Reading Lao: Vowels & Final Consonants

Lesson 17

The goal of this lesson is to learn vowel and consonant ending, xັບ, xາບ, xິບ, xີບ, xຶບ, xືບ,
xຸບ, xູບ, ເxັບ, ເxບ, ແxັບ, and ແxບ, and to pronounce them with Lao consonant. You can practice listening and reading by clicking on the button below or the underlined words.


ອາບນ້ຳກ່ອນໄປໂຮງຮຽນ
Take a shower before going to school

Listening and Reading these Endings.1

	xາບ
ອາບນ້ຳ
taking a shower
	xຸບ
ສຸບເກີບ
putting on a shoe
	ເxັບ
ເລັບມື
finger nail

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.

xັບ	ນັບ	ຂັບ	ຈັບ	ຕ້ອນຮັບ
xັບ	to count	to drive	to touch/arrest	to greet
xາບ	ອາບ	ດາບ	ຫາບ	ກາບກ້ວຍ
xາບ	to shower	blade	to carry using shoulder	banana skin
xິບ	ກິບ	ດິບ	ສິບ	ມືຢິບ
xິບ	hair pin	raw	ten	to pick by hand
xີບ	ກີບ	ຕີບ	ຫີບ	ລົດຖີບ
xີບ	NM	NM	luggage	bicycle
xຶບ	ລຶບ	ຕຶບ	ທຶບ	ປ່າຕຶບ
xຶບ	to erase	NM	NM	dense jungle
xືບ	ອືບ	ສືບ	ດືບ	ບົ້ງຄືບ
xືບ	NM	to investigate	NM	a type of caterpillar
xຸບ	ຄຸບ	ສຸບ	ຫຸບ	ຖືກຸບ
xຸບ	to catch	to fit	to grab	to hold a farmer's hat
xູບ	ຕູບ	ທູບ	ລູບ	ຢາສູບ
xູບ	straw hut	incent stick	to feel by touching	cigarette
ເxັບ	ເລັບ	ເຈັບ	ເຫັບ	ເກັບເອົາ
ເxັບ	fingernail	sick/hurt	hail	to pick/pickup
ເxບ	ເສບ	ເທບ	ເຟບ	ນອນເໝບ
ເxບ	NM	Saint	NM	to lay face down
ແxັບ	ແກັບ	ແຕັບ	ແມັບ	ປືນແກັບ
ແxັບ	NM	NM	NM	a type of gun
ແxບ	ແກບ	ແຈບ	ແຫບ	ຂີ້ແກບ
ແxບ	NM	tightly sealed	NM	NM

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

ທ້າວ ບຸນ ລັບ ເປັນ ຄົນ ຮັກ ຄວາມ ສະ ອາດ

ກ່ອນ ໄປ ໂຮງ ຮຽນ ລາວ ໗ູ ເເຂ້ວ

ລ້າງ ໜ້າ ເເລະ ອາບ ນ້ຳ ເເລ້ວ ຫວີ ຜົມ

ນຸ່ງ ໂສ້ງ ເສື້ອ ທີ່ ລາວ ໄດ້ ພັບ ໄວ້ ຢ່າງ ມີ ລະ ບຽບ

Vocabulary:

ອາບນ້ຳ(take shower), ກ່ອນ(before), ໄປ(to go), ໂຮງຮຽນ(school), ນັບ(to count), ຂັບ(to drive), ຈັບ(to touch/arrest), ຕ້ອນຮັບ(to greet), ອາບ(to shower), ດາບ(blade), ຫາບ(to carry using shoulder), ກາບກ້ວຍ(banana skin), ກິບ(hair pin), ດິບ(raw), ສິບ(ten), ມືຢິບ(to pickup by hand), ຫີບ(luggage), ລົດຖີບ(bicycle), ລຶບ(to erase), ປ່າຕຶບ(dense jungle), ສືບ(to investigate), ບົ້ງ(caterpillar), ຄຸບ(to catch), ສຸບ(to fit), ຫຸບ(to grab), ຖືກຸບ(to hold a farmer's hat), ຕູບ(straw hut), ທູບ(incent stick), ລູບ(to feel by touching), ຢາສູບ(cigarette), ເລັບ(fingernail), ເຈັບ(sick/hurt), ເຫັບ(hail(ice)), ເກັບເອົາ(to pick/pickup), ເທບ(Saint), ນອນເໝບ(to lay face down), ປືນ(gun), ແຈບ(tightly sealed)