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Conversation 1: Have someone do something

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A1 gIqk-ylaj'spa' ha#w sJ& sa&G Na%G What shall we order ?
B1 .shg9Qklaj'-Jk0hvp[+-jk' -ylaj'xko.f ha^j ca@w sa&G sa+a, khO^j bO&O sa&aG sJ& sa&G pa&an-da%j You order, I am not so skilled in ordering.
A2 7ao-AoF gvqkcd'F 0Q;-Uo .ljzad da[xU'wdjgoHkt kha#n sa@n, a%w kE%EG, khu^a sJ@Jn sa&j pha#k ka#p pJ@JG ka&j nO& Then, let's have soup, stir-fried meat with vegetables and roast chicken, all right ?
                     
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Conversation 2: Time; when

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A1 g9Qk,kF r=fugIqkde]a' lydyog0Qk ca@w maa#, phO#O dJ%J ha#w ka%mla#G sJ& kJ%n kha^w. Just as you came; we were sitting down to eat.
B1 g-uo8k,lt[kp0hvpvnj, c]h; 0hvpskd+dyo g0Qkg,njvdUoU sA#An ta%am saba%aj, khO^j J&Jm lE@Ew, khO^j ha%a kO&O kJ%n kha^w my@y-kJ@J-nJ@J Don't let me disturb you. I'm full; I just now finished eating.
                     
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Conversation 3: Final particle dee

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A1 ]t;u;ao -u,k7q;dyo9ad3,' lawJ#Jwa#n sJ& ma#a khu^a kJ%n ca#k mo#oG What time is Lavivanh coming to cook ?
B1 de]a'gIafc]h;gfJ ka%mla#G he&t la de+e She's already cooking.
A2 ]k'gmbjv]k;vkf9t8hv'    dko .sh gIqk-jvp la#aG thy&a, la#aw a^at ca# tO@OGka%an ha^j ha#w sO&Oj Maybe, she might want us to help.
                     
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Vocabulary

     

vkf9t a^at-ca# may, might
9ko ca%an dish
g/u fA%A kind of noodles
vuj, J&Jm full from eating
1kdg0Qk ja^ak-kha^w hungry
1kdoE ja^ak-na@m thirsty
de]a' ka%mla#G in the act of
cd' kE%EG soup
d5h' ku@G shrimp
0Q; khu^a to stir-fry
7q;dyo khu#a-kJ%n to prepare food
le]a[ sa%mla&p for
-jk' sa&aG adept at
lja' sa&G to order
-Uo sJ@Jn flesh, meat
-Uo|6 sJ@Jn-mu%u pork
-Uo'q; sJ@Jn-Gu#a beef
8Q, to@m to boil
4h;p thu^aj bowl
]k'gmnjv la#aG-thy&a sometimes, maybe
g,njvdUoU my&a-kJ@J-nJ@J just now
zad pha#k vegetable
ryglf phJ&-se^et special
grktltoAo phO&-sa-na@n therefore
r=fu phO#O-dJ%J just right, just then
xU' pJ@JG to broil