Reading Lao: consonant

Lesson 14

The goal of this lesson is to learn Lao consonants, ກວ, ຄວ, and ຂວ and to pronounce them with Lao vowels. You can practice listening and reading by clicking on the button or the underlined words below.


	ສະໄຫວ ໄກວ ອູ່ ນ້ອງ
	Saway sways the craddle of her younger sibling.

Listen to and read these consonants.1

	ກວ
ກວາງ
deer
	ຂວ
ເເຂນຂວາ
right arm
	ຄວ
ຄວັນໄຟ
smoke

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.


ກວ	ກວາ	ເກວ	ໄກວ	ດີກວ່າ
ກວ	NM	NM	sway/push	better
ຂວ	ຂວະ	ຂວາ	ເຂວ	ໄຂວ່ຂາ
ຂວ	NM	right side	NM	cross leg
ຄວ	ຄວະ	ຄວາ	ເເຄວ	ຄວ່າເນື້ອ
ຄວ	NM	prepare (food)	NM	fried beef

Practice 2: Reading Words

ສະໄຫວໃຊ້ມືຂວາ	ໄກວອູ່ໄປໄກກວ່າ.
Sawii uses his right hand	swaying the craddle farther than
ພໍ່ຄວາເອົາພ້າ	ຢູ່ແຈຝາ
a cook is taking a chopping knife	at the corner of a wall
ເພື່ອໄປຫາຫຍ້າ	ມາໃຫ້ມ້າ ແລະລວາ.
as to go look for grasses	for horses and mules

Vocabulary:

nouns: ສະໄຫວ (girl's name), ອູ່(wooden craddle), ນ້ອງ (young sibling), ກວາງ (deer), ເເຂນ (arm), ຄວັນໄຟ (smoke)
verb: ໄກວ (sway/push)
adjective: ຂວາ (right)