Phrases

Question 1

ດໍ່າລົງ ຊີວິດ

Answer 1

Living under

Question 2

ລະບອບ ກົດຂີ່ ຂົມເຫງ

Answer 2

Oppressive regime

Question 3

ໃນ ຊຸມ ປີ 1990

Answer 3

In the 1990s

Question 4

ມັນ ຖຶ ເປັນ

Answer 4

it is considered to be

Question 5

ມັນ ຖຶ ວ່າ ເປັນ

Answer 5

it is considered to be

Question 6

X ເຫັດ ໃຫ້ ຂ້ອຍ ຢາກ ເປັນ Y

Answer 6

X makes me want to be Y

Question 7

ເຈົ້າ ຄິດ ວ່າ ຈັງ ໃດ?

Answer 7

What do you think?

Question 8

What do you believe?

Answer 8

ເຈົ້າ ເຊື່ອ ແນວ ໃດ?

Question 9

How long will it take?

Answer 9

ໃຊ້ ເວລາ ດົນ ປານ ໃດ?

Question 10

ເຈົ້າ ສົງ ຄົນ ມາ ເບີງ ໃດ ບໍ?

Answer 10

Can you send someone to come look?

Question 11

Because of that…

Answer 11

ຍອ້ນ ນັ້ນ

Question 12

It’s like that

Answer 12

ມັນ ເປັນ ຈັງ ສັນ (sp?)

Question 13

Tai how Jao khoi

Answer 13

All of us, the world

Question 14

ໃນ ຂະນະທີ່ ອີກ

Answer 14

in another instance

Question 15

Nevertheless

Answer 15

ແຕ່ ເຖິງ ແນວ ໃດ ກໍ່ ຕາມ

Question 16

ໃນ ແງ່ x (ກົດ ໝາຍ)

Answer 16

from the angle of/perspective of x (the law)

Question 17

ມາເທີງປະຈຸບັນ

Answer 17

Up until now

Question 18

Anything else?

Answer 18

ມີຍັງອີກບໍ?

Question 19

ບໍ່ ມີ ໃຜ

Answer 19

there’s nobody

Question 20

ມີ ຫຍັງ ເວົ້າ ນໍ?

Answer 20

anything else you need to say?

Question 21

ຂ້ອຍ ບໍ່ ໄດ້ ເຫັນ ດົນແລ້ວ

Answer 21

I haven’t seen (him) in a while

Question 22

ຂ້ອຍ ຫາ ເຈົ້າ ( ໄປ ), ໃດ ບໍ?

Answer 22

I request you to (go), can you?

Question 23

To save face

Answer 23

ຮັກສາ ໜ້າ ຮັກສາ ຕາ

Question 24

ສຽຍ ໜ້າ ສຽຍ ຕາ

Answer 24

To lose face

Question 25

ສິງ ທີ່ ທ້າ ທາຍ

Answer 25

Things that challenge us

Question 26

Is going to do x

Answer 26

ຍັງ ຈະ x

Question 27

Is about to do x

Answer 27

ກຳລັງ ຊິ x

Question 28

ຂ້ອຍ ຊິ ແລ້ວ

Answer 28

I’m almost finished

Question 29

ກົດໝາຍກວມເອົາ x

Answer 29

The law covers x (subject or person)

Question 30

ມັນ ເລີມ ກັບ x

Answer 30

It starts with x