With lesson 7, this article is Naming Things and Owning Things
Vocabulary
| Lao |
Pronunciation |
English |
| ອັນ |
an |
thing, object |
| ເຈຍ |
chia |
paper |
| ເອີ້ນ |
oen |
to call, name |
| ຢາສູບ |
ya sub |
tobacco |
| ກະດານ |
ka dan |
blackboard |
| ກະເປົາເງິນ |
ka pao ngoen |
wallet, purse |
| ເງິນ |
ngoen |
money |
| ຂອງ |
khong |
thing, article |
| ກ້ອງຖ່າຍຮູບ |
kong thai hub |
camera |
| ຖ່າຍຮູບ |
thai hub |
to photograph |
| ຮູບ |
hub |
photo, picture |
| ນີ້ |
ni |
this |
| ກັບໄຟ |
kab fai |
match |
| ໄຟ |
fai |
fire |
| ໂມງ |
mong |
watch, clock |
| ບິ໊ກ |
bik |
ballpoint pen |
| ປະຕູ |
pa tu |
door |
| ປຶ້ມ |
pum |
book |
| ວ່າ |
va |
to say |
| ແວ່ນຕາ |
vaen ta |
eyeglasses |
| ຕາ |
ta |
eye |
| ປ່ອງຢ້ຽມ |
pong yiam |
window |
| ຕັ່ງ |
tang |
chair |
| ໂຕ໊ະ |
ot a |
table, desk |
Conversation 1: Naming Things
|
Lao |
Pronunciation |
English |
| A1 |
ອັນນີ້ແມ່ນຫຍັງ? |
an ni maen jang? |
What is this ? |
| B1 |
ອັນນີ້ແມ່ນບິກ |
an ni maen bik |
This is a ballpoint pen |
| A2 |
ອັນນີ້ເອີ້ນວ່າຫຍັງ ? |
an ni oen va jang |
What is this called ? |
| B2 |
ອັນນີ້ເອີ້ນວ່າສໍດຳ |
an ni oen va so dam |
This is called a “pencil”. |
Conversation 2: Naming Things
|
Lao |
Pronunciation |
English |
| A1 |
ອັນນີ້ແມ່ນໂຕະບໍ ? |
an ni maen to bo? |
Is this (called) a table ? |
| B1 |
ບໍ່, ອັນນັ້ນບໍ່ແມ່ນໂຕະ |
bo, an nan bo maen to |
No, this isn’t (called) a table. |
| A2 |
ຄັນຊັ້ນ, ເອີ້ນວ່າຫຍັງ |
khan san, oen va jang |
Then what is it called ? |
| B2 |
ເອີ້ນວ່າຕັ່ງ |
oen va tang |
It is (called) a chair. |
Conversation 3: Naming Things
|
Lao |
Pronunciation |
English |
| A1 |
ພາສາລາວ “watch” ແປວ່າຫຍັງ ? |
pha sa lao “watch”pae va jang? |
How do you say “watch” in Lao ? |
| B1 |
ພາສາລາວ watch ແປວ່າໂມງ |
pha sa lao “watch” pae va mong |
A watch is “mong” in Lao. |
Conversation 4: Owning Things
|
Lao |
Pronunciation |
English |
| A1 |
ອັນນັ້ນແມ່ນຂອງໃຜ ? |
an nan maen khong phai? |
Whose is that? |
| B1 |
ອັນນັ້ນແມ່ນຂອງຂ້ອຍ |
an nan maen khong phai khoy |
That’s mine. |
| A2 |
ອັນນີ້ແມ່ນຂອງເຈົ້າບໍ ? |
an ni maen khong chao bo? |
Is that yours? |
| B2 |
ເຈົ້າ, ແມ່ນແລ້ວ |
chao, maen laeu |
Yes, it is. |
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