
Vocabulary
Lao | Pronunciation | English |
ເອງ | eng | -self |
ຂ້ອຍ ເອງ | khoy eng | myself |
ຝາກ | fak | to entrust |
ຫໍ່ | ho | package |
ຫົວ | hua | clf. for books |
ບໍ່ແກ້ວ | bo kaeo | Bo Keo (map) |
ຄຳ | kham | gold |
ກຳປູເຈຍ | Kam pu chia | Cambodia |
ລຸ່ມ | lum | under, lower |
ໜ່ວຍ | nuay | clf. for bowls, fruits, teams |
ເງິນ | ngoen | silver |
ຜ້າ | pha | cloth |
ຜ້າໃໝ | pha mai | silk |
ພາ | pha | to escort |
ພະມ້າ | pha ma | Burma |
ຜືນ | phun | clf. for Sinh |
ສິ້ນ | sin | Sinh |
ສິ້ນໃໝ | sin mai | silk Sinh |
ຕ່າລ່າງ, ກ້ອງຕ່າລ່າງ | ta lang, kong ta lang | downstairs, ground floor |
ເທິງ | thoeng | above, up, on |
ເທິງເຮຶອນ | thoeng huon | upstairs |
Conversation 1: Take To
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ແມ່ນໃຜຊິພາແຂກໄປກິນເຂົ້າ? | maen phai si pha khaek pai kin khao? | Who is going to take the guests to eat ? |
B1 | ແມ່ນຂ້ອຍເອງ, ກິນເຂົ້າແລ້ວ, ຂ້ອຍກໍ່ຊິພາເຂົາໄປພັກຜ່ອນ | maen khoy eng, kin khao laeo, khoy ko si pha khao pai phak phon | I will myself; after eating, I will then take them to have a rest. |
Conversation 2: Take and Bring
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ລາວເອົາຂັນເງິນມາແຕ່ໃສ? | lao ao khan ngoen ma tae sai? | Where did he bring the silver bowl from ? |
B1 | ລາວເອົາມາແຕ່ຫຼວງພະບາງ | lao ao ma tae Luangphabang | He brought it from Luang Phabang. |
A2 | ລາວຊິເອົາຫຍັງກັບໄປ ? | lao si ao jang kap pai? | What will he take back ? |
B2 | ລາວຊິເອົາສິ້ນໃໝກັບໄປ | lao si ao sin mai kap pai | He will take a silk skirt (sinh) back. |
Conversation 3: Send To
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ເຈົ້າຊິສົ່ງປື້ມຫົວນີ້ໄປໃສ ? | chao si song pum hua ni pai sai? | Where are you sending this book to? |
B1 | ຂ້ອຍຊິສົ່ງໄປບໍ່ແກ້ວ | khoy si song pai bo kaeo | I am sending it to Bo Keo. |
A2 | ເຈົ້າຊິສົ່ງໄປໃຫ້ໃຜ ? | chao si song pai hai phai? | Who are you sending it to ? |
B2 | ຂ້ອຍຊິສົ່ງໄປໃຫ້ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການ ໂຮງຮຽນ | khoy si song pai hai phu am nuay kan hong hian | I am sending it to the director of the school. |