Reading Lao: consonant

Lesson 11

The goal of this lesson is to learn Lao consonants, ໝ /mhO4O, high class/ and ໜ /nhO4O, high class/ and to pronounce them with Lao vowels. You can practice listening and reading by clicking on the button or the underlined words below.


	ປ້າ ເກືອ ໝູ
	Aunt feeds the pigs.

Listen to and read these consonants.1

	ໝ Syllables & Tones
ໝາ
dog
	ໜ Syllables & Tones
ໜູ
mouse

Practice 1: Reading with Vowels
To find out what tones these syllables have, please click tone.
Some of these syllables do not have meaning attached to them.
NM - no meaning.
The goal is to practice reading and listening.


ໝ	ໝາ	ໝີ	ໝື	ໝູ	ໂໝ
	dog	bear	NM	pig	NM
	ໝໍ	ໃໝ	ໄໝ	ເໝົາ	ໝຳ
	nurse	fine	silk	buy by lots	NM
ໜ	ໜາ	ໜີ	ໜື	ໜູ	ໂໜ
	thick	to leave	NM	mouse	NM
	ໜໍ	ໄໜ	ເໜືອ	ເໜົາ	ໜຳ
	NM	NM	north	NM	NM

Practice 2: Reading Words

ໃນປ່າ	ມີໝີ	ໝູປ່າ	ໝາໄນ
in the jungle	having a bear	wild pig	a type of dog
ແລະໜູ	ເມື່ອມີ	ໄຟໄໝ້ປ່າ	ໜູກໍຈະໜີ
and a mouse	when having	burning forest	mouse will fled
ໄປຢູ່ໃກ້ນາ	ໝີ	ໝູປ່າ	ແລະໝາໄນ
go live near a field	bear	wild pig	and a type of dog
ກໍຈະໜີ	ໄປຫາ	ທີ່ຢູ່ໃໝ່
will fled	to go visit	new address

Vocabulary:

nouns: ປ້າ (aunt), ໝູ (pig), ໝາ (dog), ໜູ(mouse)
verb: ເກືອ (to feed)