Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Vocabulary Flash Card Vocabulary Matching Game Back to Lesson 5 Spoken Lao
                 

Conversation 1: School

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A1

ເຈົ້າຮຽນພາສາ ລາວຢູ່ໃສ ? càw hían pháasǎa láaw jūu sǎj Where did you study Lao ?
B1

ຂ້ອຍຮຽນຢູ່ໂຮງຮຽນດົງໂດກ khɔ̂j hían jūu hóoŋhían dǒŋdôok I studied at Dongdok.
A2

ໂຮງຮຽນດົງໂດກຢູ່ໃສ ? hóoŋhían dǒŋdôok jūu sǎj Where is Dongdok ?
B2

ຢູ່ວຽງຈັນ jūu wíaŋcǎn In Vientiane.
                 
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Conversation 2: Place to Stay

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A1

ເຈົ້າພັກຢູ່ໃສ ? càw phāk jūu sǎj Where do you stay ?
B1

ຂ້ອຍພັກຢູ່ໂຮງແຮມລ້ານຊ້າງ, ເຈົ້າເດ໋ ? khɔ̂j phāk jūu hóoŋhέεm làan-sàaŋˏ càw de+e I stay at the Lane Xang Hotel, how about you ?
A2

ຂ້ອຍພັກຢູ່ນຳຄອບຄົວຄົນລາວ khɔ̂j phāk jūu nám khɔ̀ɔpkhúa láaw I stay with a Lao family.
                  
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Conversastion 3: Place of Birth

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A1 ບ້ານເກີດເຈົ້າຢູ່ໃສ ? bàan-kǝ̂ǝt càw jūu sǎj Where were you born ?
B1 ຢູ່ປາກເຊ jūu pâak-sée In Pakse.
A2 ເຈົ້າເດ໊, ເຈົ້າເກີດຢູ່ໃສ ? càw de+eˏ càw kǝ̂ǝt jūu sǎj And you, where were you born ?
B2 ຂ້ອຍເກີດຢູ່ ວໍຊິງຕັນ khɔ̂j kǝ̂ǝt jūu wɔ́ɔsíŋtàn I was born in Washington.
                       
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Vocabulary

   

ບ້ານ ba1an home
ຮຽນ hi2an to study
ໂຮງຮຽນ ho2oNhi2an school
ໂຮງແຮມ ho2oNhE2Em hotel
ເຮືອນພັກ hu2anpha#k guesthouse
ພັກ pha#k to stay, rest
ຫ້ອງ hO3ON room
ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ hO3ONna1m bathroom, toilet
ຢູ່

yu#u to stay; be located
ເກີດ

ke3et to be born
ຄົນ

kho2n person
ຄອບຄົວ

khO1Opkhu2a family
ພາສາ

pha2asa4a language
ພິ່ນ້ອງ

phi#inO1ON relatives
ພໍ່ແມ່

phO#OmE#E parents
ວໍຊິງຕັນ

vO2Osi2Nta1n Washington