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Why Learn Lao?
Learning Lao improves the knowledge of your own language. Four out of five new jobs in the US are created as a result of foreign trade. Analytical skills improve when you study Lao. Lao expand one's world view and limit the barriers between people: barriers cause distrust and fear.
Lao Alphabet & Pronunciation
ກ
[k]
[k]
ດ
[d]
[d]
ຝ
[f]
[f]
ຫ
[h]
[h]
ແ-ະ
[ɛ]
[ɛ]
ແ-ັ
[ɛ]
[ɛ]
ໄ-
[aj]
[aj]
ໃ-*
[aj]
[aj]
ໄ-
[aj]
[aj]
ຂ
[kʰ,x]
[kʰ,x]
ຕ
[t]
[t]
ພ
[pʰ]
[pʰ]
ອ
[ʔ]
[ʔ]
-ົ
[o]
[o]
ໂ-ະ
[o]
[o]
ເ-ົາ
[aw]
[aw]
ຄ
[kʰ,x]
[kʰ,x]
ຖ
[tʰ]
[tʰ]
ຟ
[f]
[f]
ຮ
[h]
[h]
-ັອ-
[ɔ]
[ɔ]
ເ-າະ
[ɔ]
[ɔ]
-ຳ
[am]
[am]
ງ
[ŋ]
[ŋ]
ທ
[tʰ]
[tʰ]
ມ
[m]
[m]
◌ະ
[a]
[a]
- ັ◌
[a]
[a]
ເ-ິ
[ɤ]
[ɤ]
ຈ
[tɕ]
[tɕ]
ນ
[n]
[n]
ຢ
[j]
[j]
_ິ
[i]
[i]
ເ-ັຍ
[iə]
[iə]
-ັຽ-
[iə]
[iə]
ສ
[s]
[s]
ບ
[b]
[b]
ຣ
[r,l]
[r,l]
_ຶ
[ɯ]
[ɯ]
ເ-ຶອ
[ɯə]
[ɯə]
ຊ
[s]
[s]
ປ
[p]
[p]
ລ
[l]
[l]
_ຸ
[u]
[u]
-ົວະ
[uə]
[uə]
-ົວ-
[uə]
[uə]
ຍ
[ɲ]
[ɲ]
ຜ
[pʰ]
[pʰ]
ວ
[ʋ,w]
[ʋ,w]
ເ-ະ
[e]
[e]
ເ-ັ
[e]
[e]
Basic Phrases in Lao
Hello | ສະບາຍດີ (sabaidi) |
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Goodbye | ລາກ່ອນ (la kon) |
Yes | ແມ່ນແລ້ວ (aemnaelv) |
No | ບໍ່ (bo) |
Excuse me | ຂໍອະໄພ (kho a phai) |
Please | ກະລຸນາ (kaluna) |
Thank you | ຂອບໃຈ (khob chai) |
You are welcome | ທ່ານຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ (than nyinditonhab) |
Do you speak english | ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ່? (chao vao pha sa ang kid dai bo) |
Do you understand | ເຈົ້າເຂົ້າໃຈບໍ່? (chao khao chai bo) |
I understand | ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈ (khony khao chai) |
I do not understand | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ (khony bo khao chai) |
How are you | ສະບາຍດີບໍ? (sa bai di bo) |
Fine thanks | ລະອຽດ, ຂອບໃຈ! (laoiad khobchai) |
What is your name | ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? (chao su jang) |
My name is | ຊື່ຂອງຂ້ອຍແມ່ນ (su khong khony aemn) |
Pleased to meet you | ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ (nyin di thi dai hu chak) |
Lao Grammar
Lao Nouns
Man | ຜູ້ຊາຍ (phusai) |
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Woman | ແມ່ຍິງ (aemnying) |
Boy | ເດັກຊາຍ (deksai) |
Girl | ເດັກຍິງ (dek nying) |
Cat | ແມວ (aemv) |
Dog | ໝາ (ma) |
Fish | ປາ (pa) |
Water | ນ້ໍາ (noa) |
Milk | ນົມ (nom) |
Egg | ໄຂ່ (khai) |
House | ເຮືອນ (heuon) |
Flower | ດອກໄມ້ (dokmai) |
Tree | ຕົ້ນໄມ້ (tonmai) |
Shirt | ເສື້ອ (seu) |
Pants | ກາງເກງ (kang keng) |
Lao Adjectives
Colors in Lao
Black | ສີດໍາ (sidoa) |
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White | ສີຂາວ (sikhav) |
Red | ສີແດງ (siaedng) |
Orange | ສີແສດ (si aesd) |
Yellow | ສີເຫຼືອງ (si heuong) |
Green | ສີຂຽວ (sikhiav) |
Blue | ສີຟ້າ (sifa) |
Purple | ສີມ່ວງ (si muang) |
Pink | ສີບົວ (si bua) |
Gray | ສີຂີ້ເຖົ່າ (si khitheoa) |
Brown | ສີນ້ ຳ ຕານ (sin am tan) |
Numbers in Lao
Zero | ສູນ (sun) |
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One | ໜຶ່ງ (nung) |
Two | ສອງ (song) |
Three | ສາມ (sam) |
Four | ສີ່ (si) |
Five | ຫ້າ (ha) |
Six | ຫົກ (hok) |
Seven | ເຈັດ (ched) |
Eight | ແປດ (aepd) |
Nine | ເກົ້າ (kao) |
Ten | ສິບ (sib) |
Eleven | ສິບເອັດ (siboed) |
Twelve | ສິບສອງ (sibsong) |
Twenty | ຊາວ (sav) |
Thirty | ສາມສິບ (samsib) |
Forty | ສີ່ສິບ (si sib) |
Fifty | ຫ້າສິບ (hasib) |
Sixty | ຫົກສິບ (hok sib) |
Seventy | ເຈັດສິບ (ched sib) |
Eighty | ແປດສິບ (aepd sib) |
Ninety | ເກົ້າສິບ (kaosib) |
Hundred | ຮ້ອຍ (hony) |
Thousand | ພັນ (phan) |
Lao Verbs
To be | ຈະ (cha) |
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To have | ມີ (mi) |
To want | ຕ້ອງການ (tongkan) |
To need | ຕ້ອງການ (tong kan) |
To help | ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ (suany heu) |
To go | ໄປ (pai) |
To come | ມາ (ma) |
To eat | ກິນ (kin) |
To drink | ດື່ມ (dum) |
To speak | ເວົ້າ (vao) |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Lao Sentences
And | ແລະ (lae) |
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Or | ຫຼື (ru) |
But | ແຕ່ວ່າ (aetva) |
Because | ເພາະວ່າ (phova) |
With | ກັບ (kab) |
Also | ຍັງ (nyang) |
However | ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍ່ຕາມ (thoeng yangdaikotam) |
Neither | ທັງ (thang) |
Nor | ຫລື (lu) |
If | ຖ້າ (tha) |
Then | ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ (rangchaknan) |
Useful Lao Vocabulary
Lao Questions
Who | ຜູ້ທີ່ (phuthi) |
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What | ແມ່ນຫຍັງ (aemn jang) |
When | ເມື່ອໃດ (meu dai) |
Where | ບ່ອນທີ່ (bonthi) |
Why | ເປັນຫຍັງ (penjang) |
How | ແນວໃດ (aenuadai) |
How many | ຫຼາຍປານໃດ (rai pan dai) |
How much | ເທົ່າໃດ (theoa dai) |
Days of the Week in Lao
Monday | ວັນຈັນ (vanchan) |
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Tuesday | ວັນອັງຄານ (vnoangkhan) |
Wednesday | ວັນພຸດ (vanphud) |
Thursday | ວັນພະຫັດ (vanphahad) |
Friday | ວັນສຸກ (van suk) |
Saturday | ວັນເສົາ (vansao) |
Sunday | ວັນອາທິດ (vnoathid) |
Yesterday | ມື້ວານນີ້ (muuaanni) |
Today | ມື້ນີ້ (mu ni) |
Tomorrow | ມື້ອື່ນ (muun) |
Months in Lao
January | ມັງກອນ (mangkon) |
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February | ເດືອນກຸມພາ (deuonkumpha) |
March | ມີນາ (mina) |
April | ເດືອນເມສາ (deuonmesa) |
May | ພຶດສະພາ (phudsapha) |
June | ມິຖຸນາ (mithuna) |
July | ເດືອນກໍລະກົດ (deuonkolakod) |
August | ສິງຫາ (singha) |
September | ກັນຍາ (knaia) |
October | ເດືອນຕຸລາ (deuontula) |
November | ພະຈິກ (phachik) |
December | ທັນວາ (thanuaa) |
Seasons in Lao
Winter | ລະດູຫນາວ (la du nav) |
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Spring | ລະດູໃບໄມ້ປົ່ງ (ladu baimaipong) |
Summer | ລະດູຮ້ອນ (laduhon) |
Autumn | ລະດູໃບໄມ້ປົ່ງ (ladu baimaipong) |
Telling Time in Lao
What time is it | ຈັກໂມງແລ້ວ? (chakomng aelv) |
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Hours | ຊົ່ວໂມງ (souaomng) |
Minutes | ນາທີ (nathi) |
Seconds | ວິນາທີ (vinathi) |
O clock | ໂມງ (omng) |
Half | ເຄິ່ງ ໜຶ່ງ (khoeng nung) |
Quarter past | ໄຕມາດທີ່ຜ່ານມາ (tai mad thiphanma) |
Before | ກ່ອນ (kon) |
After | ຫລັງຈາກ (langchak) |