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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