Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| ອາຈານ | a chan | teacher |
| ບາງກອກ | bang kok | Bangkok |
| ເຮືອ | heu | boat |
| ເຮືອບິນ, ຍົນ | heu bin, yon | airplane |
| ບິນ | bin | to fly |
| ຂັບ | khap | to drive |
| ຂີ່ | khi | to ride |
| ລົດ | lod | vehicle, car |
| ລົດຈັກ | lod chak | motorcycle |
| ຈັກ | chak | motor |
| ລົດໄຟ | lod fai | train |
| ທາງລົດໄຟ | thang lod fai | railroad |
| ລົດເມ | lod me | bus |
| ເມ | me | |
| ລົດຖີບ | lod thib | bicycle |
| ຖີບ | thib | to pedal |
| ນຳ | nam | with, by |
| ປາກຊັນ | pak san | Paksan |
| ຜູ້ດຽວ | phu diau | alone |
| ຜູ້ | phu | person |
| ດຽວ | diau | single, only |
| ຕຸກໆ | tuk | larger three-wheeled taxi |
| ຈຳໂບ | cham bo | smaller three-wheeled taxi |
| ໄຊຍະບູວີ | Sai ya bu vi | Sayaburi |
| ຕັກຊີ | tak si | taxi |
| ເຮັດວຽກ | hed viak | to work, labor |
| ເຮັດ | hed | to do, make |
| ວຽກ | viak | work, task |
Conversation 1: Who
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າຢູ່ກັບໃຜ ? | chao yu kap phai | Who do you live with ? |
| B1 | ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ກັບໝູ່ຂ້ອຍ | khoy yu kap mu khoy | I live with my friend. |
| A2 | ເຈົ້າມາໂຮງຮຽນນຳໃຜ ? | chao ma hong hian nam phai ? | Who do you come to school with ? |
| B2 | ຂ້ອຍມາຜູ້ດຽວ | khoy ma phu diau | I come by myself. |
Conversation 2: How
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຈົ້າມາປາກຊັນນຳຫຍັງ? | chao ma pak san nam jang? | How did you come to Paksan? |
| B1 | ຂ້ອຍມານຳລົດ | khoy ma nam lod | I came by car. |
| A2 | ເຈົ້າມາຫຍັງ? | chao ma jang? | Why did you come? |
| B2 | ຂ້ອຍມາຊື້ເຄື່ອງ | khoy ma su khuong | I came to buy something. |
Conversation 3: How
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| A1 | ເຂົາເຈົ້າຂີ່ຫຍັງມາໂຮງຮຽນ ? | khao chao khi jang ma hong hian? | How do they come to school ? |
| B1 | ເຂົາເຈົ້າຂີ່ລົດເມມາ | khao chao khi lod me ma | They take the bus. |
| A2 | ອາຈານດາລາເດ໋ ? | a chan da la de ? | How about Ajan Dala ? |
| B2 | ລາວຂັບລົດມາ | lau khap lod ma | She drives her car. |