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Peter:

Kelly, will you help me take these things to the car? Kelly, hi mi motor sungah in ken

bawm thei ing maw?

Kelly:

OK, which car do you want me to put them in? Aw, khui mi motor ih reh na duh?

Peter:

Bring them to my wife's car. Kan nui motor ah ret aw.

Kelly:

Which one is hers'? Khui mi si a motor tu kha?

Peter:

The blue SUV in front of the Honda. Honda hmai ih a pawl mi SUV kha

Kelly:

What should I take first? Khui mi ka ret hmai sa ding?

Peter:

That chair over there, but please be careful with it. It was a gift

from my mother-in-law. Kha mi toh kham khi nak ret aw, zang fah ten ttha ten in ret sak

aw maw, ka pi hnenih lak sawng in pek mi si.

Kelly:

Don't worry, I won't drop it. Wow, it's really heavy. I don't think I can move it

 by myself. Phang hlah, ka thlak lo ding. Awh, a va rit ve, kei mah ten ka tthawn thei ding ka zum

 lo so khaw.

Peter:

Let me help you with that. I don't want you to hurt your back. Cu mi cu ka lo ti bawm

 ding, na el tla na tin a aw pang ding ka duh lo

Kelly:

Where are you taking all this stuff? Hi thil pawl khui ah nan ret tum?

Peter:

Didn't I tell you? We're moving to Florida? Florida ah kan tthawn tum ka lo sim lo si maw?

Kelly:

You're moving now? I knew you were moving, but I thought yousaid 

you were moving next month. Tu maw nan tthawn zik? Nan tthawn ding cu ka thei nan,

hmai thla ah kan tthaw ding in sim ah ka ruat i

Peter:

Yes, that’s true, but my wife found a new apartment on theInternet the other day

 and she wants to move right away. Asinan, kan dung ni ah khan kan nu hin apartment thar kha internet ah a hmu ih, cu nak tu ro ri tthawn a duh ih si

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Henry:

Judy, your husband has a really nice car. Judy, nan pa cu motor maw zet a nei si maw

Judy:

Thanks. It's a lot better than mine, and it's new. Ka lungawi. A thar mi si ih, ka ta ngai

 in a ttha sawn so khaw.

Henry:

Where are you going? Khui ah na feh zik?

Judy:

We're going to visit my sister in the city. Khaw sungih ka nau nu hnenah ka va leng zik

Henry:

I didn't know your sister lives in the city, when did she move there? Na nau khaw

sung a um ka thei ual lo, ziang tikah a tthawn kha nak cu?

Judy:

About a year ago. She lives in an apartment on 3rd street, acrossfrom the public 

library. Kum khat hrawng si thlang si. Mi za pi hrang tuah mi library lanih lam zin pa 3 nak

apartment ah a um.

Henry:

I see. It's almost 5:00 PM now, don't you think there will be a lot oftraffic? Aw, ka thei. Tu pa 5 a kim zik thlang ual, lam zin ah motor a tam zet lo ding maw?

Judy:

Oh, we're not driving. We're going to take the subway. The subwayonly takes 

about 20 minutes. Si, motor in kan feh lo ding. Lei tang tlang leng in kan feh ding, minute 20 hrawng lawng si an rei ding.

Henry:

Yes, but it can be very crowded around this time. I always feel uncomfortable taking the subway. Aw, asinan maw tu vek caan cu minung an tam thei tuk. Tlangleng ka to pianghi ka nuam aw dah lo in ka thei aw.

Judy:

I take the subway to work everyday, so I'm used to it now. Ni tin ka hna ttuan nak cu tlang leng thawn si ka feh, tu cu ziang ka poi nawn lo

Henry:

Doesn't your mother live in the city? Na nu the khaw sungah a um ve lo maw?

Judy:

Yes, she's lived there for about ten years. Aw, a um nak kum 10 lai si thlang

Henry:

I remember when she moved there. Apartments were a lot cheaper then. A tthawn ka mang sal. Apartment pawl hi cu a man tam pi a mal deuh si

Judy:

I know what you mean. It's hard to find anything that’s reasonable now. Na ti san ka thei. Tu lai cu thil awm tawk hi hawl a har zet si

Henry:

Have a good time. Next time you're free, give me a call and we'll go play poker.

Si len caan hman nuam aw. Ne tan a man caanah in ko awla, poker kan va lek ding

Judy:

See you later. Kan tong aw sal leh ding aw.

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Kathy:

Jim, I heard you took a trip to San Diego. Is that right? Jim, San Diego na tlawng tin

ka thei, a si maw?

Jim:

Yeah, I just got back this morning. Si, tui zing si ka thleng sal

Kathy:

That sounds really nice. What did you do there? Na ti ttha ve, ziang na va tuah thei?

Jim:

Well, we were only there for three days, so we didn't do too much. We went shopping and went out to dinner a few times. At night we walked around the city with some friends. Aw, ni 3 lawng si ka um ih, ziang kan va tuah

man lo. Shopping kan feh, cun can hrek ah cu zanriah kan va ei khawm. Zanah cun kan rual pi mal

lai thawn khaw sungah kan leng vak

Kathy:

Did you take any pictures? Pa khat tal zuk awk mi na nei lo maw?

Jim:

Yes, I have them with me. Do you want to look at them? Aw, ka nei so khw.

 Na zoh duh maw?

Kathy:

Sure, I love looking at photos. Duh e, zuk zoh ka duh si maw

Jim:

This one is of my wife and me on the beach, and this one is our daughter Emily standing next to my wife. Beach ih kei mah le ka nu pi zuk si, kan nui kiang ih ding cu kan fanu Emily si

Kathy:

Your daughter looks like her mother. Na fanu cu a nu thawn an bang aw zet si maw

Jim:

I know, they look very similar. Si, an bang aw zet si

Kathy:

Where was this picture taken? Hi mi zuk the khui ah nan zuk?

Jim:

That was taken at the train station before we left. Hi mi cu kan pok hlan tlang leng cawlh nak ih kan zuk mi si

Kathy:

Did you have time to go to the zoo? Ramsa vulh nak ah the na va feh man lo maw?

Jim:

No, not this time. We went there last time. Tui tum cu kan man lo, kan dungah lai ah kan va feh dah

Kathy:

It looks like you all had a nice time. Nan zaten nan nuam aw zet a bang ual

Jim:

Yeah, it was a lot of fun. Si e, kan nuam aw zet si

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Receptionist:

Good afternoon, how may I help you? Nan sun ttha maw, Ziang ka lo bawm ding?

Ryan:

Hi, I'd like to order some flowers. Hi, pang par cah ka duh

Receptionist:

Who are they for? Zo ih hrangah?

Ryan:

They're for my Wife. Her name is Samantha. Kan nui hrangah si, a hmin cu Samantha si

Receptionist:

What kind of flowers would you like? Ziang vek pang par na duh?

Ryan:

I don't know. I don't know too much about flowers. Can you recommend something? Ka thei lo, pang par hi ka thei tam lo. Pa khat khat in khih hmuh thei pei maw?

Receptionist:

OK. What's the reason you are sending her flowers? Aw, ziang ruangah pang par na pek duh?

Ryan:

Today's her birthday and she told me she wants me to buy herflowers. Tui sun  hi a suah ni si ih, pang par in leih aw tin in sim i

Receptionist:

Do you know what kind of flowers she likes? Ziang vek pang par a duh ti na thei maw?

Ryan:

I'm not sure. I know I should know that, but I can't rememberright now.

Ka thei fiang lo si, thei ding awm cu ka si nan, tu cu ka vun mang lo si

Receptionist:

Well, they're for your wife, so I think you should give her roses. Asile, nan nu hrangah si ih, rose pek ttha ding ka zum

Ryan:

Roses will be fine. Rose hi a ttha ding

Receptionist:

What color? Ziang vek rawng?

Ryan:

I think red would be nice. A sen hi sisehla a mawi ding

Receptionist:

Do you want to pick them up or should we deliver them? Tu na lak cih ding maw kan mah in kan va pek na duh?

Ryan:

Can you deliver them please. Zang fah ten nan mah in pek sak thei pei maw?

Receptionist:

What's the address? Ziang si a address?

Ryan:

241 Main street. 241 Main zin si

Receptionist:

Alright, they'll be there within 2 hours. A ttha, nazi pa 2 sungah a ngah ding