- kɔ̄ɔn ກ່ອນ
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'before' is a connector word.
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ກ່ອນເຈົ້າໄປ, ບອກຂ້ອຍw |
| kɔ̄ɔn càw payˏ bɔ̂ɔk khɔ̂y
dε̄ε |
| Before you go, be sure to tell me. |
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| ລາວໄປເມືອງລາວກ່ອນເຮົາw |
| láaw pay mýaŋ láaw kɔ̄ɔn
háw |
| He went to Laos before us. |
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When kɔ̄ɔn
ກ່ອນw comes at the end of
the phrase it means 'first'.
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ໄປບ້ານກ່ອນ, ແລ້ວໄປກິນເຂົ້າw |
pay
bàan kɔ̄ɔnˏ lέεw pay kin khâw Go home
first, then go eat. |
- lǎŋ-câak ຫຼັງຈາກw
is a connecting word.
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ຫຼັງຈາກລາວມາ, ມ່ວນຫຼາຍw |
| lǎŋ-câak láaw máaˏ mūan
lǎay |
| After he came, it was lots of fun. |
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ລາວມາຫຼັງຈາກ 4 ໂມງw |
| láaw máa lǎŋ-câak sīi
móoŋ |
| He came after 4 o'clock. |
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- tɔɔn ຕອນw
is used as a connecting word meaning 'while'.
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ຕອນເຈົ້າຢູຫັ້ນໄດ້ພໍ້ອ້າຍເຈົ້າບໍw |
tɔɔn càw jūu hân dày phɔ̀ɔ càw bɔɔ While you were there, did you meet your brother? (older brother) |
- taam ຕາມw
'to follow' has other meanings when combined
with some words. It may mean 'around, throughout, according to'. Sometime it is
better left untranslated.
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ຕາມທຳມະດາw |
taam
thámmadaa |
usually, normally |
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ຕາມບ້ານນອກw |
taam
bàan-nɔ̀ɔk |
out in the village,
up-country |
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ຕາມລາວເວົ້າw |
taam
láaw wàw |
according to what he
says..... |
- wáa ຫວ່າ wis question
word final particle. It expresses surprise.
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ເຈົ້າບໍ່ໄປຫວ່າw |
càw
bɔ̄ɔ pay wáa |
Oh, aren't you going? |
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ເຈົ້າສິໄປຕຶກປາຫວ່າw |
càw
bɔ̄ɔ pay týk paa wáa |
Oh, you are going
fishing? |
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- hây ໃຫ້w also means
'to, for' (for the benefit of).
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ລາວເນະນຳໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍw |
láaw
nē-nám hây khɔ̂y |
He introduced it to me. |
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- sȳy sȳy ຊື່ ຊື່ wmeans 'that's all,
just, only'.
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ເຈົ້າເຮັດຫຍັງຢູ່ຫັ້ນw |
càw
hēt ñǎŋ jūu hân |
What are you doing
there? |
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ບໍ່ເຮັດຫຍັງ, ຫຼິ້ນຊື່ ຊື່w |
bɔ̄ɔ
hēt ñǎŋˏ lìn sȳy sȳy |
Nothing, just playing. |
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ລາວບໍ່ມາຫວ່າw |
láaw
bɔ̄ɔ máa wáa |
Oh, isn't he coming? |
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ມາ, ມາຊ້າຊື່ ໆw |
máaˏ
máa sàa sȳy sȳy |
Yes, he'll be
late. That's all. |
- kaan ການw means
'affairs' as in:
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ການທະຫານw |
kaan-thahǎan |
military affairs |
kaan ການw is also used
with verbs.
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ການລ້ຽງສັດw |
kaan-lìaŋ-sát |
animal-raising |
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ການອອກລູກw |
kaan-ɔ̂ɔk-lùuk |
child-bearing |
- nàm ນຳw is used with
khɔ̄ɔp-cay 'to thank', especially at formal occasions.
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ຂໍຂອບໃຈນຳຍາພໍ່ເຈົ້າw |
| khɔ̌ɔ khɔ̂ɔp-cay ñáa-phɔ̄ɔ
càw |
| please thank your father for me. |
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| ຂ້ານ້ອຍຢາກຂໍຂອບໃຈ |
| ນຳທ່ານເຈົ້າແຂວງ |
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| khanɔ̀ɔy jâak khɔ̌ɔ khɔ̂ɔp-cay
nám thāan càw -khε̌εŋ |
| I would like to thank to the governor. |
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