj náj sɔ̌ɔŋ ǎathīt I should know within 2 weeks.
                     
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Conversation 2: Yet or Not Yet

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A1 ເຈົ້າມິຄອບຄົວແລ້ວຫຼືຍັງ ? càw míi khɔ̀ɔpkhúa lὲεw ly̌y ñáŋ Are you married yet ?
B1 ຍັງບໍ່ທັນມີເທື່ອ ñáŋ bɔ̄ɔ thán míi thȳa No, not yet.
A2 ປານໃດເຈົ້າຊິແຕ່ງງານ ? pǎandǎj càw sī tε̄εŋŋáan When will you get married ?
B2 ບາງທີປີໜ້າ bǎaŋ-thíi pǐi nâa Maybe next year.
                     
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Conversation 3: Ever or Never

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A1 ເຈົ້າເຄີຍໄດ້ລ້ຽງສັດບໍ ? càw khǝ́ǝj dàj lìaŋ sát bɔ̌ɔ Have you ever raised animals ?
B1 ແຕ່ກ່ອນເຄີຍ, ແຕ່ເຊົາແລ້ວ tε̄ε kɔ̄ɔn khǝ́ǝjˏ tε̄ε sáw lὲεw I used to, but I've stopped.
A2 ເຈົ້າໄດ້ລ້ຽງຫຍັງແດ່ ? càw dàj lìaŋ ñǎŋ dε̄ε What all did you raise ?
B2 ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ລ້ຽງໄກ່ແດ່, ເປັດແດ່ khɔ̂j dàj lìaŋ kāj dε̄ε pét dε̄ε I raised chickens and ducks.
                     
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Vocabulary

   

 ໄກ່ kāj chicken
 ຄວາຍ khúaj water buffalo
 ຄື ຊິ khýy sī to seem, likely to
 ເລີ້ມ lǝ̀ǝm to begin
 ລ້ຽງ lìaŋ to raise
 ແມວ mέεw cat
 ຍ້າຍ ñàaj to move
 ຍ້າຍ ເຮືອນ ñàaj hýan to move house
 ຍັງບໍ່ທັນ...ເທື່ອ   ñáŋ bɔ̄ɔ thánˏ thȳa not ... yet
  ງົວ ŋúa cow
 ເປັດ pét duck
 ພາຍໃນ pháaj náj within a (period)
 ສັດ sát animal
 ເຊົາ sáw to stop, cease
 ແຕ່ກ່ອນ tε̄ε-kɔ̄ɔn before, in the past