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Spoken Lao Vocabulary |
| Lesson 1 |
| ບໍ |  |
bɔ̌ɔ | question word |
| ບໍ່ | |
bɔ̄ɔ | no, not |
| ເຈົ້າ | |
càw | you |
| ດີ | |
dǐi | good, well |
| ເດ | |
de2e | and..., what about..., how about? |
| ກ່ອນ | |
kɔ̄ɔn | before |
| ກັນ | |
kan | together, each other |
| ຂ້ອຍ | |
khɔ̂j | I, me |
| ຂໍ ໂທດ | |
khɔ̌ɔ thòot | Excuse me. |
| ຂອບໃຈ | |
khO3Op-cay | thank, to thank |
| ລາກ່ອນ | |
la2a kO#On | good bye |
| ຄູສອນ | |
khúu-sɔ̌ɔn | teacher |
| ລາວ | |
láaw | he, him |
| ແມ່ນ | |
mε̄εn | right, correct |
| ແມ່ນ ແລ້ວ | |
mε̄εn lὲεw | That's right ! |
| ແມ່ນບໍ | |
mE#En bOO | Is that right? |
| ບໍ່ແມ່ນ | |
bO#O mE#En | That's not right. |
| ເມຍ | |
mía | wife |
| ໝູ່ | |
mūu | friend |
| ນັ້ນ | |
nàn | that |
| ນິ້ | |
nìi | this |
| ຫຍັງ | |
ñǎŋ' | what |
| ໄປ | |
pǎj | go |
| ໃຜ | |
phǎj | who |
| ຜົວ | |
phǔa | husband |
| ສະບາຍ | |
sa-bǎaj | fine, comfortable |
| ສະບາຍ ດິ | |
sa-bǎaj dǐi | Just fine! |
| ຊື່ | |
sȳy | name |
| Lesson 2 |
ອາຫານ |
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?aaha4an |
food |
ອາກາດ |
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?aakaa3t |
weather |
ເອົາ |
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?aw |
to take |
ເບຍ |
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bia |
beer |
ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ |
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bO#O pen n)a4N |
you're welcome, never mind |
ຈາງ |
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caaN |
bland |
ຣ້ອນ |
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hOO1n |
hot (temperature) |
ເຢັນ |
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yen |
cool, cold (see grammar note 2) |
ຢູ່ |
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yu#u |
be |
ກາເເຟ |
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kaafe2e |
coffee |
ກາເຟດຳ |
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kaafe2e dam |
hot, black coffee |
ກາເຟດຳເຢັນ |
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kaafe2e dam yen |
iced, black coffee |
ກາເຟຂົມ |
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kaafe2e no2m |
hot coffee with milk |
ກາເຟຂົມເຢັນ |
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kaafe2e no2m yen |
iced coffee with milk |
ໂຄລ້າ |
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khoo2 laa1 |
Coca cola |
ຫລາຍ |
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la4ay |
much, many, a lot |
ຫລື |
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lu4u |
or |
ມັກ |
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ma#k |
to like |
ນົມ |
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no2m |
milk |
ນ້ຳ |
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na1m |
water |
ຊາ |
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sa2a |
tea |
ຊາເຢັນ |
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sa2a yen |
iced tea |
ຊາດຳ |
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sa2a dam |
hot black tea (without milk) |
ຊານົມ |
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sa2a no2m |
hot black tea with milk |
ຊາດຳເຢັນ |
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sa2a dam yen |
iced black tea |
ຊານົມເຢັນ |
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sa2a no2m yen |
iced black tea with milk |
ເຜັດ |
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phet2 |
hot, spicy (food) |
| ເຄັມ | |
1 khe2m | salty |
ໂພດ |
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phoo1t |
too much, in excess |
ພໍດີ |
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phO2O-dii |
just right, in excess, just right, just enough |
ຊິ |
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si |
intend to, will, would |
ດຳ |
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dam |
black |
ຫວານ |
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wa4an |
sweet |
| ແຊບ | |
sE1Ep | testy, delicious |
| ສົ້ມ | |
so3m | sour |
| Lesson 3 |
ອາເມຣິກາ |
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ame2elikaa, |
America |
ຝຣັ່ງ |
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fala#N |
French |
ກາລິຟໍເນັຍ |
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kaalii2fO#O2nia2 |
California |
ວຽດນາມ |
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via1tna2am |
Vietnamese |
| ກຳປູເຈຍ | |
ka4mpu4uci4a | Cambodia |
ເຂົາເຈົ້າ |
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khaoca$w |
they, them, their |
ຂະເຈົ້າ |
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khaca$w |
they, them, their |
ຄົນ |
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kho2n |
person, people |
ຂໍໂທດ |
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khO4O tho1ot |
excuse me (lit. request punishment) |
ແຂວງ |
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khwE4EN |
province |
ລາວ |
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la2aw |
Laotian, he, she |
| ຈີນ | |
ciin | China |
ຣັດ |
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la#t |
state |
ຫລວງພຣະບາງ |
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lua4NphabaaN |
Luang Phabang (royal capital and province in northern Laos) |
ມາ |
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ma2a |
to come |
ເມືອງ |
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mua2N |
country, city |
| ບ້ານ | |
baan | village, house |
ປາກເຊ |
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pa3akse2e |
Pakse (city in southern Laos) |
ເປັນ |
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pen |
to be |
| ປະເທດ | |
pathe#t | country, state |
ພວກ |
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phua1k |
group, we, us |
ພວກເຈົາ |
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phua1k- ca2w |
you (pl) |
| ພວກຂ້ອຍ | |
phua1k- kho2y | we |
ໃສ |
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sa4y |
where |
| ໃດ | |
da4y | which |
ເທັກຊັດ |
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te#ksat# |
Texas |
ແຕ່ |
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tee |
from |
ໄທ |
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thay |
Thai, they |
ວຽງຈັນ |
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via2Ncan |
Vientiane (administrative capital and province in central Laos) |
| Lesson 4 |
| ອົສຕາລີ | |
?o1tsa2ta#ali2i | Australia |
| ອາສາສະໝັກ | |
?a4asa4asa2ma2k | volunteer |
| ບໍລິສັດ | |
bO4Oli#sa2t | company |
| ໄດ້ | |
da1y | can |
| ບໍ່ໄດ້ເປັນ | |
bO#O da1y pe4n | not, not be |
| ກະຊວງ | |
kasu2aN | ministry |
| ກະຊວງສຶກສາທິການ | |
kasu2aN sy2ksa4athi#ka4an | Ministry of Education |
| ເຮັດ ການ | |
he#t ka4an | to work |
| ລັດ | |
la#t | government |
| ຄູສອນ | |
khu2u-sO4On | teacher |
| ພະນັກງານ | |
pha#na#kNa2an | employee |
| ໝໍ | |
mO4O | doctor,medic |
| ທ່ານໝໍ | |
tha#an mO4O | M.D. |
| ນາງພະຍາບານ | |
na2aN pha#±a2aba4an | nurse |
| ໄຈກາ |
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ca4yka1a | JICA |
| ນັກຮຽນ |
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na#khi2an | student |
| ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ |
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±i#ipu#n | Japan |
| ນັກທຸລະກິດ |
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na#kthu#la#ki2t | businessman |
| ຊາວນາ |
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sa2awna2a | farmer |
| ຕຳລວດ |
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tamluat | policeman |
| ທະຫານ |
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tha#ha4an | soldier |
| ສະຖານທູດ |
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sa2tha4anthu1ut | embassy |
| ນັກການທູດ |
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na#kka4anthu1ut | diplomat |
| ທ່ອງທ່ຽວ |
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thO#ONthi#aw | to tour |
| ນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວ |
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na#kthO#ONthi#aw | tourist |
| ອຸຍນິເຊັບ |
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?u4jni#se#p | UNICEF |
| Lesson 5 |
| ບ້ານ | |
ba1an | home |
| ຮຽນ | |
hi2an | to study |
| ໂຮງຮຽນ | |
ho2oNhi2an | school |
| ໂຮງແຮມ | |
ho2oNhE2Em | hotel |
| ເຮືອນພັກ | |
hu2anpha#k | guesthouse |
| ພັກ | |
pha#k | to stay, rest |
| ຫ້ອງ | |
hO3ON | room |
| ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ | |
hO3ONna1m | bathroom, toilet |
| ຢູ່ |
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yu#u | to stay; be located |
| ເກີດ |
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ke3et | to be born |
| ຄົນ |
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kho2n | person |
| ຄອບຄົວ |
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khO1Opkhu2a | family |
| ພາສາ |
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pha2asa4a | language |
| ພິ່ນ້ອງ |
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phi#inO1ON | relatives |
| ພໍ່ແມ່ |
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phO#OmE#E | parents |
| ວໍຊິງຕັນ |
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