Vocabulary
Lao | Pronunciation | English |
ສິບສາມ | sip sam | 13 |
ສິບສີ່ | sip si | 14 |
ສິບຫ້າ | sip ha | 15 |
ສິບຫົກ | sip hok | 16 |
ສິບເຈັດ | sip ched | 17 |
ສິບແປດ | sip paed | 18 |
ສິບເກົ້າ | sip kao | 19 |
ຊາວ | sau | 20 |
ຊາວເອັດ | sau ed | 21 |
ສາມສິບ | sam sip | 30 |
ສີ່ສິບເອັດ | si sip ed | 41 |
ຫ້າສິບສອງ | ha sip song | 52 |
ຫົກສິບສາມ | hok sip sam | 63 |
ອາຍຸ | a yu | age |
ໄດ້ | dai | to get, attain, can |
ຫົວໜ້າ | hua na | boss |
ອີກ | ik | more |
ນາທີ | na thi | minute |
ປະມານ | pa man | approximately |
ເຄິ່ງ | khoeng | half |
ເວລາ | ve la | time |
ປານໃດ | pan dai | to what extent |
ຊົ່ວໂມງ | sou mong | hour |
ທ່າງ່ອນ | thang on | ThaNgon |
Conversation 1: How Long
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ພວກເຈົ້າຮຽນໄດ້ດົນປານໃດແລ້ວ ? | phuak chao hian dai don pan dai laeu? | How long have you been studying ? |
B1 | ເຮົາຮຽນໄດ້ສາມອາທິດແລ້ວ | hao hian dai sam a thid laeu | We have been studying for 3 weeks. |
A2 | ພວກເຈົ້າຊິຮຽນອີກດົນປານໃດ ? | phuak chao si hian ik don pandai? | How much longer will you be studying ? |
B2 | ເຮົາຊິຮຽນອີກເກົ້າເດືອນ | hao si hian ik kao deuon | We will be studying for 9 more months. |
Conversation 2: Telling Age
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ອາຍຸເຈົ້າໄດ້ຈັກປີແລ້ວ ? | ai ju chao dai chak pi laeu? | How old are you ? |
B1 | ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຊາວຫ້າປີແລ້ວ | khoy dai sau ha pi laeu | I am 25 years old. |
A2 | ຫົວໜ້າເດ໋ ? | hua na de? | How about the boss ? |
B2 | ລາວໄດ້ສີ່ສິບປີ | lao dai si sip pi | He is 40 years old. |
Conversation 3: How Long
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ຂັບລົດໄປເດີ່ນບິນ ? | khap lod pai doen bin? | How many minutes does it take to drive to the airport ? |
B1 | ໃຊ້ເວລາຊາວນາທີ | sai ve la sau na thi | It takes 20 minutes. |
A2 | ໄປທ່າງ່ອນໃຊ້ເວລາດົນປານໃດ ? | pai thang on sai ve la don pan dai | How long does it take to go to Tha-Ngon ? |
B2 | ໃຊ້ເວລາປະມານເຄີ່ງຊົ່ວໂມງ | sai ve la pa man khoeng sou mong | It takes about a half an hour. |