Conversation 1: Meeting and Greeting

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A1 lt[kp fu sa-ba%aj dJ%J Hello!
B1 g9QkF lt[kp fu ca@w, sa-ba%aj dJ%J Hello!
A2 wx djvo pa%j kO&On Bye bye!
B2 wx fu pa%j dJ%J Bye bye!
               
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Conversation 2: Asking Names  

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A1 0= 3mfF g9Qk -nj spa' L khO%O tho@ot, ca@w sy&y Na%G? Excuse me, what is your name?
B1 0hvp -nj 9vo khO^j sy&y cO@On My name is John.
A2 ]k; -nj [5o,uF c,jo [= L la#aw sy&y bu%nmJ#J, mE&En bO%O? His name is Bounmy, right?
B2 c,jo c]h;F ]k; -nj [5o,u mE&En lE@Ew, la#aw sy&y bu%nmJ#J Right, his name is Bounmy.
               
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Conversation 3: Identifying People

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A1 oY c,jo .z L nJ@J mE&En pha%y? Who is this?
B1 oU c,jo g,p 0hvp nJ@J mE&En mJ#a khO^j This is my wife.
A2 oAo c,jo .z L na@n mE&En pha%j? Who is that?
B2 oAo c,jo |6j 0jvp la#aw mE&En mu&u khO^j That is my friend.
                                      
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Vocabulary

        
[= bO%O question word
[+ bO&O no, not
g9Qk ca@w you
fu dJ%J good, well
gf de2e and..., what about..., how about?
djvo kO&On before
dao kan together, each other
0hvp khO^j I, me
0= 3mf khO%O tho@ot Excuse me.
0v[.9 khO3Op-cay thank, to thank
]kdjvo la2a kO#On good bye
76lvo khu#u-sO%On teacher
]k; la#aw he, him
c,jo mE&En right, correct
c,jo c]h; mE&En lE@Ew That's right !
c,jo[= mE#En bOO Is that right?
[=jc,jo bO#O mE#En That's not right.
g,p mJ#a wife
|6j mu&u friend
oAo na@n that
oY nJ@J this
spa' Na%G' what
wx pa%j go
.z pha%j who
zq; phu%a husband
lt[kp sa-ba%aj fine, comfortable
lt[kp fy sa-ba%aj dJ%J Just fine!
-nj sy&y name