Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ບັດ | bad | card |
| ບັດເຊີນ | bad soen | invitation |
| ຈອງ | chong | to reserve |
| ຈື່ | chu | to remember |
| ດັ່ງນັ້ນ | dang nan | therefore |
| ບໍ່ດັ່ງນັ້ນ | bo dang nan | otherwise |
| ໄຫ້ | hai | to cry |
| ກະແຈ | ka chae | key |
| ໃສ່ກະແຈ | sai ka chae | to lock |
| ເກັບ | kep | to collect |
| ຄ່ຳ | kham | evening |
| ນະ | na | then |
| ນັດ | nad | to make a date |
| ນ້ຳເບີ | nam boe | number |
| ປັດສະປໍ | pad sa po | passport |
| ໃບຂັບຂີ່ | bai khap khi | driving license |
| ປີ້ | pi | ticket |
| ຈອງປີ້ | chong pi | to reserve a seat |
| ໂທລະສັບ | tho la sap | telephone |
| ຖ້າ | tha | to wait |
| ຖິ້ມ | thim | to place, throw |
| ຝາກຈົດໝາຍ | fak chod mai | to send a letter with someone |
| ບັດປະຈຳຕົວ | bad pa cham tua | identity card |
| ໄວ້ | vai | to keep |
| ວີຊາ | visa | visa |
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Conversation 1: Inviting and regretting
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ມື້ຄ່ຳນີ້ ຂ້ອຍຢາກເຊີນເຈົ້າມາຫຼິ້ນຢູ່ ບ້ານຂ້ອຍ | mu kham ni khoy yak soen chao ma lin yu ban khoy | I’d like to invite you over to my house this evening. |
| B1 | ຂ້ອຍເສຍໃຈຫຼາຍມາບໍ່ໄດ້ ຂ້ອຍມີ ນັດແລ້ວ | khoy sia chai lai ma bo dai khoy mi nad laeo | Oh, I’m very sorry. I can’t go. I have an appointment already. |
| A2 | ຊັນນະ, ເອົາໄວ້ເທື່ອໜ້າ ເນາະ | san na, ao vaai thuo na no | Then, let’s do it another time, all right ? |
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Conversation 2: Otherwise
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ຈັກໂມງແລ້ວ | chak mong laeo | What time is it ? |
| B1 | ສິບເອັດໂມງຍັງຊາວ | sip oed mong yang sao | Twenty to eleven. |
| A2 | ເຮົາຄວນໄປດຽວນີ້ | hao khuan pai diau ni | We should go now. |
| B2 | ແມ່ນ, ບໍ່ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເຮົາບໍ່ທັນລົດ | maen bo dang nan hao bo than lod | That’s right. Otherwise we won’t be in time for the car. |
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Conversation 3: Therefore
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ລູກນ້ອຍ ຂ້ອຍໃຫ້ຫຼາຍ | luk noy khoy hai lai | My child is crying a lot. |
| B1 | ເຈົ້າຮູ້ບໍ່ວ່າ ລາວເປັນຫຍັງ | chao hu bo va lao pen jang | Do you know what is wrong ? |
| A2 | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້ ດັ່ງນັ້ນຈຶ່ງ ມາຫາທ່ານ | khoy bo hu dang nan chung ma ha than | I don’t know. That’s why I have to see you. |
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