John, did you see the news today?

John, tuisun thuthang na rak hmu maw?

No, what happened?

Aih, ziang a cang?

There was a big earthquake in San Diego.

San Diego ah ling tumpi a hnin.

Oh my goodness.

Aw, cukel tete!

The president was on the news talking about it earlier.

Presindent in thuthang ah reilo te ah khan a sim.

Was anyone hurt?

Zotal an hliam aw maw?

I think they said two people were killed.

Mi pahnih an thi tiah an sim in ka thei.

Oh, that's terrible.

Oh, a va poi ve.

Yeah, I can't believe you hadn't heard about it. They were talking about it on CNN all day.

Si e, na rak thei lo cu ka zum thei lo. CNN in sun nihlawh an sim asisi.

Oh, I don't watch TV that often.

Oh, TV ka zoh dah tuk lem lo.

Don't you watch the news?

Thuthang tal na zoh lo maw?

No, I usually read the news online, but I haven't had time to turn on my computer today.

Aih, online ah thuthang ka siar theu, asinan tuisun cu can ka nei lo ih ka computer tla ka ong man hrih lo.