Lesson 10: Time

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.

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