Spoken Lao Lesson 5 Conversations: School A: ເຈົ້າຮຽນພາສາລາວຢູ່ໃສ Where did you study Lao? B: ຂ້ອຍຮຽນຢູ່ໂຮງຮຽນດົງໂດກ I studied at Dongdok. A: ໂຮງຮຽນດົງໂດກຢູ່ໃສ Where is Dongdok? B: ຢູ່ວຽງຈັນ In Vientiane. Place to Stay A: ເຈົ້າພັກຢູ່ໃສ Where do you stay? B: ຂ້ອຍພັກຢູ່ໂຮງແຮມລ້ານຊ້າງ ເຈົ້າເດ໋ I stay at the Lane Xang Hotel, how about you? A: ຂ້ອຍພັກຢູ່ນຳຄອບຄົວຄົນລາວ I stay with a Lao family. Place of Birth A: ບ້ານເກີດເຈົ້າຢູ່ໃສ Where were you born? B: ຢູ່ປາກເຊ In Pakse. A: ເຈົ້າເດ໊ ເຈົ້າເກີດຢູ່ໃສ And you, where were you born? A: ຂ້ອຍເກີດຢູ່ ວໍຊິງຕັນ I was born in Washington. Vocabulary:
ບ້ານ = home, village ຮຽນ = to study ໂຮງຮຽນ = school ໂຮງແຮມ = hotel ເຮືອນພັກ = guesthouse ພັກ = to stay, rest ຫ້ອງ = room ຢູ່ = to stay; be located; at ເກີດ = to be born ຄົນ = person ຄອບຄົວ = family ພາສາ = language ພິ່ນ້ອງ = relatives ພໍ່ແມ່ = parents ວໍຊິງຕັນ = Washington Lesson 5 Grammar Notes 1. ຢູ່ may mean to live or to be located. For example, ເຈົ້າຢູ່ໄສ Can mean, “Where do you live?” Or “Where are you?” depending on context. ເຈົ້າເຣັດການຢູ່ໄສ “Where do you work?” 2. In Lao, verbs do not have different forms for different tenses such as “is” and “was” in English. Sometimes you will notice different tenses in English translations but with no corresponding change in Lao. For example, ເກິດ to be born ຂ້ອຍເກິດຢູ່ປາກເຊ I (was) born in Pakse.
Spoken Lao Lesson 5
Conversations:
School
A: ເຈົ້າຮຽນພາສາລາວຢູ່ໃສ Where did you study Lao?
B: ຂ້ອຍຮຽນຢູ່ໂຮງຮຽນດົງໂດກ I studied at Dongdok.
A: ໂຮງຮຽນດົງໂດກຢູ່ໃສ Where is Dongdok?
B: ຢູ່ວຽງຈັນ In Vientiane.
Place to Stay
A: ເຈົ້າພັກຢູ່ໃສ Where do you stay?
B: ຂ້ອຍພັກຢູ່ໂຮງແຮມລ້ານຊ້າງ ເຈົ້າເດ໋ I stay at the Lane Xang Hotel, how about you?
A: ຂ້ອຍພັກຢູ່ນຳຄອບຄົວຄົນລາວ I stay with a Lao family.
Place of Birth
A: ບ້ານເກີດເຈົ້າຢູ່ໃສ Where were you born?
B: ຢູ່ປາກເຊ In Pakse.
A: ເຈົ້າເດ໊ ເຈົ້າເກີດຢູ່ໃສ And you, where were you born?
A: ຂ້ອຍເກີດຢູ່ ວໍຊິງຕັນ I was born in Washington.
Vocabulary:
ບ້ານ = home, village
ຮຽນ = to study
ໂຮງຮຽນ = school
ໂຮງແຮມ = hotel
ເຮືອນພັກ = guesthouse
ພັກ = to stay, rest
ຫ້ອງ = room
ຢູ່ = to stay; be located; at
ເກີດ = to be born
ຄົນ = person
ຄອບຄົວ = family
ພາສາ = language
ພິ່ນ້ອງ = relatives
ພໍ່ແມ່ = parents
ວໍຊິງຕັນ = Washington
Lesson 5 Grammar Notes
1. ຢູ່ may mean to live or to be located.
For example,
ເຈົ້າຢູ່ໄສ Can mean, “Where do you live?” Or “Where are you?” depending on context.
ເຈົ້າເຣັດການຢູ່ໄສ “Where do you work?”
2. In Lao, verbs do not have different forms for different tenses such as “is” and “was” in English. Sometimes you will notice different tenses in English translations but with no corresponding change in Lao.
For example,
ເກິດ to be born
ຂ້ອຍເກິດຢູ່ປາກເຊ I (was) born in Pakse.