Vocabulary 1
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ເຈົ້າຊູ້ | chao su | womanize |
| ຈ່ອຍ | choy | thin |
| ຢືນ | yun | to stand |
| ຂາ | kha | leg |
| ຄັນ | khan | clf. for vehicles |
| ແຂນ | khaen | arm |
| ນັ່ງ | nang | to sit |
| ນຸ່ງ | nung | to wear |
| ຍາວ | yau | long |
| ງາມ | ngam | pretty |
| ສັ້ນ | san | short (not long) |
| ສີ | si | color |
| ສີດຳ | si dam | black |
| ສີແດງ | si daeng | red |
| ສີຟ້າ | si fa | (sky) blue |
| ສີຂາວ | si khau | white |
| ສີຂຽວ | si khiau | (dark) green/blue |
| ສີລາຍ | si lai | striped |
| ສີນ້ຳຕານ | si nam tan | brown |
| ສົ້ງ | song | trousers |
| ສູງ | sung | tall |
| ເສື້ອ | seu | shirt, blouse |
| ເຕັ້ຍ | tey | short (not tall) |
| ໂຕ | to | clf. for trousers, shirts |
| ຕຸ້ຍ | tuy | fat |
| ປະຕູ | pa tu | door |
Conversation 1: Distinguishing Things
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ມີລົດ | khoy bo mi lod | I don’t have a car. |
| B1 | ເອົາລົດຂ້ອຍກໍ່ໄດ້ | ao lod khoy ko dai | Then take mine. |
| A2 | ຂອງເຈົ້າແມ່ນຄັນໃດ ? | khong chao maen khan dai? | Which one is yours ? |
| B2 | ແມ່ນຄັນສີດຳພຸ້ນ | maen khan si dam phun | Mine is the black one over there. |
Conversation 2: Distinguishing People
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ອ້າຍເຈົ້າແມ່ນຜູ້ໃດ ? | ai chao maen phu dai? | Which one is your brother ? |
| B1 | ລາວແມ່ນຄົນສູງໆ ຢຶນຢູ່ປະຕູ | lao maen khon sung yun yu pa tu | He is the tall one at the door. |
| A2 | ຄົນນຸ່ງເສື້ອສີຟ້າແມ່ນບໍ ? | khon nung sue si fa maen bo ? | The one wearing a blue shirt, right ? |
| B2 | ແມ່ນແລ້ວ | maen laeo | That’s right. |
Conversation 3: Distinguishing People
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຂ້ອຍຢາກຊື້ເສື້ອ | khoy yak su seu | I want to buy a shirt. |
| B1 | ເຈົ້າມັກສີໃດ ? | chao mak si dai? | What color do you like ? |
| A2 | ຂ້ອຍມັກສີລາຍ | khoy mak si lai | I like stripes. |
| B2 | ໂຕນີ້ກໍ່ງາມ | to ni ko ngam | This one is pretty. |