Lesson 3: Nationality

Vocabulary

Lao	Pronunciation	English
ອາເມຣິກາ	a me ri ka	America
ຝຣັ່ງ	frang	French
ກາລິຟໍເນັຍ	ka li fo ney	California
ວຽດນາມ	viet nam	Vietnamese
ກຳປູເຈຍ	kam pu chia	Cambodia
ເຂົາເຈົ້າ	khao chao	They, them, their
ຂະເຈົ້າ	kha chao	They, them, their
ຄົນ	khon	person, people
ຂໍໂທດ	kho thod	Excuse me (lit. request punishment)
ແຂວງ	khaeng	Province
ລາວ	lao	Laotian, he, she
ຈີນ	chin	China
ຣັດ	rad	state
ຫລວງພຣະບາງ	Luang pha bang	Luang Phabang (royal capital and province in northern Laos)
ມາ	ma	To come
ເມືອງ	meuong	Country, city
ບ້ານ	ban	Village, house
ປາກເຊ	pak se	Pakse (city in southern Laos)
ເປັນ	pen	To be
ປະເທດ	pa thed	Country, state
ພວກ	phuak	Group, we, us
ພວກເຈົາ	phuak chao	You (pl)
ພວກຂ້ອຍ	phuak khoy	We
ໃສ	sai	Where
ໃດ	dai	Which
ເທັກຊັດ	thek sad	Texas
ແຕ່	tae	from
ໄທ	thai	Thai, they
ວຽງຈັນ	viang chan	Vientiane (administrative capital and province in central Laos)
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Conversation 1: Nationality

	Lao	Pronunciation	English
A1	ພວກເຈົ້າມາແຕ່ໃສ?	phuak chao ma tae sai?	Where do you come from ?
B1	ພວກຂ້ອຍມາແຕ່ປະເທດຝຣັ່ງ	phuak khoy ma tae pa thed frang	We come from France.
A2	ພວກເຈົ້າເດ໊?	phuak chao de?	How about you ?
B2	ພວກຂ້ອຍມາແຕ່ປະເທດລາວ	phuak khoy ma tae pa thed lao	We come from Laos.
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Conversation 2: Nationality

	Lao	Pronunciation	English
A1	ຂໍໂທດເຈົ້າເປັນຄົນລາວບໍ?	kho thod chao pen khon lao bo	Excuse me, are you Lao ?
B1	ແມ່ນແລ້ວ ຂ້ອຍເປັນຄົນລາວ	maen laeo khoy pen khon lao	That’s right, I am Lao.
A2	ເຈົ້າມາແຕ່ແຂວງໃດ?	chao ma tae khaeng dai?	What province do you come from?
B2	ຂ້ອມມາແຕ່ແຂວງ ຫຼວງພະບາງ	khom ma tae khaeng luang pha bang	I come from Luang Phabang.
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Conversation 3: Nationality

	Lao	Pronunciation	English
A1	ລາວເປັນຄົນຫຍັງ?	lao pen khon jang	What nationality is he/she ?
B1	ລາວເປັນຄົນ ອາເມລິກາ	lau pen khon a me li ka	He/she is American.
A2	ລາວມາແຕ່ລັດໃດ?	lao ma tae lad dai	What state does he/she come from ?
B2	ລາວມາແຕ່ລັດ ເທັກຊັດ	lao ma tae lad thek sad	He/she comes from Texas.
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