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Rebecca:

This looks like a nice restaurant. Rawl dawr ttha zet ding a bang

Scott:

Yeah, it is. I come here all the time. Si. Hi tawk ah ka ra ring ring si

Rebecca:

Let's sit over there. Khi tawk ah va to uh si

Scott:

OK. Aw

Rebecca:

Can you pass me a menu please? Zang fah ten. Rawl hmin ngan nak bu in run pe thei ding maw?

Scott:

Sure. What are you going to have to drink? Ngah tuk e. Ziang na in duh?

Rebecca:

I'm going to have a glass of beer. How about you? Beer khuat kha ka in ding, nang the?

Scott:

I think I'll have a glass of wine. Wine khuat khat ka in ding maw ka ti

Rebecca:

Do you want to order an appetizer first? Rawl ei kaa thaw nak cah hmai san a duh maw?

Scott:

Not really, maybe we can just order some bread. Ttul ciam co lo ding. Sang mal laic ah sehla tawk lo ding maw?

Rebecca:

OK. What are you going to have to eat? A ttha. Ziang na ei ding?

Scott:

I'm not sure. I haven't decided yet. Can you recommend something? Ka thei hrih lo aa. Ka rel thei lo, ziang ei sehla ttha ding in sim awla

Rebecca:

Sure, I've had the steak and the lobster before. They're both verygood. Si e, steak le kai kuang tum pawl ka ei dah, an thaw zet si.

Scott:

I think I'll have the lobster. What are you going to have? Kai kaung tum pawl ka ei ding. Nang teh ziang na ei tum?

Rebecca:

I'm not that hungry. I think I'm just going to have a salad. Ka ril rawng lo. Salad lawng ka ei men ding

Scott:

I'm gonna go to the bathroom. When the waitress comes back, will you order for me? Zun inn ka feh ta ding. Caa buai thu a ra le, ka hrang in cah sak ve ding maw?

Rebecca:

Sure. No problem. Ngah e, ziang hman a poi lo

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Eric:

Hi Anna, come in. Hi Anna, rung lut aw

Ana:

Wow, your apartment is a mess. Aih, na um nak cu a va hnok ve

Eric:

I know, I didn't have time to put things away before you got here. Si, hi pawl hi na ra

 hlanah hmun dangah ka tthawn man hrih lo ih si

Ana:

Look! Are those all your clothes on the couch? Zoh hnik! Toh kham par ih thuam hnaw

 hmuh hmuah pawl na ta maw?

Eric:

Yes. Si e

Ana:

Are they clean? An fai maw?

Eric:

Actually most of them are dirty. I haven't done laundry in a while. I usually  wait until I can do it at my parent's house. A tam sawn cu a bal mi si. Puan ka sawp lo nak

 a rei thlang si. A tak cun ka nu le pa tei inn ih sawp ding in ka tan hrih sung theu si

Ana:

My sister and I usually go to the laundromat down the street. Whydon't you go 

there? Ka nau thawn lam zin thlangih puan sawp nak ah kan feh theu. Kan hnenah na ra ve lo ding

 maw?

Eric:

I know I should, but that place isn't very convenient. You have to wait

 for a long time. Ra ve ding si nan aa, rei pi pi hngak a ttul theu ih a hmun hi a rem cang lo deuh

ih si.

Ana:

Yes I know. I have to do it every week. Anyway, are you ready togo? Si, ka thei. Zarh

tin ka tuah ttul si. Ziangkhal le na man thlang maw?

Eric:

No I'm not ready yet. I still have to brush my teeth and wash myface. 

Can you wait for a few minutes? Ka man hrih lo deuh. Hmai phiah le ha rawt ka ttul lai. Mal ten sung in hngak thei ding maw?

Ana:

OK, but please hurry. I think the restaurant is closing soon. Aw, nan man hlap deuh awla. Rawl dawr tla an khar thlang ding ka zum.

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Andrew:

Pam, where's the closest ATM? Pam, khui ah si a nai bik ATM um nak?

Pam:

It's not that far. Do you see that Yellow building over there? A va hla lo. Khi tawk ih

A eng mi inn khi na hmu maw?

Andrew:

The big one or the small one? A tum tu maw te tu?

Pam:

The big one. A tum tu kha

Andrew:

Yes. Aw

Pam:

It's right next to it, on the right. Kha mi lan te ih vorh lam ah si

Andrew:

Do you know if there's a convenience store around here? Hi mi kiang kapah

a rem cang deuh mi dawr um na thei maw?

Pam:

I don't think there's one around here. The closest one is on 3rdstreet, 

but that’s probably closed now. Hi tawk kiang nai ah cun ka thei lo so khaw.

Lam zin pa 3 nak ta hi a nai bik si, sinan tu tla kan va nai te zo so khaw.

Andrew:

I really need to get some things before I leave. Ka pok hlanah thil pa khat khat cu

lei ta ka ttul si

Pam:

Well, you could go down to 22nd street. There are lot of stores down there that are open 24 hours a day. Aw, lam zin 22 ah ve feh aw. Kha nak nazi 24 sung dawr ong tam pi an um

Andrew:

Can I take the subway to get there? Lei tang zin hin ka va feh thei ding maw?

Pam:

Yes, but that'll probably take about half an hour. You should justtake a cab.

Thei e, asinan minute 30 hrawng na feh ttul ding. Taxi to men aw.

Andrew:

Won't that be expensive? A man tam lo ding maw?

Pam:

No, from here I think it's only about 5 dollars. Tam lo ding e, ka zum nak hi tawk in dollar 15 hrawng lo na pe lo ding