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| Contents |
Main page |
| Introduction |
| Pronunciation |
| Basic Grammar |
| General Phrases |
| Making Friends |
| Question Words |
| What? |
| When? |
| Why? |
| How? |
| Who? |
| Where? |
| What kind? |
| Which? |
| How many? |
| How much? |
| How long? |
| What time? |
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| Days |
| Months |
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Pronouns |
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| ເຈົ້າ |
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càw |
you |
| ຂ້ອຍ |
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khɔ̂j |
I, me |
| ລາວ |
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láaw |
he, she |
| ເຂົາເຈົ້າ |
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khaoca$w |
they, them, their |
| ຂະເຈົ້າ |
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khaca$w |
they, them, their |
| ພວກເຈົາ |
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phua1k-
ca2w |
you (pl) |
| ພວກຂ້ອຍ |
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phua1k-
kho2y |
we |
| ພວກ |
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phua1k |
group, we, us |
| ມັນ |
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man |
it |
| ຂ້າພະເຈ້າ |
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kaphajao |
I/me (formal) |
| ເພິ່ນ |
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phǝ̄n |
he, she, him,
her (respected) |
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Conversation 1 |
| Listen to the whole conversation |
| A1 |
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ຂໍ ໂທດ, ເຈົ້າ ຊື່ ຫຍັງ ? |
khɔ̌ɔ thòotˏ càw
sȳy ñǎŋ? |
Excuse me, what is your name? |
| B1 |
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ຂ້ອຍ ຊື່ ຈອນ |
khɔ̂j sȳy cɔ̀ɔn |
My name is John. |
| A2 |
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ລາວ ຊື່ ບຸນມີ, ແມ່ນ ບໍ ? |
láaw sȳy
bǔnmíiˏ mε̄εn bɔ̌ɔ? |
His name is Bounmy, right? |
| B2 |
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ແມ່ນ ແລ້ວ, ລາວ ຊື່ ບຸນມີ |
mε̄εn lὲεwˏ láaw
sȳy bǔnmíi |
Right, his name is Bounmy. |
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Conversation 2 |
| Listen to the whole
conversation |
| A1 |
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ເຈົ້່າ ຢາກ ກິນ
ຫຍັງ ? |
càw jâak kǐn ñǎŋ ? |
What would you like to eat ? |
| B1 |
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ຂ້ອຍ ຢາກ ກິນ
ເຂົ້າ ຜັດ |
khɔ̂j jâak kǐn
khâw-phát |
I'd like fried rice. |
| A2 |
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ໝູ່ ເຈົ້າ ເດ໋ ? |
mūu càwˏ de+e ? |
How about your friend ? |
| B2 |
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ລາວ ຢາກ ກິນ ເຝີ |
láaw jâak kǐn fǝ̌ǝ |
She'd like noodles. |
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Conversation 3 |
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conversation
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| A1 |
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ພວກເຈົ້າມາແຕ່ໃສ
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phùak càw
máa tε̄ε sǎj |
Where do you come from ? |
| B1 |
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ພວກຂ້ອຍມາແຕ່ປະເທດຝຣັ່ງ. |
phùak
khɔ̂j máa tε̄ε pa-thèet falāng |
We come from France. |
| A2 |
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ພວກເຈົ້າເດ໊
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phùak càw
de+e |
How about you ? |
| B2 |
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ພວກຂ້ອຍມາແຕ່ລາວ. |
phùak
khɔ̂j máa tε̄ε láaw |
We come from Laos. |
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Conversation 4 |
| Listen to the whole
conversation |
| A1 |
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ເຂົາເຈົ້າຂີ່ຫຍັງມາໂຮງຮຽນ
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khǎwcàw khīi
ñǎŋ máa hóoŋ-hían |
How do they come to school ? |
| B1 |
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ເຂົາເຈົ້າຂີ່ລົດເມມາ |
khǎwcàw khīi
lōt-mée máa |
They take the bus. |
| A2 |
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ອາຈານດາລາເດ໋ ? |
ǎacǎan dǎaláa de+e |
How about Ajan Dala ? |
| B2 |
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ລາວຂັບລົດມາ |
láaw kháp lōt
máa |
She drives her car. |
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Relationship Terms |
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| The relationship terms show respect and friendliness.
They are standed for 'I', 'You', 'She', 'He', and 'They.' Sometimes, they are
used in front of the person's name in order to show respect and friendliness. Here
are some terms in Lao. |
| ອ້າຍ |
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àaj |
older brother -male |
| ເອື້ອຍ |
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ỳaj |
older sister-female |
| ນ້ອງ |
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nɔ̀ɔŋ |
younger brother,
sister-male and female |
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