Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Vocabulary Flash Card Vocabulary Matching Game Back to Lesson 21 Spoken Lao
                     
                      
         

Conversation 1: Why

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A1 ,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 gxaospa'9bj',k[+wfh L pe%n Na%G cy&G ma#a bO&O da@j Why can't you come ?
A2 |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.
                     
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Conversation 2: Because

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A1 gxaospa']k;9bj'x5dgInvo.|j L pe%n Na%G la#aw cy&G pu#k hy#an ma&j Why is he building a new house ?
B1 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.
                     
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ConversationThree: Why

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A1 gxaospa'g9Qk9bj'[+dyog0Qk L pe%n Na%G ca@w cy&G bO&O kJ%n kha^w Why aren't you eating ?
B1 0hvp[+lt[kp khO^j bO&O saba%aj I don't feel well.
A2 g9Qkwfhwxsk|=[= L ca@w da@j pa%j ha%a mO%O bO%O Have you been to see a doctor ?
B2 [+F 0hvppa'[+wfhwxgmbjv bO&O, khO^j Na#G bO^O da@j pa%j thy&a No, I haven't gone yet.
                     
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Vocabulary

    

9bj' cy&G therefore
]e la#m to sing (Lao style)
]e;q' la#mvo#G Lamvong dance
2hvo]e fO@Onla#m to dance
gIaf[5o he&t-bu%n to make merit
Ihv'gra' hO@OG-phe#G to sing
Ihv' hO@OG to call
1k, ja%am to visit
7a[ kha&p tight
gdqjk ka&w old
g0Qk3I'|= kha^w ho#oGmO%O to go/stay in the hospital
]6dg0up lu@uk-khA%Aj son-in-law
vhkpg0up a@aj-khA%Aj older brother-in-law
ohv'g0up nO@OG-khA%Aj younger brother-in-law
dyofv' kJ%n-dO%OG to marry
d;hk' ku@aG wide
.|j ma&j new
oaf na&t to set an appointment
,uoaf mJ#J-na&t to have an appointment
vvd]6d O^Ok-lu@uk to give birth
x5dgInvo pu#k hy#an to build a house
x5d    pu#k to erect
-j;pF -jvp   su&aj, sO&Oj to help
-j;p;Pd su&aj-wJ@ak to help out
;af wa&t temple
]6dwrh lu@uk-pha@j daughter-in-law
ohv'wrh nO@OG-pha@j younger sister-in-law
gvNvpwrh y@aj-pha@j older sister-in-law