Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ເດິກ | doek | late at night |
| ນອກເດິກ | nok doek | sleep late |
| ຟ້າວ | fao | to rush |
| ຝັງ | fang | to listen |
| ເຝົ້າ | fao | to guard |
| ໄຮ່ | hai | field (dry) |
| ເຮັດໄຮ່ | hed hai | to farm |
| ນາ | na | paddy |
| ເຮັດນາ | hed na | to grow paddy rice |
| ຮ້ອງເພັງ | hong pheng | to sing |
| ເພັງ | pheng | song |
| ໄຂ້ | khai | fever |
| ເປັນໄຂ້ | pen khai | to have a fever |
| ເກືອບ | kuop | almost |
| ລົດຈິບ | lod chip | jeep |
| ລອຍນ້ຳ | loy nam | to swim |
| ເມົາ | mao | dizzy, drunk |
| ເມົາເຮືອ | mao heu | seasick |
| ເມົາເຫຼົ້າ | mao leao | drunk |
| ເມົາລົດ | mao lod | carsick |
| ຍິງປືນ | ying pun | to shoot a gun |
| ປີນ | pin | gun |
| ພູ | phu | mountain |
| ປູກຜັກ | puk phak | to plant vegetables |
| ປູກ | puk | to plant |
| ສວນ | suan | garden |
| ຕ່າງ | tang | different, other |
| ຕ່າງປະເທດ | tang pa thed | foreign country |
| ປະເທດ | pa thed | country |
| ຕື່ນສວາຍ | tun suai | to wake up late |
| ຫວັດ | vad | sick, |
| ເປັນຫວັດ | pen vad | to have a cold |
Conversation 1: In time
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຂ້ອຍຟ້າວ, ເກືອບ ບໍ່ທັນ | khoy fao, kuop bo than | I was rushing; almost didn’t make it. |
| B1 | ຕື່ນສວາຍວ໋າ | tun suai va | What, did you get up late ? |
| A2 | ແມ່ນແລ້ວ, ຄືນນີ້ໄປຫຼີ້ນເດິກຫຼາຍ | maen laeo, khun ni pai lin doek lai | That’s right; last night I was out late. |
Converstion 2: Except
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຮົາຊິໄປຂື້ນພູໄປທ່ຽວ | hao si pai khun phu pai thiau | We’re going to go up in the mountains to tour around. |
| B1 | ໄປໝົດຊູ່ຄົນບໍ ? | pai mod su khon bo? | Is everyone going ? |
| A2 | ໄປໝົດຊູ່ຄົນນອກຈາກອ້າຍ ວັນ ໄຊ ລາວຊິຢູ່ເຝົ້າເຮືອນ | pai mod su khon nok chak | Everyone is going except for Vanxay; he’s going to stay to watch after the house. |
Converstion 3: Unless
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຂີ່ລົດຂື້ນໄປບໍ ? | khi lod khun pai bo? | Do we go up in the car? |
| B1 | ບໍ່ໄດ້, ນອກຈາກເຈົ້າມີລົດຈິບ ທາງຍາກຫຼາຍ | bo dai nok chak chao mi lod chib thang yak lai | No, you can’t, unless you have a jeep. The way is difficult. |