- Note the use of thɔ̄ɔ kan ທໍ່ກັນ
 q in
the folowing sentences.
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ຢາສອງແນວນີ້ແພງທໍ່ກັນ |
jaa sɔ̌ɔŋ nέεw níi phέεŋ thɔ̄ɔ kan |
These two
kinds of medicines are equally expensive. |
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ຢາແນວນີ້ແພງທໍ່ກັນ |
jaa nέεw níi phέεŋ thɔ̄ɔ kan káp nέεw nàn |
This
kind of medicine is as expensive as that kind. |
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ກັບແນວນັ້ນ |
- Note the use of kūa ກວ່າq and thíi sút ທີ່ສຸດ q in the
folowing sentences.
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ໃຫຍ່ກວ່າ |
ñay kūa |
Bigger |
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ໃຫຍ່ທີ່ສຸດ |
ñay thíi sút |
The biggest |
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ສະບາຍກວ່າ |
sabaay kūa |
more
comfortable |
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ສະບາຍທີ່ສຸດ |
sabaay thíi sút |
most
comfortable |
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- By now you have noticed that a Lao expression is often more
condensed than its English equivalent. Look at the following.
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ແນວດີ ແພງ |
nέεw
diiˏ phέεŋ |
The good kind is
expensive. |
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kind good
expensive |
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ແນວບໍ່ດີ ຖືກ |
nέεw
bɔ̄ɔ diiˏ thŷy |
The kind which is not
good is cheap |
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kind not
good, cheap |
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ແນວດີທີ່ສຸດ ແພງກວ່າ |
nέεw
dii thíi sútˏ phέεŋ kūa |
The best kind is more
expensive. |
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kind good most expensive
more |
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