Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Vocabulary Flash Card Vocabulary Matching Game Back to Lesson 30 Spoken Lao
                     
                    

Conversation 1: Inviting and regretting

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A1
,N7ejoU 0hvp1kdg-uog9Qk
,ks^Yo16j [hko0hvp
my@y-kha#m-nJ@J khO^j ja^ak sA#An ca@w ma#a lJ^n ju&u ba@an khO^j I'd like to invite you over to my house this evening.
B1 0hvpglp.9s^kp,k[+wfh 0hvp,u oafc]h; khO^j sJ%a-ca%j la%aj ma#a bO&O da@j khO^j mJ#J na&t lE@Ew Oh, I'm very sorry. I can't go. I have an appointment already.
A2 -aootF gvqkw;hgmnjvVhk gokt sa@n na a%w wa@j thy&a na^a nO& Then, let's do it another time, all right ?
                     
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Conversation 2: Otherwise

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A1 9ad3,'c]h; ca#k mo#oG lE@Ew What time is it ?
B1 ly[gvaf3,'pa'-k; sJ#p e#t mo#oG Na#G sa#aw Twenty to eleven.
A2 gIqk7;owxfP;oU ha#w khu#an pa%j dJ%aw-nJ@J We should go now.
B2 c,joF [+faj'oAo gIqk[+mao]qf mE&En bO&O da&G na@n ha#w bO&O tha#n lo&t That's right. Otherwise we won't be in time for the car.
                     
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Conversation 3: Therefore

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A1 ]6dohvp 0hvp.shs^kp luuk nOOj khOj haj laaj My child is crying a lot.
B1 g9QkI6h[+;jk ]k;gxaospa' caw huu bOO waa laaw pen NaG Do you know what is wrong ?
A2 0hvp[+I6h fja'oAo9bj' ,kskmjko khOj bOO huu daG nan cyG maa haa thaan I don't know. That's why I have to see you.
                     
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Vocabulary

     

[af ba#t card
[afg-uo ba#t-sA#An invitation
9v' cO%OG to reserve
9nj cy&y to remember
fja'oAo da&G-na@n therefore
[+fja'oAo bO&O-da&G-na@n otherwise
wsh ha^j to cry
dtc9 kacE%E key
.ljdtc9 sa&j-kacE%E to lock
gda[ ke#p to collect
7ej kha&m evening
ot na& then
oaf na&t to make a date
oEg[u na@m-bA%A number
xafltx= pa#d-sa-pO@O passport
.[0a[0uj ba%j-kha#p-khJ&J driving license
xU pJ@J ticket
9v'xU cO%OG pJ@J to reserve a seat
3m]tla[ tho#o-la-sa#p telephone
4hk tha^a to wait
4Y, thJ^m to place, throw
/kd9qf|kp fa^ak co#t-ma%aj to send a letter with someone
[afxt9e8q; ba#t pa-ca%m tu%a identity card
w;h wa#j to keep
;u-k wJsa@a visa