Vocabulary
Lao | Pronunciation | English |
ອາທິດ | a thid | week |
ໃດ | dai | which, what |
ດົນ | don | long (time) |
ເດືອນ | duon | month |
ຫັ້ນ | han | there |
ຮອດ | hod | to reach |
ຄືນນີ້, ຄືນວານນີ້ | khun ni, khun vaan ni | last night |
ຄືກັນ | khu kan | same, also |
ແລງນີ້ | laeng ni | this evening |
ແລ້ວນີ້ | laeu ni | last, previous |
ປີ | pi | year |
ມື້ | mu | day |
ມື້ໃດ | mu dai | when, what day |
ມື້ອື່ນ | mu un | tomorrow |
ມື້ຮື | mu hu | day after tomorrow |
ມື້ວານນີ້ | mu vaan ni | yesterday |
ມື້ຊືນນີ້ | mu sun ni | day before yesterday |
ມື້ໜ້າ | mu na | some other day |
ໜ້າ | na | next |
ມື້ພັກ | mu phak | holiday |
ພັກ | phak | to rest, to stop |
ເສັງ | seng | to test |
Conversation 1: Time
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ເຈົ້າມານີ້ມື້ໃດ ? | chao manimudai | When did you come here ? |
B1 | ຂ້ອຍມາມື້ວານນີ້ | khony mamuuaanni | I came yesterday. |
A2 | ເຈົ້າຊິເມືອມື້ໃດ ? | chao si meuomudai | When will you return ? |
B2 | ຂ້ອຍຊິເມືອມື້ອື່ນ | khonysi meu muun | I’ll return tomorrow. |
Conversation 2: Time
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ເຂົາເຈົ້າມາຮອດອາທິດແລ້ວນີ້ | khao chao ma hod a thid laeu ni | They arrived last week. |
B1 | ຂ້ອຍຄືກັນ | khoy khu kan | Me too. |
A2 | ເຂົາເຈົ້າຊິຢູ່ດົນບໍ່ ? | khao chao si yu don bo? | Will they stay long ? |
B2 | ບໍ່, ບໍ່ດົນ | bo, bo don? | No, not long. |
Conversation 3: Time
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ມື້ອື່ນເຮົາເສັງບໍ່ ? | mu un hao seng bo? | Do we have a test tomorrow ? |
B1 | ເສັງ, ມື້ຮືກໍ່ເສັງຄືກັນ | seng, mu hu ko seng khu kan | Yes, and the day after tomorrow too. |
A2 | ເສັງແລ້ວ, ພັກຈັກມື້ ? | seng laeu phak chak mu | After the test, how long do we have off ? |
B2 | ພັກມື້ດຽວ | phak mu diau | Only one day. |