Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ບໍ | bo | question word |
| ບໍ່ | bo | no, not |
| ເຈົ້າ | chao | you |
| ດີ | di | good, well |
| ເດ | de | and…, what about…, how about? |
| ກ່ອນ | kon | before |
| ກັນ | kan | together, each other |
| ຂ້ອຍ | khoy | I, me |
| ຂໍ ໂທດ | kho thod | Excuse me. |
| ຂອບໃຈ | khop chai | thank, to thank |
| ລາກ່ອນ | la kon | good bye |
| ຄູສອນ | khu son | teacher |
| ລາວ | lao | he, him |
| ແມ່ນ | maen | right, correct |
| ແມ່ນ ແລ້ວ | maen laeo | That’s right ! |
| ແມ່ນບໍ | maen bo | Is that right? |
| ບໍ່ແມ່ນ | bo maen | That’s not right. |
| ເມຍ | mia | wife |
| ໝູ່ | mu | friend |
| ນັ້ນ | nan | that |
| ນິ້ | ni | this |
| ຫຍັງ | jang | what |
| ໄປ | pai | go |
| ໃຜ | phai | who |
| ຜົວ | phua | husband |
| ສະບາຍ | bo | fine, comfortable |
| ສະບາຍ ດິ | bo | Just fine! |
| ຊື່ | chao | name |
Conversation 1: Meeting and Greeting
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ສະບາຍ ດີ | sa bai di | Hello |
| B1 | ເຈົ້າ, ສະບາຍ ດີ | chao sa bai di | Hello |
| A2 | ໄປ ກ່ອນ | pai kon | Bye bye |
| B2 | ໄປ ດີ | pai di | Bye bye |
Conversation 2: Asking Names
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຂໍ ໂທດ, ເຈົ້າ ຊື່ ຫຍັງ ? | kho thod chao su jang | Excuse me, what is your name? |
| B1 | ຂ້ອຍ ຊື່ ຈອນ | khoy su chon | My name is John. |
| A2 | ລາວ ຊື່ ບຸນມີ, ແມ່ນ ບໍ ? | lao su bun mi maen bo | His name is Bounmy, right? |
| B2 | ແມ່ນ ແລ້ວ, ລາວ ຊື່ ບຸນມີ | maen laeo lao su bun mi | Right, his name is Bounmy. |
Conversation 3: Identifying People
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ນິ້ ແມ່ນ ໃຜ ? | ni maem phai | Who is this? |
| B1 | ນີ້ ແມ່ນ ເມຍ ຂ້ອຍ | ni maem mia khoy | This is my wife. |
| A2 | ນັ້ນ ແມ່ນ ໃຜ ? | nan maem phai | Who is that? |
| B2 | ນັ້ນ ແມ່ນ ໝູ່ ຂ່ອຍ | nan maem mu khoy | That is my friend. |
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