bâan thûat khɔ̌ɔn-kɛ̀n mii ráan khǎay khɔ̌ɔŋ
Great-grandma's house in Khon Kaen has a shop.
lii-naa mɔɔŋ thûat thee náam sài kɛ̂ɛw
Lena watches Great-grandma pour water into a glass.
kríŋ-kríŋ náam-khɛ̌ŋ loŋ kɛ̂ɛw lɛ́ɛw
Clink clink, the ice has gone into the glass.
phɔ̂ɔ nâŋ thɛ̌ɛw nâa ráan ráp náam wái
Dad sits near the front of the shop and takes the water.
má-lɛɛŋ-sàap tài loŋ jàak chán maa
A cockroach crawls down from the shelf.
phɔ̂ɔ dòot khǎa diaw tɛ̀ʔ-tɛ̀ʔ nǐi pai
Dad hops away on one leg, tap tap.
má-lɛɛŋ-sàap wîŋ pai yùu nǎi
Where has the cockroach run to?
bɔ̀ɔk nɔ̀y khrai hěn má-lɛɛŋ bâaŋ
Tell me, has anyone seen the insect?
lii-naa kôm mɔɔŋ tâi chán máai
Lena bends to look under the wooden shelf.
man wîŋ pai lòp laŋ dâan-khâaŋ
It runs to hide by the crate at the side.
krɔ̀ɔp-krɛ̀ɛp lii-naa yók thǔŋ thîi khwǎaŋ
Rustle rustle, Lena lifts the bag in her way.
phɔ̂ɔ thɔ̌ɔy hàaŋ dòot sà-làp tháau pai
Dad backs away, hopping from foot to foot.
thûat lɯ̂an laŋ khùat krík-krík chon kan
Great-grandma slides the crate; the bottles clink together.
tháau phɔ̂ɔ sàn má-lɛɛŋ-sàap maa klâi
Dad's feet shake; the cockroach comes near.
má-lɛɛŋ-sàap wîŋ pai yùu nǎi
Where has the cockroach run to?
bɔ̀ɔk nɔ̀y khrai hěn má-lɛɛŋ bâaŋ
Tell me, has anyone seen the insect?
lii-naa duu rɔɔŋ-tháau-tɛ̀ʔ phɔ̂ɔ
Lena looks at Dad's sandals.
phɔ̂ɔ bɔ̀ɔk khɔ̌ɔ lòp pai hâi hàaŋ
Dad says, “Let me move farther away.”
man wîŋ ʔɔ̂ɔm laŋ pai ʔìik khâaŋ
It runs around the crate to the other side.
phɔ̂ɔ thɔ̌ɔy hàaŋ tɛ̀ʔ-tɛ̀ʔ pə̀ət thaaŋ
Dad steps back, tap tap, clearing the way.
má-lɛɛŋ-sàap wîŋ pai yùu nǎi
Where has the cockroach run to?
bɔ̀ɔk nɔ̀y khrai hěn má-lɛɛŋ bâaŋ
Tell me, has anyone seen the insect?
ʔɛ́ɛt-ʔɛ́ɛt lii-naa pə̀ət prà-tuu kwâaŋ
Creak creak, Lena opens the door wide.
lii-naa kaaŋ krà-dàat phɛ̀n yài
Lena spreads out a large sheet of paper.
thɯ̌ɯ kân thaaŋ ʔɯ̀ɯn lɯ̌a prà-tuu wái
She holds it to block the other ways, leaving the doorway free.
krà-dàat mâi tɛ̀ʔ man man tài pai
The paper does not touch it; it crawls on.
má-lɛɛŋ-sàap ʔɔ̀ɔk prà-tuu dâai
The cockroach gets out through the door.
phɔ̂ɔ dii-jai thûat hǔa-rɔ́ hâa-hâa
Dad is happy; Great-grandma laughs, ha ha.
phɔ̂ɔ khǎm tháau tua-ʔeeŋ lii-naa taam
Dad laughs at his own feet; Lena follows.
phɔ̂ɔ hîw náam klàp bâan mɛ̂ɛ maa
Dad carries the water back to Mom's house.
phɔ̂ɔ nâŋ phák lə̂ək tên sà-làp khǎa
Dad sits down to rest and stops dancing from leg to leg.
phɔ̂ɔ khǎm hâa-hâa khɔ̀ɔp-jai lii-naa
Dad laughs, ha ha: “Thank you, Lena.”