Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ບ່ວງ | buang | spoon |
| ຢາກ | yak | to want |
| ກະປ໋ອງ | ka pong | can |
| ແກ້ວ | kaeu | bottle |
| ເຂົ້າຈີ່ | khao chi | bread |
| ກີບ | kip | Kip (Lao money) |
| ກ້ອນ | kon | lump, loaf |
| ເຫຼົ້າ | leoa | alcohol, liquor |
| ນ້ຳ | nam | water |
| ນ້ອຍ | noy | small |
| ໃຫຍ່ | yai | large |
| ສະບູ | sa bu | soap |
Convesation 1: Counting Things
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ກາເຟເຈົ້າໃສ່ນ້ຳຕານບໍ່ ? | kafe chao sai nam tan bo | Do you take sugar in your coffee ? |
| B1 | ໃສ່ | sai | Yes. |
| A2 | ໃສ່ຈັກບ່ວງ | sai chak buang | How many spoons ? |
| B2 | ໃສ່ສອງບ່ວງ | sai song buang | Two spoons. |
Convesation 2: Counting Things
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ລາວຢາກຊື້ເຂົ້າຈີ່ | lao yak su khao chi | He wants to buy bread. |
| B1 | ລາວຊິຊື້ຈັກກ້ອນ | lao si su chak kon | How many loaves does he want to buy ? |
| A2 | ກ້ອນດຽວເທົ່ານັ້ນ | kon diau theo nan | Just one loaf. |
| B2 | ກ່ອນໜຶ່ງສອງພັນຫ້າຮ້ອຍກິບ | kon nung song phan ha hoy kip | It’s 2500 Kip per loaf. |
Convesation 3: Counting Things
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າຊິກິນຫຍັງ ? | chao si kin jang | What would you like to eat ? |
| B1 | ມີເບຍເຢັນບໍ ? | mi bia yen bo? | Do you have cold beer ? |
| A2 | ເຈົ້າ, ມີ, ເອົາຈັກແກ້ວ | chao, mi, ao chak kaeo | Yes, we do; how many bottles ? |
| B2 | ເອົາແກ້ວໃຫຍ່ແກ້ວໜຶ່ງ | ao kaeo yai kaeo nung | One large bottle. |