Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Vocabulary Flash Card Vocabulary Matching Game Back to Lesson 19 Spoken Lao
   
        

Conversation 1:  Must

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A1 0hvp8hv'wxgfujo[yo khO^j tO@OG pa%j dA&An No#n I have to go to the airport.
B1 wxgIafspa' L pa%j he&t Na%G What for ?
A2 wxlqj'gvNvp0hvp pa%j so&G ya@j khO^j To send off my sister.
                     
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Conversation 2: Should

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A1 gInv[yo0Bo9ad3,' L hy#a-bJ%n khy^n ca#k mo#oG What time does the plane depart ?
B1 [jkp3,'-k; ba&aj mo#oG sa#aw 1:20 PM.
A2 7ao-Aog9Qk7;o9tvvd 9kd oU 8vomjP' kha#n sa@n, ca@w khu#an ca# O^Ok ca^ak nJ@J tO%On thJ&aG In that case, you should leave here at noon.
                     
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Conversation 3: Distinguishing Things

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A1 g9Qk,k-hkcmh 9adVhvp[+maopqo ca@w ma#a sa@a thE@E, ca#k nO^Oj, bO&O tha#n No#n You're so late; a little later and you would have missed the plane.
B1 pqo0v'gIqkc,jo]e.f L No#n khO%OG ha#w mE&En la#m da%j Which plane is ours ?
A2 c,jo]elu0k;F lu2hk mE&En la#m sJ%J kha%aw sJ%J fa@a It's the white and blue one.
                     
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Conversation 4:  Never Ever

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A1 g9Qkg7up0ujgInv[yo[= L ca@w khA#Aj khJ&J hy#a-bJ%n bO%O Have you ever ridden on a plane ?
B1 [+F [+g7up9adgmnjv bO&O, bO&O khA#Aj ca#k thy&a No, never once.
                     
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Vocabulary

   

 [jkp ba&aj afternoon
 Ia[ ha&p to receive
 Ia[gvqk ha&p aw to pick up
 dk'7no ka%aG khy#yn nighttime
 dk'g;ao ka%aG we#n daytime
 dk' ka%aG middle, in the middle
 g0Qk kha^w to enter, arrive
 g7up khA#Aj ever
 [+g7up bO&O khA#Aj never
 7;o (9t) khu#an (ca#) should
 0Bo khy^n to rise, take off
 ]e la#m clf. boats, planes
 ]q' lo#G to descend, land
 9adVhvp ca#k-nO^Oj in a moment
 vvd O^Ok to exit, leave
 r=fu phO#O-dJ%J just then
 -hk sa@a slow
 ljq' so&G to send off
 maoF maog;]k tha#n, tha#n we#ela#a in time
 8k, g;]k ta%am we#elaa on time
 cmh thE@E really, genuine
 8vo tO%On part, part of the day
 8hv' tO@OG must
 gmnjv thy&a time, occasion
 w; wa#j fast