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Conversation 1: Occupations

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A1 g9Qk gIafdkospa' L ca@w he&t ka%an Na%G What work do you do ?
B1 0hvpgxaovklklt|adD khO^j pe%n a%asa%asama#k I am a volunteer.
A2 g9Qk gIafoevq'dko.f L ca@w he&t na#m o%Gka%an da%j What agency do you work with ?
B2 0hvpgIafoevq'dkow9dkD khO^j he&t na#m o%Gka%an cajka@a I work with JICA.
                    
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Conversation 2: Occupations

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A1 g9Qkgxao76lvoc,jo[= L ca@w pe%n khu#u-sO%On, mE&En bO%O You are a teacher, right ?
B1 [+F 0hvp[+wfhgxao76lvoF 0hvpgxaooadIPo bO&O, khO%j bO&O da@j pe%n khu#u -sO%On khO%j pe%n na&k-hJ#an No I am not a teacher; I am a student.
                     
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Conversation 3: Occupations             

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A1 g9QkgIafdkooe]af[= L ca@w he&t ka%an na#m la&t bO%O Do you work for the Government ?
B1 [+F 0hvpgIafdkooe
[=]ylaf
bO&O, khO^j he&t ka%an na#m bO%OlJsa#t No, I work for a business.
A2 [=]ylaf.f L bO%OlJsa#t da%j What business ?
B2 [=]ylaf mjv'mjP;]k; bO%OlJsa#t thO&OG-thJ&aw la#aw Lao Tour Company.
                  
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Vocabulary

         
 vql8k]u ?o1tsa2ta#ali2i Australia
 vklklt|ad ?a4asa4asa2ma2k volunteer
 [=]ylaf bO4Oli#sa2t company
 wfh da1y can
 [+wfhgxao bO#O da1y pe4n not, not be
 dt-;' kasu2aN ministry
 dt-;'lbdlkmydko kasu2aN sy2ksa4athi#ka4an Ministry of Education
 gIaf dko he#t ka4an to work
 ]af la#t government
 76lvo khu2u-sO4On teacher
 rtoad'ko pha#na#kNa2an employee
 |= mO4O doctor,medic
 mjko|= tha#an mO4O M.D.
 ok'rtpk[ko na2aN pha#ņa2aba4an nurse
 w9dk

ca4yka1a JICA
 oadIPo

na#khi2an student
 pujxj5o

ņi#ipu#n Japan
 oadm5]tdyf

na#kthu#la#ki2t businessman
 -k;ok

sa2awna2a farmer
 8e];f

tamluat policeman
 mtsko

tha#ha4an soldier
 lt4kom6f

sa2tha4anthu1ut embassy
 oaddkom6f

na#kka4anthu1ut diplomat
 mjv'mjP;

thO#ONthi#aw to tour
 oadmjv'mjP;

na#kthO#ONthi#aw tourist
 v5poyg-a[

?u4jni#se#p UNICEF