Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Vocabulary Flash Card Vocabulary Matching Game Back to Lesson 26 Spoken Lao
    
         

Conversation 1: Giving permission

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A1 gfadohvpwxg[yj']t7vowfh[= L de#k nO@Oj pa%j bA&G la-khO#On da@j bO%O Can the children go see the play ?
B1
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wa#n-sa%w pa%j da@j, my@y nJ@J, bO&O ha&j pa%j, phO& wa&a my@y-y&yn tO@OG pa%j ho#oGhJ#an On Saturday, they can. They can't go today because tomorrow is a school day.
                     
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Conversation 2: Final particles

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A1 0hvp7n-yg,nv[hkogfnvoVhk khO^j khy#y sJ& da@j my#a baan dy%an na^a I will probably go back home next month.
B1 16j-JkF 1jk2hk;g,nv ju&u sa+a, ja&a fa@aw my#a Oh, stay, don't leave yet !
A2 [+c,jo0hvpwxc]h; r;dg9Qk-y]b, ;Jk bO&O mE&En khO^j pa%j lE@Ew phu@ak ca@w sJ& ly#ym wa+a Won't you just forget me as soon as I leave ?
B2 [+]n,fvdF 7bfIvfg9Qks^kp bO&O ly#ym dO^Ok, khy&t hO@Ot ca@w la%aj We won't forget , we'll miss you a lot.
                     
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Conversation 3: Giving permission

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A1 1jk-6wxs^Yofqos^kp ja&a su&u pa%j lJ^n do%n la%aj Don't stay out too late.
B1 gxaospa' pe%n Na%G Why ?
A2 ,Nvnjo8hv'8njoc8jg-QkF wx8ad[kf my@y y&yn, tO@OG ty&yn tE&E sa@w, pa%j ta#k ba^at Tomorrow, we have to get up early to give to the monks.
                     
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Vocabulary

     

[kf ba^at monks' bowl
8ad[kf ta#k-ba^at to offer alms to the monks
gfJu dA@A ok ?
w2 fa#j fire
sad ha#k to break
1jk ja&a don't
1jk2hk; ja&a-fa@aw don't yet
1jk-6j ja&a-su&u don't go ...
daf ka#t to bite
0kf kha^at lacking, torn
7yfIvf khJ&t-hO@Ot to miss, think of
0;A, khu^am to capsize
]t7vo la-khO#On play, drama
]t;a' la-wa#G beware
]n, ly#ym to forget
w|h ma^j to burn
rP'r= phJ#aG-phO#O sufficient
r= phO#O enough
lkF lt sa#a, sa# go ahead and ...
.-h sa@j To use
8e ta%m to bump
8edao ta%m ka%n to collide
c8jg-Qk tE&E sa@w early morning
c8d tE^Ek to shatter
8hv'dko tO@OG-ka%an to want, need