Traditional festivals
❃ Traditional festivals
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ສະບາຍດີປີໃໝ່!
[ sabaidi pi mai! ] -
Happy New Year! (Pi Mai).
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ຂໍໃຫ້ມີສຸຂະພາບເຂັ້ມແຂງ ແລະ ມີຄວາມສຸກ
[ kho hai mi sukhaphap khem khaeng lae mi khwam suk ] -
Wishing you health and happiness.
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ຫົດນໍ້າ
[ hot nam ] -
To splash water.
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ບຸນຊ່ວງເຮືອ
[ bun suang heua ] -
Boat racing festival.
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ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ
[ bun bang fai ] -
Rocket festival.
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ໄຫຼເຮືອໄຟ
[ lai heua fai ] -
Festival of lights (Floating boats).
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ໄປບຸນນຳກັນ
[ pai bun nam kan ] -
Let's go to the festival together.
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ມ່ວນຫຼາຍ!
[ muan lai! ] -
It's a lot of fun!
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ສຽງດັງຫຼາຍ
[ siang dang lai ] -
The music/sound is very loud.
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ຟ້ອນລຳວົງບໍ່?
[ fon lamvong bo? ] -
Shall we dance the Lamvong?
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ເຕັ້ນນຳຂ້ອຍບໍ່?
[ ten nam khoi bo? ] -
Do you want to dance with me?
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ຂ້ອຍຟ້ອນບໍ່ເປັນ
[ khoi fon bo pen ] -
I don't know how to dance.
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ພິທີບາສີສູ່ຂວັນ
[ phithi basi su khwan ] -
Baci ceremony (calling back the soul).
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ກິນເຂົ້າຕົ້ມ
[ kin khao tom ] -
To eat Khao Tom (Sticky rice in banana leaf).
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ເປັນງານສະຫຼອງທີ່ງາມຫຼາຍ
[ pen ngan salong thi ngam lai ] -
It's a beautiful celebration.
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