Reading Lao: Vowels & Final Consonants

Lesson 14

The goal of this lesson is to learn vowel and consonant ending, xົກ, ໂxກ, xັອກ, xອກ, ເxິກ, ເxີກ, xຽກ, xວກ, and ເxືອກ and to pronounce them with Lao consonant. You can practice listening and reading by clicking on the button below or the underlined words.


ນົກຈອກຟ້າເເປງຮັງ
A bird is fixing its nest

Listening and Reading these Endings.1

	xົກ
ນົກ
bird
	xອກ
ກະຮອກ
squirrel
	xຽກ
ວຽກງານ
job

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.

xົກ	ນົກ	ຍົກ	ຮົກ	ຖືພົກ
xົກ	bird	to lift	messy	NM
ໂxກ	ໂອກ	ໂຄກ	ໂຍກ	ໂຊກດີ
ໂxກ	NM	NM	NM	good luck
xົອກ	ກັອກ	ຈັອກ	ປັອກ	ຢັອກ
xົອກ	NM	NM	NM	NM
xອກ	ຊອກ	ດອກ	ອອກ	ນ້ຳໝອກ
xອກ	to find	pedal(flower)	to exit	morning dew
ເxິກ	ເດິກ	ເລິກ	ເອິກ	ເຝິກຝົນ
ເxິກ	late at night	deep	chest	practice
ເxີກ	ເຄີກ	ເບີກ	ເງີກ	ເລີກຮຽນ
ເxີກ	NM	to cash	NM	stop learning
xຽກ	ຜຽກ	ດຽກ	ຮຽກ	ວຽກງານ
xຽກ	NM	NM	NM	job
xວກ	ປວກ	ພວກ	ຢວກ	ລູກຮວກ
xວກ	termite	group of	NM	NM
ເxືອກ	ເກືອກ	ເປືອກ	ເລືອກ	ຫົວເຜືອກ
ເxືອກ	NM	fruit's skin	to choose	head of a type of vegetable

Practice 2: Reading and Listening
The goal is to listen and identify syllables that you hear.
Each syllable is separated by spaces.

ຕາ ມາກ ໄປ ຕຶກ ເເຫ

ຖືກ ປາ ດຸກ ຢູ່ ນ້ຳ ເລິກ

ຫງ່ຽງ ປາ ດຸກ ປັກ ມື ຕາ ມາກ

ພວກ ໄປ ຕີ ເຜືອກ ໄດ້ ເອົາ ເປືອກ ໝາກ

ມາ ໃສ່ ໃຫ້ ລາວ

ຢູ່ ກົກ ໝາກ ມີ ລູກ ນົກ ເເຂກ ຫາ ກໍ່ ມີ ປີກ

Vocabulary:

ນົກ(bird), ເເປງ(to fix), ຮັງ(nest), ກະຮອກ(squirrel), ວຽກງານ(job), ຍົກ(to lift), ຮົກ(messy), ໂຊກດີ(good luck), ຊອກ(to find), ດອກ(pedal(flower)), ອອກ(to exit), ນ້ຳໝອກ(morning dew), ເດິກ(late at night), ເລິກ(deep), ເອິກ(chest), ເຝິກຝົນ(practice), ເບີກ(to cash), ເລີກຮຽນ(stop learning), ປວກ(termite), ພວກ(group of), ເປືອກ(fruit's skin), ເລືອກ(to choose)