Reading Lao: Vowels

Lesson 6

The goal of this sixth lesson is to read two Lao vowels, ເxະ and ເx and to pronounce them with Lao consonants. You can practice listening and reading by clicking on the button or the underlined words below.


ກິລາບານເຕະ
soccer game

Listening and Reading these Vowels.


ເຕະ
to kick

ເປ
craddle

Practice 1: Reading with Consonants
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.

ເຕະ	ເປະ	ເລະ	ເຍະ	ເວະ
to kick	NM	NM	NM	NM
ເທະ	ເນະ	ເບະ	ເຜະ	ເມະ
NM	NM	NM	NM	NM
ເປ	ເພ	ເຄ	ເທ	ເມ
craddle	NM	NM	to pore	NM
ເຊ	ເດ	ເຕ	ເລ	ເຖ
to sway	NM	NM	NM	NM

Practice 2: Reading Words

ເກະກະ	ເອະອະ
to be clumsy	NM
ເວລາ	ເຮຮາ
time	NM
ເຄຫາ	ຫາປາ
house	to look for fish
ໂຍະເຍະ	ເອະອະ
NM	NM

Exercises

1. Dictation Exercise: On a sheet of paper, write in Lao the words that you hear by clicking on the speech icons.

After finishing the above dictation exercise, click here for the answers.

2. What tones do you hear? Rising, Low, Mid, High, High Falling, Low Falling

3. Which vowel is long, and which is short?

Vocabulary:

nouns: ກິລາ(sport), ບານ(ball), ເປ(craddle), ເວລາ(time), ປາ(fish)

verbs: ເຕະ(to kick), ເທ(to pour), ເຊ(to sway), ຫາ(to look for)