- To help pronounce the sound written "c" ຈ
, listen to the following phrases, then try the
words on the right.
ລົດຈັກ |
lo#t-ca1kkk |
motorcycle |
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ເບັດເຈົ້າ |
be1t ca2w |
your hook |
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ເຣັດຈອກ |
he#t cO3O |
make a cup |
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ຄັດເຈື້ອ |
ta1t ci2a |
cut paper |
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ທອດຈືນ |
thO2Ot cyyn |
fried |
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ເຫມິດຈ້ອຍ |
mo1t cO2Oy |
all gone |
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ເຈົ້າ |
ca1w |
you |
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ຂະເຈົ້າ |
khaca1w |
they |
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ພວກເຈົ້າ |
phua1k- ha2w |
you |
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ວຽງຈັນ |
wia2Ncan |
Vientiane |
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ເຈັກ |
ce#k |
Chinese |
- Be careful to distinguish between short and long vowels.
Practice the following.
| kan (ກັນ໘ |
kaan (ການ) |
n)a4N (ຫຍັງ) |
| na2m (ນຳ໘ |
na2am (ນາມ໘ |
thu1ut (ທູດ) |
| pha4y (ໄຜ໘ |
pha4ay (ພາຍ໘ |
kho1n (ຄົນ໘ |
| thu#t (ທຸກ໘ |
da1y (ໄດ້) |
thu1ut (ທູດ໘ |
| kho1n (ຄົນ) |
kho1n (ຄົນ໘ |
ma1y (ໄມ້) |
| da1y (ໄດ້) |
ma1y (ໄມ້) |
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- "uu" (-ູ) must be said with lips
rounded. It does not sound like "oo" in the English word
"coo". Compare these Lao and English words.
ຄູ |
khu2u "coo" |
teacher |
ທູດ |
thuu1t
"tooth" |
an ambassador |
ຢູ່ |
ju#u
"you" |
to stay |
ໝູ່ |
mu#u
"moo" |
friends |
- A few words spelled with "h" may be pronounced
"l". The same speaker may sometimes say "h", sometimes
"l" . One of the word is "na#k-hi2An" (ນັກເຮີຍນ). You may also hear "na#k-li2An" (ນັກເລີຍນ).
- Practice the following phrases to help say
"±". Then try to say the "n)". words alone.
| ກິນຫຍັງ |
kin
n)a4N |
what do you want to eat? |
| ຄົນຢີ່ປຸ່ນ |
kho2n n)i#ipu#n |
Japanese |
| ເປັນຫຍັງ |
pen n)a4N |
What happen? |
| ບໍ່ຍາກ |
bO3O
n)a@ak |
not difficult |
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