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🇱🇦 Lao conversation and small talk

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ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈI understand
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈI don't understand
ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆPlease speak slowly
ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ?What's your name?
ຂ້ອຍຊື່…My name is…
ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ?Where are you from?
ເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໜຶ່ງໄດ້ບໍ?Can you say that again?
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້I don't know
ບາງທີMaybe
ຊ່ວຍຂ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ?Can you help me?

Opinions & Comparing

ດີກວ່າBetter
ຮ້າຍກວ່າWorse
ເໝືອນກັນThe same
ແຕກຕ່າງDifferent
ຂ້ອຍຄິດວ່າ…I think that…
ແນ່ນອນ!Of course!
ແທ້ໆReally
ສຳຄັນImportant
ງ່າຍEasy
ຍາກDifficult

Small Talk

ອາກາດດີ!Nice weather!
ເປັນແນວໃດແດ່?How's it going?
ສະບາຍໆChill / relaxed
ແທ້ບໍ?!Really?!
ເວົ້າຫຼິ້ນ!Just kidding!
ບໍ່ແນ່ໃຈNot sure
ແລ້ວເຈົ້າເດ?And you?
ໂອເຄOkay
ໄດ້!Sure! (can do)
ບໍ່ໄດ້Can't (not possible)

Phone Calls

ຮາໂຫຼHello (on phone)
ສາຍບໍ່ວ່າງThe line is busy
ຮັບສາຍTo answer the call
ວາງສາຍTo hang up
ເບີໂທPhone number
ໂທກັບCall back
ຝາກຂໍ້ຄວາມLeave a message
ສັນຍານບໍ່ດີBad signal
ແບັດໝົດBattery dead
ປິດສຽງMute / silent

Connector Words

ເພາະວ່າBecause
ແຕ່But
ແລະAnd
ຫຼືOr
ດັ່ງນັ້ນTherefore
ຖ້າIf
ກ່ອນBefore
ຫຼັງຈາກAfter
ຕົວຢ່າງFor example
ທັງໝົດAll / total

Slang & Expressions

ສຸດຍອດ!Cool! / awesome
ແຊບຫຼາຍໆSuper delicious
ສະບາຍໆChill / easy-going
ຈິງບໍ?Are you serious?
ເຈົ້າເຮັດໄດ້!You got this!
ທົນບໍ່ໄຫວCan't handle it
ເປັນຈັ່ງໃດ?What's up?
ຖ້າແດ່Hold on / wait
ຫຼາຍແທ້ໆSo much / a lot
ງົງຫຼາຍSo confused

Idioms & Sayings

ໃຈກວ້າງGenerous (big-hearted)
ອົກຫັກHeartbroken
ຕີເຫຼັກຕອນຍັງຮ້ອນStrike while iron's hot
ຊ້າໆໄດ້ພ້າສອງເຫຼັ້ມງາມSlow and steady wins
ເປັນຕົວປະກອບTo play second fiddle
ນ້ຳພຶ່ງເຮືອ ເສືອພຶ່ງປ່າYou scratch my back…
ເຮັດເກີນຕົວBite off more than you can chew
ດີແຕ່ປາກAll talk, no substance
ເຮັດດີແບບງຽບໆDo good quietly
ສຸພາສິດProverb

Question Words

ໃຜ?Who?
ຫຍັງ?What?
ຢູ່ໃສ?Where?
ເມື່ອໃດ?When?
ເປັນຫຍັງ?Why?
ແນວໃດ?How?
ເທົ່າໃດ?How much?
ອັນໃດ?Which one?
ຈັກອັນ?How many?
ແມ່ນບໍ?Right? / isn't it?

Quick Questions

ຢູ່ໃສ?Where?
ເມື່ອໃດ?When?
ໃຜ?Who?
ເປັນຫຍັງ?Why?
ແນວໃດ?How?
ເທົ່າໃດ?How much?
ຈັກໂມງ?What time?
ອັນໃດ?Which one?
ມີບໍ?Do you have it?
ໄກບໍ?Is it far?
ນີ້ແມ່ນຫຍັງ?What's this?
ຫ້ອງນ້ຳຢູ່ໃສ?Where's the bathroom?

Thoughts & Opinions

ຄິດTo think
ຮູ້ສຶກTo feel
ເຊື່ອTo believe
ຫວັງTo hope
ຕ້ອງການTo need / want
ກຽດຊັງTo hate
ສົນໃຈInterested
ເຫັນດີTo agree
ບໍ່ເຫັນດີTo disagree
ແນ່ໃຈSure / certain
ສົງໄສTo wonder / doubt
ຈື່To remember

Talking & Communication

ເວົ້າTo speak
ບອກTo tell
ຖາມTo ask
ຕອບTo answer
ອະທິບາຍTo explain
ໂທTo call
ສົ່ງຂໍ້ຄວາມTo text
ຕອບກັບTo reply
ສັນຍາTo promise
ເລົ່າເລື່ອງTo narrate
ຟັງTo listen
ມິດງຽບTo be quiet
ຕະໂກນTo shout
ກະຊິບTo whisper
ແປພາສາTo translate
ເຫັນດີTo agree

Small Talk & Questions

ມານີ້ເທື່ອທຳອິດFirst time here
ດົນປານໃດ?How long?
ແຕ່ງງານແລ້ວບໍ?Are you married yet?
ເຈົ້າອາຍຸຈັກປີ?How old are you?
ມາຄົນດຽວບໍ?Are you here alone?
ເຈົ້າເຮັດວຽກຫຍັງ?What do you do?
ມ່ວນບໍ?Is it fun?
ຄິດຮອດບ້ານHomesick
ຂໍໃຫ້ໂຊກດີGood luck to you
ພົບກັນໃໝ່See you again

Gossip & Secrets

ນິນທາTo gossip
ຂ່າວລືRumor
ຄວາມລັບSecret
ຢ່າບອກໃຜDon't tell anyone
ຄົນປາກບໍ່ມິດBlabbermouth
ລົມກັນຫຼິ້ນTo chit-chat
ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຍິນວ່າ...I heard that...
ເລື່ອງຈິງຫຼືແຕ່ງຂຶ້ນ?Fact or made up?
ແອບຮັກSecret crush
ເກັບເປັນຄວາມລັບKeep it secret
ຕັ້ງໃຈຟັງຢູ່All ears
ຊອກຮູ້ເລື່ອງຄົນອື່ນTo be nosy
ເລື່ອງຂອງຄົນອື່ນOther people's business
ກະຊິບນິນທາTo whisper gossip

Debate & Discussion

ການໂຕ້ວາທີDebate
ປະເດັນຫຼັກThe main point
ເຫັນຕ່າງອອກໄປTo see it differently
ຂໍແຍ້ງແດ່Let me push back
ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈປະເດັນຂອງເຈົ້າI see your point
ແຫຼ່ງອ້າງອີງSources
ຂໍ້ໂຕ້ແຍ້ງCounterargument
ປ່ຽນໃຈTo change your mind
ເຫັນດີບາງສ່ວນPartly agree
ເຮົາເຫັນຕ່າງກັນໄດ້We can disagree
ຄວາມລຳອຽງBias
ຕັກກະສາດLogic
ຫຼັກຖານຢູ່ໃສ?Where is the evidence?
ຟັງກ່ອນຈຶ່ງຕອບListen before you answer