Lao Lesson 98: Every Day Lao

(The Words: ເຄີຍ, ບໍ່ເຄີຍ and ຍັງບໍ່ເຄີຍ)

1-  ຂ້ອຍເຄີຍເຫັນຄົນນີ້ມາກ່ອນ.

I have seen this person before.

2-  ພວກເຮົາເຄີຍພົບກັນມາກ່ອນ.

We have met before.

3-  ລາວບໍ່ເຄີຍຂີ່ຍົນ.

She has never flown on an airplane.

4-  ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຄີຍຄິດແບບນັ້ນມາກ່ອນ.

I have never thought like that before.

5-  ລາວເຄີຍຮຽນຢູ່ປະເທດໄທ.

He used to study in Thailand.

6-  ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຄີຍນັດເດດກັບໃຜຈັກເທື່ອ.

I have never dated anyone.

7-  A: ເຈົ້າເຄີຍຮຽນພາສາຈີນບໍ?

      Have you ever studied Chinese?

B: ເຄີຍຮຽນມາກ່ອນ ແຕ່ຕອນນີ້ລືມແລ້ວ.

      I studied it before, but now I forgot.

 

8-  A: ເຈົ້າເຄີຍໄປວຽງຈັນບໍ?

     Have you ever been to Vientiane?

B: ເຄີຍໄປແລ້ວ 2 ຄັ້ງ.

      Yes, I have been there twice.

 

9-  A: ເຈົ້າເຄີຍກິນອາຫານເກົາຫຼີບໍ?

      Have you ever eaten Korean food?

B: ບໍ່ເຄີຍກິນມາກ່ອນ.

      No, I have never eaten it before.

10-                 A: ເຈົ້າເຄີຍໄປ ຫຼວງພະບາງ ມາກ່ອນບໍ?

      Have you been to Luang Prabang before?

B: ເຄີຍໄປເທື່ອໜຶ່ງແລ້ວ. ເຈົ້າເດ?

      I've been there once. How about you?

A: ຂ້ອຍຍັງບໍ່ເຄີຍໄປມາກ່ອນ ແຕ່ຢາກໄປຫຼາຍ.

      I've never been there before, but I really want to go.

B: ຖ້າເຈົ້າໄປ ເຈົ້າຈະມັກແນ່ນອນ. ບັນຍາກາດງາມ ແລະ ອາຫານກໍແຊບ.

If you go, you will definitely like it. The atmosphere is nice, and the food is delicious.

A: ເຈົ້າເຄີຍຂຶ້ນພູຊີບໍ?

      Have you ever climbed Mount Phou Si?

B: ເຄີຍແລ້ວ. ຂ້ອຍຂຶ້ນໄປເບິ່ງພະອາທິດຕົກ. ສວຍຫຼາຍ!

I've been there before. I went up to see the sunset. It was so beautiful!