Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Vocabulary Flash Card Vocabulary Matching Game Back to Lesson 7 Spoken Lao
      

Conversation 1: Naming Things

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A1 vaooUc,jospa' L a%n nJ@J mE&En Na%G What is this ?
B1 vaooUc,jo[yd a%n nJ@J mE&En bJ&k This is a ballpoint pen
A2 vaooUgvUo;jkspa' L a%n nJ@J A@An wa&a Na%G What is this called ?
B2 vaooUgvUo;jkl=fe a%n nJ@J A@An wa&a sOO-dam This is called a "pencil".
                     
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Conversation 2: Naming Things                 

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A1 vaooUc,jo38t[= L a%n nJ@J mE&En to& bO%O Is this (called) a table ?
B1 [+F vaooAo[+c,jo38t bO&O, a%n na@n bO&O mE&En to&Q No, this isn't (called) a table.
A2 7ao-AoF gvUo;jkspa' kha#n sa@n ma#n A@An wa&a Na%G Then what is it called ?
B2 gvUo;jk8aj' ma#n A@An wa&a ta&G It is (called) a chair.
                 
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Conversation 3: Naming Things

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A1 rklk]k; watch cx;jkspa' L pha#asa%a la#aw "watch" pE%E wa&a na%G How do you say "watch" in Lao ?
B1 rklk]k; watch cx;jk3,' pha#asa%a la@aw "watch" pE%E wa&a mo#oG A watch is 'mo#oG' in Lao.
                  
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Conversation 4: Owning Things

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A1 vaooAoc,jo0v'.z L a%n na@n mE&En khO%OG pha%j Whose is that ?
B1 vaooAoc,jo0v'0hvp a%n na@n mE&En khO%OG khO^j That's mine.
A2 vaooUc,jo0v'g9Qk[= L a%n na@n mE&En khO%OG ca@w bO%O Is that yours ?
B2 g9QkF c,joc]h; ca@w, mE&En lE@Ew Yes, it is.
                  
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Vocabulary

   
vao ?a4n thing, object
g9p ci1a paper
gvuho ?e1en to call, name
1kl6[ ya4a-su3up tobacco
dtfko kada4an blackboard
dtgxqkg'yo kapa4w-Ne2n wallet, purse
g'yo Ne2n money
0v' khO4ON thing, article
dhv'4jkpI6[ kO1ON-tha#ay-hu1up camera
4jkpI6[ tha#ay-hu1up to photograph
I6[ hu1up photo, picture
oU ni1i this
da[w2 ka2pfa2y match
w2 fa2y fire
3,' mo2oN watch, clock
[yHd bi#k ballpoint pen
xt86 patu4u door
xbh, pu1m book
;jk wa#a to say; thus
c;jo8k wE#En-ta4a eyeglasses
8k ta4a eye
xjv'1hP,     pO#ON-yi1am window
8aj' ta#N chair
38Ht to# table, desk