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
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| 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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