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Conversation 1: Nationality

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A1 r;dg9Qk,kc8j.l L phu@ak ca@w ma#a tE&E sa%j Where do you come from ?
B1 r;d0hvp,kc8jxtgmf/iaj'D phu@ak khO^j ma#a tE&E pa-the@et fala&ng We come from France.
A2 r;dg9QkgfH L phu@ak ca@w de+e How about you ?
B2 r;d0hvp,kc8j]k;D phu@ak khO^j ma#a tE&E la#aw We come from Laos.
                                      
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Conversation 2: Nationality

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A1 0=3mfg9Qkgxao7qo]k;[= L khO%O tho@ot, ca@w pe%n kho#n la#aw bO%O Excuse me, are you Lao ?
B1 c,joc]h; 0hvpgxao7qo]k; mE&En lE#Ew, khO^j pe%n kho#n la#aw That's right, I am Lao.
A2 g9Qk,kc8jc0;'.f L ca@w ma#a tE&E khwE%EG da%j What province do you come from?
B2 0hv,,kc8jc0;' s^;'rt[k' khO^j ma#a tE&E khwE%EG lu%ang pha&-ba%aG I come from Luang Phabang.
                                  
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Conversation 3: Nationality

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A1 ]k;gxao7qospa' L la@aw pe%n kho#n Na%G What nationality is he/she ?
B1 ]k;gxao7qo vkg,]ydk la#aw pe%n kho#n ame#elJ&ka%a He/she is American.
A2 ]k;,kc8j]af.f L la#aw ma#a tE&E la&t da%j What state does he/she come from ?
B2 ]k;,kc8j]af gmad-af la#aw ma#a tE&E la&t the&ksa&t He/she comes from Texas.
                                    
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Vocabulary

          

vkg,iydk

ame2elikaa,

America

/iaj'

fala#N

French

dk]y2=goap

kaalii2fO#O2nia2

California

;Pfok,

via1tna2am

Vietnamese

  dex6g9p ka4mpu4uci4a   Cambodia

g0qkg9qhk

khaoca$w

they, them, their

0tg9qhk

khaca$w

they, them, their

7qo

kho2n

person, people

0=3mf

khO4O tho1ot

excuse me (lit. request punishment)

c0;'

khwE4EN

province

]k;

la2aw

Laotian, he, she

  9uo   ciin   China

iaf

la#t

state

s];'rit[k'

lua4NphabaaN

Luang Phabang (royal capital and province in northern Laos)

,k

ma2a

to come

g,nv'

mua2N

country, city

  [hko   baan   village, house

xkdg-

pa3akse2e

Pakse (city in southern Laos)

gxao

pen

to be

  xtgmf   pathe#t   country, state

r;d

phua1k

group, we, us

r;dg9qk

phua1k- ca2w

you (pl)

  r;d0hvp   phua1k- kho2y   we

.l

sa4y

where

  .f   da4y   which

gmad-af

te#ksat#

Texas

c8j

tee

from

wm

thay

Thai,  they

;P'9ao

via2Ncan

Vientiane (administrative capital and province in central Laos)