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- The long vowel ii ີ
in Lao sounds somewhat like the vowel
'ee' in the English word 'feet'. Say these:
ດີ |
dii |
good |
| ນີ້ |
nìi |
this |
| ສີ |
sìi |
color |
| ຖີບ |
thîip |
to ride a bicycle |
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ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ |
ñīipūn |
Japan, Japanese |
| ມີ |
míi |
have |
| ຂີ່ |
khíi |
to ride |
| ອີກ |
îik |
again, another |
- The long vowel uu ູ in
Lao sounds somewhat like the vowel 'oo' in the English word 'loop'. Say these:
| ໝູ່ |
mūu |
friend |
| ຄູ |
khúu |
teacher |
| ຢູ່ |
jūu |
to stay |
| ທູດ |
thùut |
an ambassordor |
| ຮູບ |
hùup |
picture, photo |
| ປະຕູ |
paatuu |
a door |
| ຜູ້ |
phūu |
classifier. of people |
| ສູບ |
sûup |
to suck |
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- The sound which is written with a j ຢ, ຍ in
phonetic Lao transcription sounds like ans English ' Y' as in ' yes' but sometimes like an
English ' g ' in 'gentle'. Some words are: Lao sounds somewhat like the vowel
' u ' in the English word ' put '. Say these:
| ເຢັນ |
jen |
cold |
| ຢູ່ |
jūu |
to stay |
| ຢືມ |
jyym |
to borrow |
| ຢືນ |
jyyn |
to stand |
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- Practice these phrases. Note the rhythm.
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ເປັນຄົນອົກຫັກ |
pen khón ók hák |
He is
brokenhearted. |
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ເປັນຄົນຈັບເກະ |
pen khón cáp kέ |
He catches sheep. |
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ເປັນຄົນເຈັບອົກ |
pen khón cép ǝ́k |
His chest hurts. |
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ເປັນຄົນອັດໝົດ |
pen khón át mót |
He closes everything. |
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ເປັນຄົນຕັດຕັບ |
pen khón tát táp |
He cuts liver. |
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ເປັນຄົນມັກມິດ |
pen khón māk mīt |
He likes quiet. |
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ເປັນຄົນເກັບກົບ |
pen khón kép kóp |
He keeps frogs. |
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ເປັນຄົນຕຶກເບັດ |
pen khón tȳk bét |
He fishes. |
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ເປັນຄົນຄຶດເລິກ |
pen khón khȳt lǝ̄k |
He thinks deeply. |
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