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Conversation 1: How Long

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A1 r;dg9QkIPowfhfqoxko.fc]h;L phu@ak ca@w hJ#an da@j do%n pa%anda%j le@ew How long have you been studying ?
B1 gIqkIPowfhlk,vkmyfc]h; ha#w hJ#an da@j sa%am a%athJ&t lE@Ew We have been studying for 3 weeks.
A2 r;dg9Qk-yIPovudfqoxko.f L phu@ak ca@w sJ& hJ#an J^Jk do%n pa%anda%j How much longer will you be studying ?
B2 gIqk-yIPovudgdQkgfnvo ha#w sJ& hJ#an J^Jk ka@w dy%an We will be studying for 9 more months.
                   
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Conversation 2: Telling Age

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A1 vkp5g9Qkwfh9adxuc]h; L aaNu& ca@w da@j ca#k pJ%J lE@Ew How old are you ?
B1 0hvpwfh-k;shkxuc]h; khO^j da@j sa#aw-ha^a pJ%J lE@Ew I am 25 years old.
A2 sq;VhkgfJ L hu%a-na^a de+e How about the boss ?
B2 ]k;wfhlujly[xu la#aw da@j sJ&J-sJ#p pJ%J He is 40 years old.
          
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Conversation 3: How Long

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A1 0a[]qfwxgfjuo[yo .-hg;]k9adokm uL kha#p lo&t pa%j dA&An-bJ%n sa@j weela#a ca#k naa-thJ#J How many minutes does it take to drive to the airport ?
B1 .-hg;]k-k;okmu sa@j weela#a sa#aw na#athJ#J It takes 20 minutes.
A2 wxmjk'jvo.-hg;]kfqoxko.f L pa%j tha&a-GO&On sa@j weela#a do%n pa%an-da%j How long does it take to go to Tha-Ngon ?
B2 .-hg;]kxt,kog7ju'-qj;3,' sa@j weela#a pa-ma#an khA&G su&a-mo#oG It takes about a half an hour.
                       
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Vocabulary

    

 ly[lk, si2p-sa4am 13
 ly[luj si2p-si#i 14
 ly[shk si2p-ha3a 15
 ly[sqd si2p-ho2k 16
 ly[g9af si2p-ce2t 17
 ly[cxf si2p-pE3Et 18
 ly[gdQk si2p-ka1w 19
 -k; sa2aw 20
 -k;gvaf sa2aw-?e2t 21
 lk,ly[ sa4am-si2p 30
 lujly[gvaf si#i-si2p-?e2t 41
 shkly[lv' ha3a-si2p-sO4ON 52
 sqdly[lk, ho2k-si2p-sa4am 63
 vkp5 ?a4aņu# age
 wfh da1y to get, attain, can
 sq;Vhk hu4a-na3a boss
 vud ?i3ik more
 okmu na2athi2i minute
 xt,ko pama2an approximately
 g7yj' khe#N half
 g;]k we2ela2a time
 xko.f pa4an-da4y to what extent
 -qj;3,' su#a-mo2oN hour
 mjk'jvo tha#a-NO#On ThaNgon