Lesson 6: Going Places

Conversation with Going Places article in Lao language.

Conversation with Going Places article in Lao language.

Vocabulary

Lao Pronunciation English
ຈົດໝາຍ chod mai letter
ເດີ່ນຍົນ doen yon airfield
ເດີ່ນ doen field, yard
ຍົນ, ເຮືອບິນ yon, heu bin airplane
ຫາ ha to seek
ຮຽນໜັງສື hian nang su to study
ຫ້ອງການ hong kan office
ໂຮງໝໍ hong mo hospital
ໃປສະນີ pai sa ni post office
ຫຼິ້ນ lin to play
ກິລາ ki la sports
ເມືອ mue to return
ເມືອງ mueong town, district
ໃນ nai in
ໃນ ເມືອງ nai mueong downtown
ຍ່າງ yang to walk
ຍ່າງ ຫຼິ້ນ yang lin to take a walk
ສົ່ງ song to send
ຊີ້ ເຄື່ອງ si khueong to shop
ຊີ້ si to buy
ຕະຫຼາດ ta lad market
ຕັດຜົມ tad phom to cut hair
ຕັດ tad to cut
ຜົມ phom hair

Conversation 1: Going Places

Lao Pronunciation English
A1 ເຈົ້າຊິໄປໃສ ? chao si pai sai Where are you going?
B1 ຂ້ອຍຊິເມືອບ້ານ khoy si mue ban I’m going home.
A2 ລາວຊິໄປໃສ ? lau si pai sai Where is he going?
B2 ລາວຊິໄປຊື້ເຄື່ອງ lau si pai su khueong He’s going shopping.

Conversation 2: Going Places

  Lao Pronunciation English
A1 ລາວຊິໄປໂຮງຮຽນບໍ ? lao si pai hong hian bo? Is he going to school?
B1 ໄປ pai Yes.
A2 ເຈົ້າຊິບໍ່ໄປຫ້ອງການບໍ ? chao si bo pai hong kan bo? Aren’t you going to work?
B2 ບໍ່, ບໍ່ໄປ bo,  bo pai No, I’m not.

Conversation 3: Going and Coming

  Lao Pronunciation English
A1 ເຈົ້າໄປໃສມາ ? chao pai sai ma? Where have you been?
B1 ຂ້ອຍໄປໂຮງໝໍມາ, ເຈົ້າເດ໋ ? khoy pai hong mo ma,  chao de? I’ve been to the hospital, and you?
A2 ຂ້ອຍໄປຢາມໝູ່ມາ khoy pai yam mu ma I’ve been to see a friend

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