Vocabulary
Lao | Pronunciation | English |
ອັດ | ad | to close |
ຄອມພີວເຕີ | khom phiu toe | computer |
ພິມ | phim | to print |
ຕີພິມ | ti phim | to type |
ແດດ | daed | sunshine |
ມີແດດ | mi daed | sunny |
ຝົນຕົກ | fon tok | to rain |
ຝົນເຊົາ | fon sao | to stop raining |
ແຮງ | haeng | force; strong |
ໄຂ | khai | to open |
ເຂົ້າໜົມ, ຂະ ໜົມ | khao nom, kha nom | cake, candy |
ຂອງຂວັນ | khong khoan | gift |
ລົມ | lom | wind |
ມີລົມ | milom | windy |
ໝາກໄມ້ | makmai | fruit |
ໄມ້ | mai | wood |
ໝາກກ້ຽງ | mak kiang | orange |
ໝາກກ້ວຍ | mak kuy | banana |
ໝາກໂປມ | mak pom | apple |
ໜັງສືພິມ | nang su phim | newspaper |
ອື່ນ | un | other, another |
ປຽກ | piak | wet |
Conversation 1: Have someone do something
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ເຈົ້າມິເວລາບໍ ? | chao mi ve la bo? | You have some time ? |
B1 | ມີ ເຈົ້າຊິເຮັດຫຍັງ ? | mi chao si hed jang? | Yes, what do you want to do ? |
A2 | ຂ້ອຍຢາກໃຫ້ເຈົ້າໄປສົ່ງຂ້ອຍຢູ່ ຄີວລົດຕັກຊີໄດ້ບໍ ? | khoy yak hai chao pai song khoy yu khiu lod tak si dai bo? | Would you be able to take me to the |
B2 | ໄດ້, ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ | dai bo pen jang | Taxi queue ? |
Conversation 2: Bring To
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ມື້ເຊົ້ານີ້ມີຄົນເອົາຈົດໝາຍມາໃຫ້ ເຈົ້າ | mu sao ni mi khon ao chod mai ma hai chao | This morning, someone brought a letter for you. |
B1 | ລາວບໍ່ເວົ້າຫຍັງບໍ? | lao bo vaao jang bo? | He didn’t say anything ? |
A2 | ລາວບອກວ່າລາວຊິກັບມາ ຕອນແລງ | lao bo kua lao si kap ma ton laeng | He said he would come back this evening. |
Conversation 3: Do something for someone
Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
A1 | ຝົນຕົກ, ຊ່ວຍອັດປ່ອງຢ້ຽມໃຫ້ ຂ້ອຍແດ່ | fon tok, suy ad pong yiam hai khoy dae | It’s raining, please help me close the windows. |