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Conversation 1: Thanking for something

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A1 0v[.9g9Qks^kp mjugvqkVa'ln,k.sh khO^Op ca%j ca@w la%aj thJ&J a%w na%Gsy%y ma#a ha^j Thank you so much for delivering this letter.
B1 [+gxaos[a'F 0hvpfu.9 mjuwfhgvqk,k .sh bO&O pe%n Na%G, khO^j dJ%J-ca%j thJ&J da@j a%w ma#a ha^j It's no bother. I was happy to bring it.
                     
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Conversation 2: Inviting

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A1 r;dgIqk -y9afdyo]hP' lqj'mhk;9aomt;q'1kd
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phu@ak ha#w sJ& ca#t kJ%n lJ@aG so&G a@aj ca%ntha&wo#G ja^ak sA#An phu@ak ca@w mo#t su&u kho#n We are having a going away party for Chanthawong. We'd like to invite all of you.
B1 0v[.9F c8jr+g4QkF c,jg4Qk 7n-y16j[hko g[yj'gfadohvp khO^Op ca%j tE&E phO&O tha^w mE&E tha^w khy#y sJ&ju&u ba@an bA&G de#k nO@Oj Thank you, but mother and father- in-law will probably have to stay home to look after the children.
                     
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Conversation 3: Giving regrets

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A1 0hvp1hko;jk -y[+wfhwxskr+c,jg9Qk khO^j ja@an wa&a sJ& bO&O da@j pa%j ha%a phO&O-mE&E ca@w I'm afraid I won't be able to to go see your parents.
B1 gryjo-yglp.9s^kp 7aog9Qk[+wfhwx 1k, phA&n sJ& sJ%a-ca%j la%aj kha#n ca@w bO&O da@j pa%j ja%am They will be very sorry if you don't go visit them.
                     
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Vocabulary

    

9af ca@t to arrange
z6j9afdko phu^u-ca#t- ka%an manager
fu.9 dJ%J-ca%j happy
1hko ja@an to fear
dyo]hP' kJ%n-lJ@aG party
dyo]hP'lqj' kJ%n-lJ@aG-so&G farewell party
7jvp khO&j slow, deliberate
7jvpM khO&j-khO&j slowly
c,jpjk mE&E-Na&a grandmother on male side
c,jg4Qk mE&E-tha^w man's mother-in-law
c,j86h mE&E-tu@u grandmother om female side
cojw9 nE&E-ca%j sure
V5j, nu&m young
r+x6j phO&O-pu&u grandfather on male side
r+g4Qk phO&O-tha^w man's father-in- law
r+86h phO&O-tu@u grandfather on female side
glp.9 sJ%a-ca%j sorry
g4Qk tha^w old in age
mju thJ&J that, who, which