This is a short conversation between a student and a teacher. The script is as follows: M: Hello, teacher, how are you? sà-wàt-dee kráp kroo bpen yang ngai bâang kráp T: Hello, fine and you Meng? sà-wàt-dee kâ · sà-baai dee · láew Meng lá kâ M: Life is fine. I have been to Thailand for 2 days. (ago) chee-wít sà-baai · sà-baai kráp · maa bprà-têt tai sŏng wan láew T: Are you coming for a visit, right? maa tîieow châi măi? M: Not at all. I moved to work here. mâi châi loiie kráp pŏm yáai maa tam ngaan têe nêe T: Very good. Tomorrow Thailand will have an important festival. Dee mâak · prûng-née bprà-têt tai jà mee têt-sà-gaan săm-kan M: What is the festival? I've never been to Thailand in this period. têt-sà-gaan à-rai kráp · pŏm mâi koiie maa bprà-têt tai chûuang née T: Songkran, do you know ? sŏng-graan · róo jàk măi M: I've never heard, what is it? mâi koiie dâai yin · keu à-rai kráp T: Thai New Year's Day Tourists know that Songkran is a water play day for Thai people. wan bpee mài tai · nák tông tîieow róo jàk sŏng-graan keu wan lên náam kŏng kon tai M: Very interesting, I'm glad to be able to visit Songkran Festival. nâa sŏn jai mâak · pŏm dee jai têe jà dâai tîieow têt-sà-gaan sŏng-graan T: not just play with water. We have many activities such as going to the temple to make merit. release the bird, release the fish, visit family , pay respect to parents and elders and carry sand into the temple mâi châi kâe lên náam · rao mee gìt-jà-gam lăai yàang · chên · bpai tam bun têe wát · bplòi nók bplòi bplaa · bpai yîiam krôp kruua · wâai pôr mâe láe pôo sŏong aa-yú láe kŏn saai kâo wát M: Really excited! Tomorrow I will go to the city and temple to see the Songkran atmosphere. róo sèuk dtèun dtên jing jing · prûng-née pŏm jà bpai nai meuuang láe wát · pêuua doo ban- yaa-gàat Sorry, I have to go. I have an appointment with my boss. kŏr tôht kráp · pŏm dtông bpai láew · pŏm mee nát gàp jâo naai kráp