Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ໄກ່ | kai | chicken |
| ຄວາຍ | khoai | water buffalo |
| ຄື ຊິ | khu si | to seem, likely to |
| ເລີ້ມ | loem | to begin |
| ລ້ຽງ | liang | to raise |
| ແມວ | maeo | cat |
| ຍ້າຍ | yai | to move |
| ຍ້າຍ ເຮືອນ | yai huon | to move house |
| ຍັງບໍ່ທັນ…ເທື່ອ | yang bo than theu | not … yet |
| ງົວ | ngua | cow |
| ເປັດ | ped | duck |
| ພາຍໃນ | phai nai | within a (period) |
| ສັດ | sad | animal |
| ເຊົາ | sao | to stop, cease |
| ແຕ່ກ່ອນ | tae kon | before, in the past |
Conversation 1: To what extent
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ອີກດົນປານໃດເຈົ້າຊິໄດ້ຍ້າຍ ? | ik don pan dai chao si dai yai? | How much longer before you move? |
| B1 | ຂ້ອຍຍັງບໍ່ຮູ້ເທຶ່ອ | khoy yang bo hu thua | I don’t know yet. |
| A2 | ປານໃດຊິຮູ້ ? | pan dai si hu? | When will you know ? |
| B2 | ຄືຊິຮູ້ພາຍໃນສອງອາທິດ | khu si hu phai nai song a thid | I should know within 2 weeks. |
Conversation 2: Yet or Not Yet
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າມິຄອບຄົວແລ້ວຫຼືຍັງ? | chao mi khop khua laeo lu yang? | Are you married yet ? |
| B1 | ຍັງບໍ່ທັນມີເທື່ອ | yang bo than mi thua | No, not yet. |
| A2 | ປານໃດເຈົ້າຊິແຕ່ງງານ? | pan dai chao si taeng ngan? | When will you get married ? |
| B2 | ບາງທີປີໜ້າ | bang thi pi na | Maybe next year. |
Conversation 3: Ever or Never
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າເຄີຍໄດ້ລ້ຽງສັດບໍ ? | chao khoy dai liang sad bo? | Have you ever raised animals ? |
| A2 | ເຈົ້າໄດ້ລ້ຽງຫຍັງແດ່ ? | chao dai liang jang dae | What all did you raise ? |
| B2 | ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ລ້ຽງໄກ່ແດ່, ເປັດແດ່ | khoy dai liang kai dae ped dae | I raised chickens and ducks. |