Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ບ່ອນ | bon | place |
| ຮ້ານ | han | shop |
| ຮ້ານອາຫານ | han a han | restaurant |
| ຮ້ານຕັດເຄື່ອງ | han tad khuong | tailor shop |
| ຮ້ານຕັດຜົມ | han tad phom | barbershop |
| ຮ້ານຂາຍຢາ | han khai ya | pharmacy |
| ຮ້ານຖ່າຍຮູບ | han thai hub | photo shop |
| ໂຮງແຮມລ້ານຊ້າງ | hong haem lan sang | Lane Xang Hotel |
| ໄກ | kai | far |
| ໃກ້ | kai | near |
| ຂ້າງ | khang | beside |
| ຂວາ | khua | right side |
| ແລ້ວ | laeu | then |
| ລ້ຽວ | liau | to turn |
| ໜ້າ | na | in front |
| ພີ້ | phi | over here |
| ພຸ້ນ | phun | over there |
| ຊ້າຍ | sai | left side |
| ຊື່, ຊື່ໆ | su su | straight |
| ຖະໜົນ | tha non | street, road |
| ສາມແສນໄທ | sam saen thai | Samsenethai St. |
| ເສດຖາທິລາດ | sed tha thi lad | Sethathilat St. |
| ນ້ຳພຸ | nam phu | fountain |
| ທາງ’ | thang | way, road |
| ທາງຫຼັງ | thang lang | behind |
| ທາງໜ້າ | thang na | ahead |
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Conversation 1: Directions
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| A1 | ໄປຮ້ານຊັກເຄື່ອງໄປທາງໃດ ? | pai han sak khuong pai thang dai | Which way is it to the laundry ? |
| B1 | ຍ່າງໄປຊື້ | yang pai su | Walk straight ahead. |
| A2 | ຢູ່ໄກບໍ່ ? | yu kai bo | Is it far ? |
| B2 | ບໍ່, ຢູ່ໃກ້ໆນີ້ | bo yu kai ni | No, it’s close to here. |
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Conversation 2: Directions
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| A1 | ໄປໂຮງແຮມລ້ານຊ້າງ ໄປທາງໃດ ? | pai hong haem lan sang pai thang dai? | Which way is it to the Lane Xang Hotel ? |
| B1 | ໄປຊື້ໆ ແລ້ວລ້ຽວຂວາ | pai su su laeu liau khua | Go straight ahead; then turn right. |
| A2 | ລ້ຽວຢູ່ໃສ ? | liau yu sai? | Where do I turn ? |
| B2 | ລ້ຽວຢູ່ນ້ຳພຸ | liau yu nam phu | Turn at the fountain. |
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Conversation 3: Locations
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| A1 | ເຮືອນເຈົ້າຢູ່ໃສ ? | huon chao yu sai | Where is your house ? |
| B1 | ຢູ່ໜ້າຕະຫຼາດເຊົ້າ | yu na ta lad sao | It’s in front of the Morning Market. |
| A2 | ຢູ່ບ່ອນໃດ ? | yu bon dai | At what place ? |
| B2 | ຢູ່ຂ້າງຮ້ານຂາຍຢາ | yu khang han khai ya | Beside the pharmacy. |
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