Calling and Leaving a Message
Vocabulary
ກອງປະຊຸມ : meeting
korng pasum
ຊ່ອຍ / ຊ່ວຍ : Could you please…?
sory / suoy
ຊ່ວຍບອກ : Please tell me.
suoy bork
ຢູ່ສຳນັກງານ : at the office, at the workplace
you sam nak ngan
ບໍ່ໄດ້ຢູ່ນີ້ : not here, is not here
bor dai you ni
ໂທຜິດນໍ້າເບີ / ເລກ : to call the wrong number
tho phid nam beu / lek
ສາຍບໍ່ຫວ່າງ / ສາຍຄາຢູ່ : The line is busy.
say bor vang / say kha you
ເວົ້າແຮງໆແດ່ : Speak loudly
vao haeng haeng dae
ບໍ່ໄດ້ຍິນ : cannot hear, I can't hear
bor dai nhin
ຂໍໂທດ ທ່ານ ຂ້ອຍໂທຜິດ : Sorry, I made the wrong call
khor thod than khory tho phid
ຂໍໂທດທ່ານຂ້ອຍຕໍ່ສາຍຜິດ : Sorry, I got the wrong line
khor thod than khory tor say phid
Note and Practice
- We use the words ຂໍເວົ້າກັບ…ແດ່ (ຈັກໜ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ)? to ask to speak to someone on the phone.
ຂໍເວົ້າກັບ ນາງ ແມ່ລີ ແດ່ຈັກໜ້ອຍ ໄດ້ບໍ?
May I speak with Ms. Mary for a moment?
ຂໍລົມກັບ ທ່ານ ພີເຕີ້ ແດ່ຈັກໜ້ອຍ ໄດ້ບໍ?
May I talk to Mr. Peter for a moment?
ຂໍລົມກັບ ທ້າວ ວິໄລ ແດ່?
Can I speak to Mr. Vilay?
Below are the ways to answer the questions above:
ກໍາລັງເວົ້າ : I’m Speaking.
ລາວບໍ່ຢູ່ : He / She is not here.
ຖ້າບຶດນຶ່ງ : Wait a moment.
ໂທມາມື້ອື່ນໄດ້ບໍ? : Can you call again tomorrow?
ລາວບໍ່ຢູ່ ໂທມາຕອນບ່າຍໄດ້ບໍ?: She is not here. Can you call again in the afternoon?
- We use the words (ຂໍ) ສັ່ງຄວາມໄວ້ໄດ້ບໍ / (ຂໍ) ຝາກຄວາມໄວ້ໄດ້ບໍ? to ask if you could leave a message.
Can I leave a message?
ຂ້ອຍ ຂໍ ສັ່ງຄວາມໄວ້ ໃຫ້ ທ້າວບຸນ ໄດ້ບໍ?
Can I please leave a message for Mr. Bun?
- We use the words ກຳລັງ + verb ... ຢູ່ to indicate action which is taking place.
The children are watching TV.
ຊ່ວຍບອກລາວວ່າ ຂ້ອຍ ກຳລັງ ຖ້າ ຢູ່ ແດ່
Please tell her I'm waiting.
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