Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ອ້າຍ | ai | older brother |
| ອ້າຍເອື້ອຍນ້ອງ | ai uoy nong | siblings |
| ເອື້ອຍ | uoy | older sister |
| ນ້ອງ | nong | younger |
| ນ້ອງສາວ | nong sao | younger sister |
| ນ້ອງຊາຍ | nong sai | younger brother |
| ສາວ | sao | girl |
| ຊາຍ | sai | male |
| ເດັດນ້ອຍ | ded nony | child |
| ກົກ | kok | first (born) |
| ຫຼ້າ | lra | last (born) |
| ລູກ | luk | offspring |
| ລູກຜູ້ດຽວ | luk phu diao | only child |
| ລູກຊາຍ | luk sai | son |
| ລູກສາວ | luk sao | daughter |
| ແມ່ຍິງ | maen ying | woman |
| ນຳກັນ | nam kan | together |
| ຍັງ | yang | still, yet |
| ຜູ້ | phu | person |
| ຜູ້ບ່າວ | phu bao | unmarried male |
| ຜູ້ຊາຍ | phu sai | man |
| ຜູ້ສາວ | phu so | unmarried female |
| ເສຍ, ຕາຍ | sia tai | to die, lost |
| ເພິ່ນ | phoen | he, she, him, her |
Conversation 1: How Many Siblings
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າມີອ້າຍເອື້ອຍນ້ອງນຳກັນຈັກ ຄົນ ? | chao mi ai euoy nong nam kan chak khon? | How many brothers and sisters do you have (including you) ? |
| B1 | ຂ້ອຍມີນຳກັນຫ້າຄົ | khoy mi nam kan ha kho | I have five (including me). |
| A2 | ເມຍເຈົ້າມີອ້າຍເອື້ອຍນ້ອງບໍ ? | mia chao mi ai euoy nong bo | Does you wife have brothers and sisters ? |
| B2 | ລາວບໍ່ມີ, ລາວເປັນລູກສາວດຽວ | lao bo mi lao pen luk sao diao | She doesn’t have any; she is an only daughter. |
Conversation 2: Asking Age
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ລູກເຈົ້າໄດ້ຈັກປີແລ້ວ | luk chao dai chak pi laeo | How old is your child ? |
| B1 | ລູກຊາຍກົກໄດ້ເຈັດປີ
ຜູ້ທີສອງໄດ້ຫ້າປີ ລູກສາວໄດ້ສາມປີ |
luk sai kok dai ched pi
phu thi song dai ha pi luk sao dai sam pi |
The oldest son is seven. The second is five. The daughter is three. |
Conversation 3: Asking about Parents
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ພໍ່ແມ່ເຈົ້າຍັງຢູ່ບໍ ? | pho mae chao yang yu bo ? | Are your parents still alive ? |
| B1 | ພໍ່ຂ້ອຍຍັງຢູ່ ແຕ່ແມ່ຂ້ອຍເສຍແລ້ວ | pho khoy yang yu tae mae khoy sia laeo | My father is living but my mother has passed away. |
| A2 | ພໍ່ເຈົ້າຍັງຢູ່ບ້ານບໍ ? | pho chao yang yu ban bo ? | Is your father still at home ? |
| B2 | ບໍ່, ເພິ່ນຢູ່ນຳເອື້ອຍຂ້ອຍ | bo, phoen yu nam euoy khoy | No, he stays with my older sister. |