Spoken Lao Vocabulary |
Lesson 16 |
Lesson 17 |
ອ້າຍ | àaj | older brother | |
ອ້າຍເອື້ອຍນ້ອງ | àaj-ỳaj-nɔ̀ɔŋ | siblings | |
ເອື້ອຍ | ỳaj | older sister | |
ນ້ອງ | nɔ̀ɔŋ | younger | |
ນ້ອງສາວ | nɔ̀ɔŋ-sǎaw | younger sister | |
ນ້ອງຊາຍ | nɔ̀ɔŋ-sáaj | younger brother | |
ສາວ | sǎaw | girl | |
ຊາຍ | sáaj | male | |
ເດັດນ້ອຍ | dék-nɔ̀ɔj | child | |
ກົກ | kók | first (born) | |
ຫຼ້າ | lâa | last (born) | |
ລູກ | lùuk | offspring | |
ລູກຜູ້ດຽວ | lùuk phūu-dǐaw | only child | |
ລູກຊາຍ | lùuk-sáaj | son | |
ລູກສາວ | lùuk-sǎaw | daughter | |
ແມ່ຍິງ | mε̄εñíŋ | woman | |
ນຳກັນ | nàmkǎn | together | |
ຍັງ | ñáŋ | still, yet | |
ຜູ້ | phûu | person | |
ຜູ້ບ່າວ | phûu-bāaw | unmarried male | |
ຜູ້ຊາຍ | phûu-sáaj | man | |
ຜູ້ສາວ | phûu-sǎaw | unmarried female | |
ເສຍ, ຕາຍ | sǐaˏ thàaj | to die, lost | |
ເພິ່ນ | phǝ̄n | he, she, him, her (respected) |
Lesson 18 |
ເຈົ້າຊູ້ | càw-sùu | womanize | |
ຈ່ອຍ | cɔ̄ɔj | thin | |
ຢືນ | jy̌yn | to stand | |
ຂາ | khǎa | leg | |
ຄັນ | khán | clf. for vehicles | |
ແຂນ | khε̌εn | arm | |
ນັ່ງ | nāŋ | to sit | |
ນຸ່ງ | nūŋ | to wear | |
ຍາວ | ñáaw | long | |
ງາມ | ŋáam | pretty | |
ສັ້ນ | sân | short (not long) | |
ສີ | sǐi | color | |
ສີດຳ | sǐi-dǎm | black | |
ສີແດງ | sǐi-dε̌εŋ | red | |
ສີຟ້າ | sǐi-fàa | (sky) blue | |
ສີຂາວ | sǐi-khǎaw | white | |
ສີຂຽວ | sǐi-khǐaw | (dark) green/blue | |
ສີລາຍ | sǐi-láaj | striped | |
ສີນ້ຳຕານ | sǐi-nàmtǎan | brown | |
ສົ້ງ | sôŋ | trousers | |
ສູງ | sǔuŋ | tall | |
ເສື້ອ | sŷa | shirt, blouse | |
ເຕັ້ຍ | tìa | short (not tall) | |
ໂຕ | tǒo | clf. for trousers, shirts | |
ຕຸ້ຍ | tùj | fat |
Lesson 19 |
ບ່າຍ | bāaj | afternoon | |
ຮັບ | hāp | to receive | |
ຮັບເອົາ | hāp aw | to pick up | |
ກາງຄືນ | kǎaŋ khýyn | nighttime | |
ກາງເວັນ | kǎaŋ wén | daytime | |
ກາງ | kǎaŋ | middle, in the middle | |
ເຂົ້າ | khâw | to enter, arrive | |
ເຄີຍ | khǝ́ǝj | ever | |
ບໍ່ເຄີຍ | bɔ̄ɔ khǝ́ǝj | never | |
ຄວນ (ຈະ) | khúan (cá) | should | |
ຂື້ນ | khŷn | to rise, take off | |
ລຳ | lám | clf. boats, planes | |
ລົງ | lóŋ | to descend, land | |
ຈັກໜ້ອຍ | cák-nɔ̂ɔj | in a moment | |
ອອກ | ɔ̂ɔk | to exit, leave | |
ພໍດີ | phɔ́ɔ-dǐi | just then | |
ຊ້າ | sàa | slow | |
ສົ່ງ | sōŋ | to send off | |
ທັນ, ທັນເວລາ | thánˏ thán wéeláa | in time | |
ຕາມ ເວລາ | tǎam wéelaa | on time | |
ແທ້ | thὲε | really, genuine | |
ຕອນ | tɔ̌ɔn | part, part of the day | |
ຕ້ອງ | tɔ̀ɔŋ | must | |
ເທື່ອ | thȳa | time, occasion | |
ໄວ | wáj | fast |
Lesson 20 |
ໄກ່ | kāj | chicken | |
ຄວາຍ | khúaj | water buffalo | |
ຄື ຊິ | khýy sī | to seem, likely to | |
ເລີ້ມ | lǝ̀ǝm | to begin | |
ລ້ຽງ | lìaŋ | to raise | |
ແມວ | mέεw | cat | |
ຍ້າຍ | ñàaj | to move | |
ຍ້າຍ ເຮືອນ | ñàaj hýan | to move house | |
ຍັງບໍ່ທັນ...ເທື່ອ | ñáŋ bɔ̄ɔ thánˏ thȳa | not ... yet | |
ງົວ | ŋúa | cow | |
ເປັດ | pét | duck | |
ພາຍໃນ | pháaj náj | within a (period) | |
ສັດ | sát | animal | |
ເຊົາ | sáw | to stop, cease | |
ແຕ່ກ່ອນ | tε̄ε-kɔ̄ɔn | before, in the past |
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