1. "ju#u" X16j?     may mean "to live" or "to be located".

   For example,

   g9qhk16jwl	cA$w ju#u sa1y	Where do your live?
   g9qhkgiafdko16jwl	cA$w he#t kaan ju#u sa1y	Where do you work?

    

2. In Lao, verbs do not have different forms for different tenses such as "is and was" in English.  Sometimes you will notice different tenses in English translations but with no corresponding change in Lao. 

           For example,