Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ບ່າຍ | bai | afternoon |
| ຮັບ | hap | to receive |
| ຮັບເອົາ | hap ao | to pick up |
| ກາງຄືນ | kang khun | nighttime |
| ກາງເວັນ | kang vean | daytime |
| ກາງ | kang | middle, in the middle |
| ເຂົ້າ | khao | to enter, arrive |
| ເຄີຍ | khoy | ever |
| ບໍ່ເຄີຍ | bo khoy | never |
| ຄວນ (ຈະ) | khuan (cha) | should |
| ຂື້ນ | khun | to rise, take off |
| ລຳ | lam | clf. boats, planes |
| ລົງ | long | to descend, land |
| ຈັກໜ້ອຍ | chak noy | in a moment |
| ອອກ | ook | to exit, leave |
| ພໍດີ | pho di | just then |
| ຊ້າ | sa | slow |
| ສົ່ງ | song | to send off |
| ທັນ | than | in time |
| ທັນເວລາ | than ve la | on time |
| ຕາມ ເວລາ | tam vela | really, genuine |
| ແທ້ | thae | part, part of the day |
| ຕອນ | ton | must |
| ຕ້ອງ | tong | time, occasion |
| ເທື່ອ | theu | fast |
| ໄວ | vai | afternoon |
Conversation 1: Must
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງໄປເດີ່ນບິນ | khoy tong pai doen bin | I have to go to the airport. |
| B1 | ໄປເຮັດຫຍັງ ? | pai hed jang? | What for ? |
| A2 | ໄປສົ່ງເອື້ອຍຂ້ອຍ | pai song uoy khoy | To send off my sister. |
Conversation 2: Should
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຮືອບິນຂື້ນຈັກໂມງ ? | huo bin khun chak mong? | What time does the plane depart ? |
| B1 | ບ່າຍໂມງຊາວ | bai mong sao | 1:20 PM. |
| A2 | ຄັນຊັ້ນເຈົ້າຄວນຈະອອກ ຈາກ ນີ້ ຕອນທ່ຽງ | khan san chao khuan cha ook chak ni ton thiang | In that case, you should leave here at noon. |
Conversation 3: Distinguishing Things
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າມາຊ້າແທ້ ຈັກໜ້ອຍບໍ່ທັນຍົນ | chao ma sa thae chak noy bo than yon | You’re so late; a little later and you would have missed the plane. |
| B1 | ຍົນຂອງເຮົາແມ່ນລຳໃດ ? | yon khong hao maen lam dai? | Which plane is ours ? |
| A2 | ແມ່ນລຳສີຂາວ, ສີຟ້າ | maen lam si khau, si fa | It’s the white and blue one. |
Conversation 4: Never Ever
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າເຄີຍຂີ່ເຮືອບິນບໍ ? | chao khoy khi hue bin bo? | Have you ever ridden on a plane ? |
| B1 | ບໍ່, ບໍ່ເຄີຍຈັກເທື່ອ | bo, bo khoey chak thue | No, never once. |