| Lao Language |
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| Contents |
| INTRODUCTION TO LAO LANGUAGE |
| WRITING SYSTEM Goals: The learning goals of this section are 1) to present the letter shapes of Lao consonants and vowels; 2) to learn interactively the three classes of consonants and their relationship to the 5 spoken tones of Vientiane Lao; 3) to note the tone changes in polysyllabic words; 4) to practice speaking the tone contrasts in a dialog; 5) to learn how to use a Lao dictionary. |
| Introduction |
| The Lao Alphabet |
| HIGH Class Consonants |
| MIDDLE Class Consonants |
| LOW Class Consonants |
| Polysyllables |
| Dialogs |
| Using a Lao Dictionary |
| INTRODUCTION TO LAO ALPHABET |
| Consonants (Consonants (Sounds), Consonants Poster, Consonants in Alphabetical Order) |
| Vowels (Vowels, Vowel Sounds, Vowels Poster) |
| Tones (Regional Lao Tones) |
| Tone Marks |
| Tone Chart (other Tone Chart, Tone Chart) |
| Tone Exercise/Practice |
| Syllables & Tones |
| Numeral Symbols |
| Keyboard Layouts |
| Java Flash Cards and Matching |
| BASIC READING |
| SPOKEN LAO |
| Lesson
1 - [Meeting & Greeting] [Asking Names] [Identifying People] Lesson 2 - [At Cafe] [At Restuarant] [Asking about Food] Lesson 3 - [Asking about Nationality] [Where from] Lesson 4 - [Occupations] Lesson 5 - [School] [Study Place] [Birth Place] Lesson 6 - [Going Places] [Coming and Going] Lesson 7 - [Naming and Things] Lesson 8 - [Telling Time] Lesson 9 - [Who] [How] Lesson 10 - [Time] Lesson 11 - [How long] [Telling Age] Lesson 12 - [Directions] [Locations] Lesson 13 - [Dates] [Months] [Past times] Lesson 14 - [Description] [Question] [Discussion] Lesson 15 - [Counting Things] Lesson 16 - [Smoking] [Medication] [Gasoline] Lesson 17 - [Siblings] [Asking Age] [Asking about Parents] Lesson 18 - [Distinguishing Things] [Distinguishing People] Lesson 19 - [Must] [Should] [Distinguishing Things] Lesson 20 - [To What Extent] [Yet or Not Yet] [Ever or Never] Lesson 21 - [Why] [Because] Lesson 22 - [Take to] [Taking and Bring] [Send to] Lesson 23 - [Have Someone Do Something] [Bring to] [Do Something for Some One] Lesson 24 - [Before This...What] [After This...What] [When That...What] Lesson 25 - [To Continue Something] [Which One] [Already-Not Yet] Lesson 26 - [Giving Permission] [Final Particles] Lesson 27 - [Have someone do something] [Time: When] [Final Particle dee] Lesson 28 - [In Time] [Except] [Unless] Lesson 29 - [Thanking for Something] [Inviting] [Giving Regrets] Lesson 30 - [Inviting and Regretting] [Otherwise] [Therefore] Java Vocabulary Flash Cards Java Vocabulary Matching Java Quiz 1 Java Quiz 2 |
| SPOKEN LAO VOCABULARY LIST |
| Lesson 1 to Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 to Lesson 10 | Lesson 11 to Lesson 15 |
| Lesson 16 to Lesson 20 | Lesson 21 to Lesson 25 | Lesson 26 to Lesson 30 |
| LAO FOR TOURIST |
| VOCABULARY GAMES |
| Body Parts |
| Body Parts [Body, Facial, Flash Card, Shooting] |
| Matching Game |
| Shooting Game |
| Flash Card 1 |
| Flash Card 2 |
| Numbers |
| Numbers [Counting] |
| Flash Card |
| Matching Game |
| Colors |
| Colors [Contents] |
| Flash Card |
| Days |
| Months |
| READING SIGNS |
| INTERMEDIATE READING |
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