Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ບ້ານ ນອກ | ban nok | countryside |
| ເຈົ້າ ແຂວງ | chao khueng | Provincial Governor |
| ເມືອງ | muong | District |
| ເຈົ້າ ເມືອງ | chao muong | District Governor |
| ການ | kan | job, work |
| ກ່ອນ ອື່ນ | kon un | first of all |
| ຫຼັງຈາກ | lang chak | after |
| ແລ້ວ | laeo | to finish; then |
| ເບື່ອງ | buong | affair; about |
| ຕ່າງປະເທດ | tang pa thed | foreign country |
| ໃນທີ່ສຸດ | nai thi sud | finally |
| ແນະນຳ | nea nam | to advise |
| ອົບພະຍົບ | op phan yop | to take refuge |
| ຄົນອົບພະຍົບ | khon op phan yop | refugee |
| ນາຍບ້ານ | naiban | village chief |
| ຊຽງຂລາງ | siang khlang | Xieng Khouang |
| ຕາມ | tam | to follow; according to |
| ຕອນ | ton | part; when, while |
| ຕອນຫຼັງ | ton lang | afterwards, later |
| ຕອນນັ້ນ | ton nan | then, at that time |
| ຕອນທຳອິດ | ton tham id | at first |
| ພັດທະນາ | phad tha na | countryside |
| ຊົນນະບົດ | son na bod | Provincial Governor |
Conversation 1 : Before This … That
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ກ່ອນເຈົ້າມານີ້, ເຈົ້າເຮັດການຢູ່ໃສ ? | kon chao ma ni, chao hed kan yu sai? | Before you came here, where did you work ? |
| B1 | ຂ້ອຍເຮັດການຢູ່ຊຽງຂວາງ | khoy hed kan yu Siang Khuang | I worked in Xieng Khouang. |
| A2 | ເຈົ້າໄປເຮັດຫຍັງຢູ່ຫັ້ນ ພຸ້ນ ? | chao pai hed jang yu han phun? | What did you do there ? |
| B2 | ຂ້ອຍໄປເຮັດໂຄງການພັດທະນາ | khoy pai hed khong kan phad tha na | I worked in a development project. |
Conversation 2: After This … What
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຫຼັງຈາກປະຊຸມແລ້ວໆ ເຈົ້າຊິເຮັດ ຫຍັງ ? | lang chak pa sum laeo laeo chao si hed jang? | After the meeting is finished, what are you going to do ? |
| B1 | ຂ້ອຍຊິໄປພົບຫົວໜ້າພະແນກກ່ອນ ແລ້ວຊິກັບເມຶອບ້ານ ເຮີ້ອນ | khoy si pai phob hua na pha nek kon laeo si kab muo ban hoen | I am going to meet the section chief first, and then I’ll go back home. |
Conversation 3: When That … What
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຕອນເຈົ້າເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ຊົນນະບົດ, ເຈົ້າເຮັດຫຍັງແດ່ ? | ton chao hed viak yu son na bod, chao hed jang dae | When you were working in rural areas, what did you do ? |
| B1 | ຕອນນັ້ນຂ້ອຍແນະນຳເລຶ່ອງ ການວາງແຜນຄອບຄົວ | ton nan khoy nae nam luong ka nuaang phaen khop khua | At that time, I was an advisor in family planning. |
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