Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Vocabulary Flash Card Vocabulary Matching Game Back to Lesson 28 Spoken Lao
                     
                            
     

Conversation 1: In time

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A1 0hvp2hk;F gdnv[ [+mao khO^j fa@aw, ky^ap bO&O tha#n I was rushing; almost didn't make it.
B1 8njol;kp;Jk ty&yn su%aj wa+a What, did you get up late ?
A2 c,joc]h;F 7nooUwxs^Uogfyds^kp mE&En lE@Ew, khy#yn nJ@J pa%j lJ^n dA#k la%aj That's right; last night I was out late.
                     
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Converstion 2: Except

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A1 gIqk-ywx0Bor6wxmjP; ha#w sJ& pa%j khy^n phu#u pa%j thJ&aw We're going to go up in the mountains to tour around.
B1 wx|qf-6j7qo[= L pa%j mo#t su&u kho#n bO%O Is everyone going ?
A2
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pa%j mo#t su&u kho#n nO@Okca^ak a@aj wa#nsa#j; la#aw sJ& ju&u fa^w hy#an Everyone is going except for Vanxay; he's going to stay to watch after the house.
                     
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Converstion 3: Unless

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A1 0uj]qf0Bowx[= L khJ&J lo&t khy^n pa%j bO%O Do we go up in the car?
B1
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bO&O da@j, nO@Okca^ak ca@w mJ#J lo&t cJ&Jp; tha#aG Na@ak la%aj No, you can't, unless you have a jeep. The way is difficult.
                     
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Vocabulary

   

gfyd dA#k late at night
ovdgfyd nO@Okca^ak sleep late
2hk; fa@aw to rush
/a' fa#G to listen
g/Qk fa^w to guard
wIj ha&j field (dry)
gIafwIj he&t-ha&j to farm
ok na#a paddy
gIafok he&t-na#a to grow paddy rice
Ihv'gra' hO@OG-phe#G to sing
gra' phe#G song
w0h kha^j fever
gxaow0h pe%n-kha^j to have a fever
gdnv[ ky^ap almost
]qf9y[ lo&t-cJ&p jeep
]vpoE lO#Oj-na@m to swim
g,qk ma#w dizzy, drunk
g,qkgInv ma#w-hy#a seasick
g,qkgs^Qk ma#w-la^w drunk
g,qk]qf ma#w-lo&t carsick
py'xno NJ#G-py%yn to shoot a gun
xuo py%yn gun
r6 phu#u mountain
x6dzad pu^uk-pha#k to plant vegetables
x6d pu^uk to plant
l;o su%an garden
8jk' ta&aG different, other
8jk'xtgmf ta&aG-pathe@et foreign country
xtgmf pa-the@et country
8njol;kp ty&yn su%aj to wake up late
s;af wa#t sick,
gxaos;af pe%n-wa#t to have a cold