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Conversation 1: Why |

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,Nl;kp0hvp,kdyog0Qkoeg9Qk[+wfh |
my@y su%aj, khO^j ma#a
kJ%n kha^w na#m ca@w bO&O da@j |
I can't come to have lunch with you. |
| B1 |
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gxaospa'9bj',k[+wfh L |
pe%n Na%G cy&G ma#a
bO&O da@j |
Why can't you come ? |
| A2 |
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|6j0hvp-ygvqkg,pF
0hvp8hv'wx-j;p;Pd]k; |
mu&u khO^j sJ&
a%w mJ#a, khO^j tO@OG pa%j su%aj wJ@ak la#aw |
A friend is getting married, I have to go
help out. |
| A1 |
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gxaospa']k;9bj'x5dgInvo.|j
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pe%n Na%G la#aw
cy&G pu#k hy#an ma&j |
Why is he building a new house ? |
| B1 |
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grkt;jk]6dg0up-yphkpwx16joeF
gIbvos^a'gdqjkohvp3rf |
phO& wa&a lu@uk
khA%Aj sJ& Na@aj pa%j ju&u na#m,hy#an la%G ka&w nO@Oj pho@ot |
Because his son-in-law is going to move in;
the old house is too small. |
| A1 |
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gxaospa'g9Qk9bj'[+dyog0Qk
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pe%n Na%G ca@w cy&G
bO&O kJ%n kha^w |
Why aren't you eating ? |
| B1 |
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0hvp[+lt[kp |
khO^j bO&O saba%aj |
I don't feel well. |
| A2 |
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g9Qkwfhwxsk|=[= L |
ca@w da@j pa%j ha%a
mO%O bO%O |
Have you been to see a doctor ? |
| B2 |
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[+F
0hvppa'[+wfhwxgmbjv |
bO&O, khO^j Na#G
bO^O da@j pa%j thy&a |
No, I haven't gone yet. |
| 9bj' |
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cy&G |
therefore |
| ]e |
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la#m |
to sing (Lao style) |
| ]e;q' |
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la#mvo#G |
Lamvong dance |
| 2hvo]e |
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fO@Onla#m |
to dance |
| gIaf[5o |
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he&t-bu%n |
to make merit |
| Ihv'gra' |
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hO@OG-phe#G |
to sing |
| Ihv' |
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hO@OG |
to call |
| 1k, |
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ja%am |
to visit |
| 7a[ |
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kha&p |
tight |
| gdqjk |
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ka&w |
old |
| g0Qk3I'|= |
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kha^w
ho#oGmO%O |
to go/stay in the hospital |
| ]6dg0up |
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lu@uk-khA%Aj |
son-in-law |
| vhkpg0up |
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a@aj-khA%Aj |
older brother-in-law |
| ohv'g0up |
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nO@OG-khA%Aj |
younger brother-in-law |
| dyofv' |
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kJ%n-dO%OG |
to marry |
| d;hk' |
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ku@aG |
wide |
| .|j |
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ma&j |
new |
| oaf |
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na&t |
to set an appointment |
| ,uoaf |
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mJ#J-na&t |
to have an appointment |
| vvd]6d |
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O^Ok-lu@uk |
to give birth |
| x5dgInvo |
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pu#k
hy#an |
to build a house |
| x5d |
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pu#k |
to erect |
| -j;pF
-jvp |
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su&aj,
sO&Oj |
to help |
| -j;p;Pd |
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su&aj-wJ@ak |
to help out |
| ;af |
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wa&t |
temple |
| ]6dwrh |
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lu@uk-pha@j |
daughter-in-law |
| ohv'wrh |
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nO@OG-pha@j |
younger sister-in-law |
| gvNvpwrh |
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y@aj-pha@j |
older sister-in-law |
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