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.