Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ອ່ານ | an | to read |
| ໄດ້ຍິນ | dai yin | to hear |
| ຫາກໍ່ | ha ko | just, only just |
| ເຫັນ | hen | to see |
| ຄັກ | khak | superb |
| ຄັນ | khan | if |
| ຄັນຊັ້ນ | khansan | in that case |
| ຂຽນ | khian | to write |
| ຄົນ | khon | sharp |
| ໜ້ອຍໜຶ່ງ | noy nung | a little bit |
| ໜ້ອຍດຽວ | noy diau | a very little |
| ສອນ | son | to teach |
| ທັງ | thang | all |
| ຕໍ່ | to | all |
| ຕໍ່ໄປ | to pai | to continue |
| ເຫຼືອ | lue | next |
| ມັນ | man | left, extra |
| ມີດ | mid | it |
| ໝົດ | mod | knife |
| ທັງໝົດ | thang mod | all |
| ໝົດແລ້ວ | mod laeo | finished, used up |
| ໝູ່ | mu | group, friend |
| ມື້ກີ້ນີ້ | mu ki ni | just now |
Conversation 1: To continue something
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າຊິຮຽນພາສາລາວຕໍ່ບໍ່? | chao si hian pha sa lao to bo? | Are you going to continue studying Lao ? |
| B1 | ຮຽນ, ຂ້ອຍຊິຮຽນຕໍ່ອີກປີໜຶ່ງ | hian, khoy si hian to ik pi nung | Yes, I’m going to continue for one more year. |
| A2 | ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນເຈົ້າຊິເມືອບ້ານບໍ? | lang chak nan chao si mue ban bo? | After that, are you going to return home ? |
| B2 | ບໍ່ ຂ້ອຍຊິເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ນີ້ກ່ອນ | bo khoy si hed viak yu ni kon | No, I am going to work here first. |
Conversation 2: Which one
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຊື້ໝາກໂມແດ່ແນວໃດຫວານ? | su ma kom dae nae nuadai van | I’d like to buy a watermelon. |
| B1 | ແນວຍາວໆຫວານກວ່າ ເອົາຈັກໜ່ວຍ ? | naeo yao yao van kua ao chak nuay? | What kind is sweet ? |
| A2 | ເອົາໜ່ວຍດຽວພໍແລ້ວ | ao nuay diao pho laeo | The long one is sweeter; how many? |
Conversation 3: Already – not yet
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າອ່ານປື້ມຫົວນີ້ແລ້ວໆບໍ່ ? | chao an pum hua ni laeo laeo bo? | Have you finished reading this book? |
| B1 | ຍັງ ຂ້ອຍຫາກໍ່ເລິ່ມອ່ານ ມື້ວານນີ້ | yang khoy ha ko loem an mu van ni | Not yet, I only started reading it yesterday. |
| A2 | ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຍິນວ່າມັນຄັກຫຼາຍ ແມ່ນບໍ ? ເຈົ້າຄຶດຈັ່ງໃດ ? | khoy dai yin va man khak lai maen bo? chao khud chang dai? | I heard it is really good, what do you think ? |
| B2 | ຂ້ອຍຄິດວ່າ ຄືຊິແມ່ນ ຄັກຢູ່ ? | khoy khid va khu si maen khak yu? | I think it must be very good. |