Lesson 11: How long to do something

Asking about how long to do something by Lao language

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.

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