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Conversation 1: At the Cafe

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A1 g9Qk -y gvqk spa' L ca@w sJ& a%w Na%G ? What'll you have ?
B1 0hvp -y gvqk dkg2F g9Qk gfJ L khO^j sJ& a%w ka%a-fe#e, ca@w de+e? I'll have coffee, and you ?
A2 0hvp -y gvqk oE -k khO^j sJ& a%w na@m-sa#a I'll have tea.
              
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Conversation 2: At the Restaurant

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A1 g9Qjk 1kd dyo spa' L ca@w ja^ak kJ%n Na%G ? What would you like to eat ?
B1 0hvp 1kd dyo g0Qk zaf khO^j ja^ak kJ%n kha^w-pha#t I'd like fried rice.
A2 |6j g9Qk gfJ L mu&u ca@w, de+e ? How about your friend ?
B2 ]k; 1kd dyo g/u la#aw ja^ak kJ%n fA%A She'd like noodles.
             
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Conversation 3: Food             

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A1 g0Qk zafF c-[ [= kha^w-pha#t, sE@Ep bO%O ? Is the fried rice tasty ?
B1 c-[ s^kp sE@Ep la%aj Very tasty !
A2 g9Qk ,ad gzaf s^n [+ gzaf ca@w ma&k phe#t ly%y bO&O phe#t? Do you like it hot or not hot?
B2 0hvp [+ ,ad gzaf khO^j bO&O ma&k phe#t I don't like it hot.
                              
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Vocabulary

         

vksko

?aaha4an

food

vkdkf

?aakaa3t

weather

gvqk

?aw

to take

g[p

bia

beer

[+gxaospa'

bO#O pen n)a4N

you're welcome, never mind

9k'

caaN

bland

ihvo

hOO1n

hot (temperature)

g1ao

yen

cool, cold (see grammar note 2)

16j

yu#u

be

dkgg2

kaafe2e

coffee

dkg2fe

kaafe2e dam

hot, black coffee

dkg2feg1ao

kaafe2e dam yen

iced, black coffee

dkg20q,

kaafe2e no2m

hot coffee with milk

dkg20q,g1ao

kaafe2e no2m yen

iced coffee with milk

37]hk

khoo2 laa1

Coca cola

s]kp

la4ay

much, many, a lot

s]n

lu4u

or

,ad

ma#k

to like

oq,

no2m

milk

oeh

na1m

water

-k

sa2a

tea

-kg1ao

sa2a yen

iced tea

-kfe

sa2a dam

hot black tea (without milk)

-koq,

sa2a no2m

hot black tea with milk

-kfeg1ao

sa2a dam yen

iced black tea

-koq,g1ao

sa2a no2m yen

iced black tea with milk

gzaf

phet2

hot, spicy (food)

  g7a, 1  khe2m   salty

3rf

phoo1t

too much, in excess

r=fu

phO2O-dii

just right, in excess, just right, just enough

-y

si

intend to, will, would

fe

dam

black

s;ko

wa4an

sweet

  c-[    sE1Ep   testy, delicious
   lqh,    so3m   sour