Lao Lesson 88

 Planning to Go Out

Vocabulary

ຄວນ : should

khuon

ແຜນ : plan, to plan

phaen

ຂຶ້ນພູ / ປີນພູ         : climb the mountain

khuen phou / pin phou

ໃຈກາງ : center, central

chai kang

ແນະນຳ : to recommend

naek nam

ແນວຄິດ : thought, idea

naev khid

ວິເສດ : special, excellent

  vi sed

Some common Lao tourist sites:

ມໍລະດົກໂລກ : World Heritage

mor lak dok lok

ພະລາດຊະວັງເກົ່າ : Former Royal Palace

phak lad sak vang kao

ວັດພູ : Vat Phou (Temple)

vat phou

ວັດວາອາຮາມ : monastery, Buddhist Temple

vat va aham

ວັດຊຽງຄວນ : Wat Xieng Khouane (Buddha Park)

vat sieng khuon

ທົ່ງໄຫຫີນ : Plain of Jars

thong hai hin

ນ້ຳຕົກ : Waterfall

  nam tok

Conversation

Lattana : ພັກຍາວ ທ້າຍອາທິດນີ້ ທ່ານຄິດວ່າ ຈະໄປທ່ຽວໃສ?

        This long weekend, where do you think you'll go on holiday?

John : ຄິດວ່າ ຂ້ອຍຈະພາ ຄອບຄົວ ໄປທ່ຽວພາກເໜືອ ລູກຊາຍນ້ອຍຂ້ອຍ ຢາກປີນພູ ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍແນະນຳຂ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ? ຂ້ອຍຄວນຈະໄປໃສດີ?     

          I think I would like to take my family to the north. My little son wants to climb a mountain. Can you give me some advice? Where should I go?

Lattana : ເຈົ້າຄວນຈະ ໄປທ່ຽວ ຫຼວງພະບາງ ເພາະມີພູນ້ອຍ ຢູ່ໃຈກາງເມືອງ.      

          You should visit Luang Prabang because there is a small mountain in the center of the city.

John : ຂອບໃຈ. ນັ້ນ ແມ່ນ ແນວຄິດທີ່ດີ! ເຈົ້າເດ ມີແຜນ ຈະເຮັດຫຍັງລະ? ເຈົ້າຈະໄປທ່ຽວໃສ?        

          Thank you. That's a good idea! What are you planning to do? Where are you going to visit?

Lattana : ຂ້ອຍຈະບໍ່ໄປໃສ. ຂ້ອຍ ມີແຜນ ຈະພັກຜ່ອນ.       

      I'm not going anywhere. I plan to take a break.

John : ໂອ, ນັ້ນ ວິເສດທີ່ສຸດເລີຍ!       

                  Oh, that’s excellent!

Practice

Sample 1

ຄູ : ຍາມຫວ່າງ ທ່ານ ມັກເຮັດຫຍັງ?                                 

                        → What do you like to do in your free time?

ນັກຮຽນ A : ຂ້ອຍ ມັກ ໄປກິນເຂົ້າປ່າ.       

→ I like to go on picnics.

ນັກຮຽນ B : ຂ້ອຍ ຢາກໄປທ່ຽວ ຊົນນະບົດ ທີ່ສຸດເລີຍ.       

→ I want to visit the countryside the most.

Sample 2

ຄູ : ຍາມພັກຜ່ອນ ທ່ານ ເຮັດຫຍັງ?                                

                         → What do you do during your vacation?

ນັກຮຽນ A : ຂ້ອຍ ມັກ ນອນປ່າ.       

→ I like camping.

ນັກຮຽນ B : ຊຸມແຊວກັບໝູ່ເພື່ອນ.       

→ Hang out with friends.

ນັກຮຽນ C : ຂ້ອຍ ມັກ ໄປຫາປູຫາປາ.       

→ I like to go fishing.

Lesson 87

At the Weekend

Vocabulary

               ແຫຼ່ງທ່ອງທ່ຽວ                         laeng thorng thiev                                      : tourist attractions

               ທິວທັດ                                   thiv thad                                                         : view, scenery

               ຊົນນະບົດ / ບ້ານນອກ              son na bod ban nork                                     : rural area, countryside

               ເຮັດບຸນ                                  haed bun                                                         : do merit, make donation

               ພິທີສາດສະໜາ                        phiti sad sana                                                : religious ceremony

               ເຮັດສວນ                                haed suon                                                       : gardening

               ຮ້ອງເພງ                                 horng pheng                                                  : sing songs

               ຍາມຫວ່າງ / ເວລາພັກຜ່ອນ       nham vang                                                      : leisure time

               ສະສົມ                                    sak som                                                           : collect

               ອິດສາ                                    id sa                                                                  : jealous

               ຢ້ຽມຢາມ                                yiem yam                                                       : visit

Conversation

Lattana              :              ເຈົ້າ ຈະເຮັດ ຫຍັງ ທ້າຍອາທິດນີ້?      

                                             chao chak haed nhang thay a thid ni

                                             What are you doing this weekend?

Judy                    :              ຂ້ອຍ ຊິໄປຫຼີ້ນ ເຕັນນິສ ກັບໝູ່ຂ້ອຍ. ແລ້ວເຈົ້າເດ ເຈົ້າ ຊິເຮັດຫຍັງ?

                                             khory si pai lin tennis kab mou khory laev chao de chao si haed nhang

                                             I'm going to play tennis with my friends. And you, what will you do?

 

Lattana              :              ຂ້ອຍ ຊິໄປ ທ່ຽວຊົມ ທຳມະຊາດ ກັບສາມີຂ້ອຍ ຢູ່ວັງວຽງ. ຕອນກັບ ພວກເຮົາ ຊິ ຢ້ຽມຢາມ ພີ່ນ້ອງ ຢູ່ເມືອງໂພນໂຮງ.                  

                                             I'm going to explore nature with my husband in Vang Vieng. On the return, we are going to visit our relatives in Phonhong.

Judy                    :              ໜ້າອິດສາ! ຢາກໄປນຳເດ ເທື່ອໜ້າ! ຕາມປົກກະຕິ ເຈົ້າເດ ມັກເຮັດຫຍັງ ໃນຍາມເຈົ້າມີເວລາຫວ່າງ.          

                                             How jealous you are!I want to go with you next time! What do you usually do when you have free time?

Lattana              :              ເຈົ້າໄປນຳໄດ້ເທື່ອໜ້າ! ຕາມປົກກະຕິແລ້ວ ຂ້ອຍມັກຮ້ອງເພງນຳຄາລາໂອເກະ ທຳຄວາມສະອາດເຮືອນ ຄົວກິນ ແລະ ໄປທຳບຸນ ຢູ່ວັດ ເຈົ້າເດ ມັກເຮັດຫຍັງ ຍາມຫວ່າງ?                

                                             You can go with me next time! Usually, I like singing karaoke, cleaning the house, cooking, and going to do merit at the temple. What do you like to do in your free time?

Judy                    :              ຂ້ອຍມັກຫຼິ້ນກິລາ ພິເສດ ແມ່ນລອຍນ້ຳ ລົມໂທລະສັບກັບໝູ່ ສະສົມສະແຕມ ອ່ານປຶ້ມ ແຕ້ມຮູບ ອ່ານບົດກອນ                  

                                            I like playing sports, especially swimming, talking on the phone with friends, collecting stamps, reading books, drawing pictures, and reading poems.

Lattana              :              ດີຫຼາຍ. ນີ້ກໍໝາຍຄວາມວ່າ ເຈົ້າຍາກ ທີ່ຈະປ່ອຍເວລາ ໃຫ້ເສຍຖິ້ມເລີຍ…

                                             Very good. This means that you hardly waste any time...

Judy                    :              ແມ່ນແລ້ວ,ນັ້ນ ແມ່ນ ຄວາມຈິງ,ລັດຕານາ!

                                             Yes, that's true, Lattana!

Lattana              :              ຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍໆເດີ, ຈູດີ!

                                             Thank you very much, Judy!                                             

Note and Practice

               ມັກ + ຄຳກິລິຍາ + ...  Like + verb + object

                ຄູ :                        ທ່ານ ມັກເຮັດຫຍັງ ໃນເວລາພັກຜ່ອນ?                                                                                                                                                                            → What do you like to do in your free time?

               ນັກຮຽນ :                ຂ້ອຍ ມັກນັ່ງ ຢູ່ຄົນດຽວ ແລ້ວ ຟັງເພງຮັກ ເກົ່າໆ.               

                                             → I like sitting alone and listening to old love songs.

               ຄູ :                         ຖ້າ ເຈົ້າສາມາດ ບິນໄດ້ ເຈົ້າ ຈະບິນໄປໃສ?                                                                                                                                                                         → If you could fly, where would you fly to?

               ນັກຮຽນ :                ຖ້າ ຂ້ອຍສາມາດ ບິນໄດ້ ຂ້ອຍ ຈະບິນໄປ ຢ້ຽມຢາມ ບ້ານເກີດຂ້ອຍ.      

                                             → If I could fly, I would fly to visit my hometown.

Lesson 86

Making A Hotel Reservation

      Conversation

Mary :         ສະບາຍດີ! ທ່າມ ຕ້ອງການ ໃຫ້ຊ່ວຍ ຫຍັງບໍ?        

                     Hello! May I help you? / Do you need any help?                     

John :         ສະບາຍດີ! ເຈົ້າ ມີຫ້ອງຫວ່າງ ບໍ? ຂ້ອຍ ຢາກ ຈອງຫ້ອງ ສຳລັບ ເອື້ອຍຂອງຂ້ອຍ               

                    Hello! Do you have a vacancy?  / Do you have a room available to rent?

                    I want to reserve a room for my sister.        

Mary :         ມີ ມີຫ້ອງຫວ່າງ. ທ່ານ ຕ້ອງການ ຈັກຫ້ອງ? ຈັກຄືນ ແລະ ເມື່ອໃດ?                         

                    Yes, there are rooms available. How many rooms do you need?

How many nights and when?                                  

John  :         ຂ້ອຍ ຕ້ອງການ ຫ້ອງດຽວ ເທົ່ານັ້ນ ສຳລັບ ອາທິດໜ້າ.       

                    I only need a single room for next week.

Mary :         ຫ້ອງທຳມະດາ ຫຼືວ່າ ຫ້ອງພິເສດ?       

                    A regular room or a special room?                                                        

John :         ລາຄາ ແຕກຕ່າງກັນ ແນວໃດ?       

How do prices differ?                              

Mary :         ຫ້ອງທຳມະດາ ລາຄາ 500.000 ກີບ ແລະ ຫ້ອງພິເສດ ລາຄາ 800.000 ກີບ                        

                    Regular room is 500,000 kips, and the special room is 800,000 kips.

John  :         ມີລາຄາພິເສດ ສຳລັບ ພັກ ຫຼາຍຄືນ ບໍ?        

                    Do you have a special rate for staying longer?                  

Mary :         ມີ ພວກເຮົາ ມີລາຄາພິເສດ. ລາຄາຫນຶ່ງອາທິດ ແມ່ນ 5 ລ້ານກີບ ສຳລັບຫ້ອງພິເສດ ທ່ານ ຈະເອົາບໍ?

ແລ້ວ ເມື່ອໃດລະ?         

                    Yes, we have a special rate. The rate for a week is 5 million kips for a special room.

                    Will you take it? And when?    

    

John :         ດີ! ຂ້ອຍ ຊິເອົາ ແລະ ເລີ່ມແຕ່ ວັນຈັນໜ້າ ຈົນໄປຮອດວັນອາທິດ

                    Good! I'll take it and start from next Monday until Sunday.

Mary :         ຂໍເບິ່ງ ໜັງສືຜ່ານແດນ ຂອງທ່ານ ເເດ່?

May I see your passport, please?                                       

John  :         ນີ້ ໜັງສືຜ່ານແດນ ຂອບໃຈເດີ.     

This is my passport. Thanks.                                              

Mary :         ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ! You’re welcome!