Hi Melissa, are you going home this weekend?

Hei, Melisa, tuizarh zarhtawp ah inn na tlung ding maw?

No, not this weekend. I have too much work to do.

Aih, tui zarh si lo ding. Hnatuan ka nei tam tuk.

Where do your parents live?

Na nulepa khui tawk ah an um?

My father lives in Washington DC.

Ka pa cu washington DC ah a um.

How about your mother?

Na nu theh?

My mother died two years ago.

Kumhnih rei zo ah ka nu in in thihsan zo.

Oh, I am sorry to hear that. Is your father still working?

Oh, riahsiat za asi. Na pa hna a tuan lai maw?

No, he's retired.

Aih, a pension zo.

Do you have any family here?

Hi tawk ah zotal na sungkhat an um maw?

Yes, two of my cousins live here and my aunt and uncle live about 30 miles from here.

Nei e, ka ni le ka rang te le ka unau seu te pahnih an um. Minute 30 feh hrawngah asi.

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Unau mipa maw farnu tal na nei maw?

Yes, I have two brothers who live in New York and a sister who lives in Boston.

Nei e, New York ah ka unau mipa pahnih an um ih Boston ah ka farnu a um.

Do you see them a lot?

Na tawng aw theu maw?

Not as much as I'd like to. Usually just on holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Ka tawn duh zat in ka tawng thei lo. Tlawngpih can, Thanksgiving le Khrismas tivek can te lawngah asi theu.