Hi Peter, can I talk to you for a moment. I just heard the cookie factory downtown is going out of business.

Hei, Peter, ka lo be duak thei maw? Downtown ih sangdawr kha tuan ding nei nawn lo in an tlasia an ti ka thei.

Where did you hear that?

Khui tawk in si cucu na thei?

Sara told me.

Sara in insim.

I'm not sure that's true. I haven't heard anything about it.

Cucu a dik ding maw ka fiang lo. Zianghman ka thei thu hla ka thei hrih lo.

She said that they have already started to lay people off.

Hnatuan pawl tla an banter rero zo tiah a sim.

Doesn't your father work there?

Na pa kha kha tawk ah a tuan lo mawsi?

Yes, I'm really worried he might get laid off, he just started to work there about three months ago. What do you think I should do?

Si e, kan dung thlathum rei ah a thuan thawk mi asi ih hnatuan in an cawlter ding ti ka phang. Ziang ka tuah le a tha ding?

I'd talk to your father.

Na pa ka be ding.

Yeah, but if there was something wrong I don't think he'd tell me. He doesn't like to upset me, but I really would like to know what's going on.

Si e, asinan pakhatkhat a tha lo mi a um ahcun insim duh ding ka zum lo. In riahsiat ter duh lo, asinan ziang a cang taktak timi ka thei duh zet.

So what are you gonna do?

Cucu ziang si na tuah ding?

Aren't you good friends with the president of that company?

Khami company president thawn rualpi tha nan si maw?

Yes, we use to work together at a different company about five years ago.

Si e, tuihlan kumnga rei lai ah company dang ah hna kan rak tuan tlang theu.

Maybe you could call him and see what's going on.

Nangmah in na kawh ih na sut le a tha men ding.

Well, I don't know. I guess I could. It's pretty late now, but I'll call him in the morning.

Aw, ka thei lo. Ka ko thei ko ding tiah ka ruat, asinan tucu a tlai deuh zo ih thaizing ah ka ko ke.

OK, thanks so much.

Ok, ka lungawi tuk amw.