Spoken Lao Vocabulary


Spoken Lao Vocabulary


Lesson 26


ບາດ		bâat	monks' bowl
ຕັກບາດ		ták-bâat	to offer alms to the monks
ເດີ໋		dǝ̀ǝ	ok ?
ໄຟ		fáj	fire
ຫັກ		hák	to break
ຢ່າ		jāa	don't
ຢ່າຟ້າວ		jāa-fàaw	don't yet
ຢ່າຊູ່		jāa-sūu	don't go ...
ກັດ		kát	to bite
ຂາດ		khâat	lacking, torn
ຄິດຮອດ		khīt-hɔ̀ɔt	to miss, think of
ຂວັ້ມ		khûam	to capsize
ລະຄອນ		la-khɔ́ɔn	play, drama
ລະວັງ		la-wáŋ	beware
ລືມ		lýym	to forget
ໄໝ້		mâj	to burn
ພຽງພໍ		phíaŋ-phɔ́ɔ	sufficient
ພໍ		phɔ́ɔ	enough
ສາ, ສະ		sáaˏ sá	go ahead and ...
ໃຊ້		sàj	To use
ຕຳ		tǎm	to bump
ຕຳກັນ		tǎm kǎn	to collide
ແຕ່ເຊົ້າ		tε̄ε sàw	early morning
ແຕກ		tε̂εk	to shatter
ຕ້ອງການ		tɔ̀ɔŋ-kǎan	to want, need


Lesson 27


ອາດຈະ		âat-cá	may, might
ຈານ		cǎan	dish
ເຝີ		fǝ̌ǝ	kind of noodles
ອີ່ມ		īim	full from eating
ຢາກເຂົ້າ		jâak-khâw	hungry
ຢາກນ້ຳ		jâak-nàm	thirsty
ກຳລັງ		kǎmláŋ	in the act of
ແກງ		kε̌εŋ	soup
ກຸ້ງ		kùŋ	shrimp
ຂົ້ວ		khûa	to stir-fry
ຄົວກິນ		khúa-kǐn	to prepare food
ສຳລັບ		sǎmlāp	for
ຊ່າງ		sāaŋ	adept at
ສັ່ງ		sāŋ	to order
ຊີ້ນ		sìin	flesh, meat
ຊີ້ນໝູ		sìin-mǔu	pork
ຊີ້ນງົວ		sìin-ŋúa	beef
ຕົ້ມ		tòm	to boil
ຖ້ວຍ		thûaj	bowl
ລາງເທື່ອ		láaŋ-thȳa	sometimes, maybe
ເມື່ອກີ້ນີ້		mȳa-kìi-nìi	just now
ຜັກ		phák	vegetable
ພິເສດ		phī-sêet	special
ເພາະສະນັ້ນ		phɔ̄-sa-nàn	therefore
ພໍດີ		phɔ́ɔ-dǐi	just right, just then
ປີ້ງ		pìiŋ	to broil


Lesson 28


ເດິກ		dǝ́k	late at night
ນອກເດິກ		nɔ̀ɔkcâak	sleep late
ຟ້າວ		fàaw	to rush
ຝັງ		fáŋ	to listen
ເຝົ້າ		fâw	to guard
ໄຮ່		hāj	field (dry)
ເຮັດໄຮ່		hēt-hāj	to farm
ນາ		náa	paddy
ເຮັດນາ		hēt-náa	to grow paddy rice
ຮ້ອງເພັງ		hɔ̀ɔŋ-phéŋ	to sing
ເພັງ		phéŋ	song
ໄຂ້		khâj	fever
ເປັນໄຂ້		pěn-khâj	to have a fever
ເກືອບ		kŷap	almost
ລົດຈິບ		lōt-cīp	jeep
ລອຍນ້ຳ		lɔ́ɔj-nàm	to swim
ເມົາ		máw	dizzy, drunk
ເມົາເຮືອ		máw-hýa	seasick
ເມົາເຫຼົ້າ		máw-lâw	drunk
ເມົາລົດ		máw-lōt	carsick
ຍິງປືນ		ñíŋ-py̌yn	to shoot a gun
ປີນ		py̌yn	gun
ພູ		phúu	mountain
ປູກຜັກ		pûuk-phák	to plant vegetables
ປູກ		pûuk	to plant
ສວນ		sǔan	garden
ຕ່າງ		tāaŋ	different, other
ຕ່າງປະເທດ		tāaŋ-pathèet	foreign country
ປະເທດ		pa-thèet	country
ຕື່ນສວາຍ		tȳyn sǔaj	to wake up late
ຫວັດ		wát	sick,
ເປັນຫວັດ		pěn-wát	to have a cold


Lesson 29


ຈັດ		càt	to arrange
ຜູ່ຈັດການ		phûu-cát- kǎan	manager
ດີໃຈ		dǐi-cǎj	happy
ຢ້ານ		jàan	to fear
ກິນລ້ຽງ		kǐn-lìaŋ	party
ກິນລ້ຽງສົ່ງ		kǐn-lìaŋ-sōŋ	farewell party
ຄ່ອຍ		khɔ̄j	slow, deliberate
ຄ່ອຍໆ		khɔ̄j-khɔ̄j	slowly
ແມ່ຍ່າ		mε̄ε-ñāa	grandmother on male side
ແມ່ເຖົ້າ		mε̄ε-thâw	man's mother-in-law
ແມ່ຕູ້		mε̄ε-tùu	grandmother om female side
ແນ່ໄຈ		nε̄ε-cǎj	sure
ໜຸ່ມ		nūm	young
ພໍ່ປູ່		phɔ̄ɔ-pūu	grandfather on male side
ພໍ່ເຖົ້າ		phɔ̄ɔ-thâw	man's father-in- law
ພໍ່ຕູ້		phɔ̄ɔ-tùu	grandfather on female side
ເສຍໃຈ		sǐa-cǎj	sorry
ເຖົ້າ		thâw	old in age
ທີ່		thīi	thatˏ whoˏ which


Lesson 30


ບັດ		bát	card
ບັດເຊີນ		bát-sǝ́ǝn	invitation
ຈອງ		cɔ̌ɔŋ	to reserve
ຈື່		cȳy	to remember
ດັ່ງນັ້ນ		dāŋ-nàn	therefore
ບໍ່ດັ່ງນັ້ນ		bɔ̄ɔ-dāŋ-nàn	otherwise
ໄຫ້		hâj	to cry
ກະແຈ		kacε̌ε	key
ໃສ່ກະແຈ		sāj-kacε̌ε	to lock
ເກັບ		kép	to collect
ຄ່ຳ		khām	evening
ນະ		nā	then
ນັດ		nāt	to make a date
ນ້ຳເບີ		nàm-bǝ̌ǝ	number
ປັດສະປໍ		pád-sa-pɔ̀ɔ	passport
ໃບຂັບຂີ່		bǎj-kháp-khīi	driving license
ປີ້		pìi	ticket
ຈອງປີ້		cɔ̌ɔŋ pìi	to reserve a seat
ໂທລະສັບ		thóo-la-sáp	telephone
ຖ້າ		thâa	to wait
ຖິ້ມ		thîm	to place, throw
ຝາກຈົດໝາຍ		fâak cót-mǎaj	to send a letter with someone
ບັດປະຈຳຕົວ		bát pa-cǎm tǔa	identity card
ໄວ້		wáj	to keep
ວີຊາ		wisàa	visa


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