Lao Alphabet Poster

Lao Cooking Poster

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Audio Lao Phonetic English
ໝົກ /mok/ Bake/Steam (banana leaf)
ຕຳ /dtam/ Pound/Smash
ສັບ /sap/ Chop/Cut
ຊອຍ /sawi/ Dice/chop
ຕົ້ມ /dtom/ Boil
ໝ່າ /maa/ Soak (long duration)
ແຊ່ /saae/ Soak (short duration)
ຫຸງ /huung/ Boil (rice in water)
ໜຶ້ງ /neung/ Steam
ຂົ້ວ /kua/ Fry
ອົບ /ob/ Bake
ຟັກ /fak/ Chop
ຈືນ /jeun/ Pan Fry
ທອດ /tawt/ Deep Fry
ປິ້ງ /bping/ Grill/Roast
ຈີ່ /jee/ Grill/Toast
ລວກ /luak/ Scald

Lao Family Poster

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Audio Lao Phonetic English
ແມ່ /mae/ Mother
ແມ່ໃຫຍ່ /mae nyai/ Grandma (maternal)
ແມ່ຕູ້ /mae tu/ Grandma (maternal)
ແມ່ເຖົ້າ /mae thao/ Grandma (maternal)
ແມ່ຍ່າ /mae nyaa/ Grandma (husband mom)
ຕູ້ຍ່າ /tu nyaa/ Grandma (paternal)
ນ້າສາວ /na sao/ Aunt (younger/maternal)
ປ້າ /bpaa/ Aunt (older)
ອາ /aa/ Aunt (younger/paternal)
ນ້ອງສາວ /nong sao/ Sister (younger)
ນ້ອງ /nong/ Sibling (younger)
ເມຍ /mia/ Wife
ລູກສາວ /luk sao/ Daugther
ເອື້ອຍ /euy/ Sister (older)
ຫລານສາວ /laan sao/ Granddaugther
ຫລານ /laan/ Grandchildren
ລູກໄພ້ /luk pai/ Daugther in-law
ລູກເຂີຍ /luk keurri/ Son in-law
ພໍ່ /paw/ Father
ພໍ່ໃຫຍ່ /paw nyai/ Grandpa (maternal)
ພໍ່ຕູ້ /paw tu/ Grandpa (maternal)
ພໍ່ເຖົ້າ /paw thao/ Grandpa (maternal)
ພໍ່ປູ່ /paw pu/ Grandpa (husband dad)
ຕູ້ປູ່ /tu pu/ Grandpa (paternal)
ລຸງ /lung/ Uncle (older)
ນ້າບ່າວ /na bao/ Uncle (younger/maternal)
ອາວ /ao/ Uncle (younger/paternal)
ອ້າຍ /ai/ Brother (older)
ນ້ອງ​ຊາຍ /nong sai/ Brother (younger)
ລູກຊາຍ /luk sai/ Son
ຫລານຊາຍ /laan sai/ Grandson
ຜົວ /pua/ Husband

Lao Numbers Poster

These are the core numbers you need to learn following a pattern to count to a million.

After 10, the numbers 11..91 uses ເອັດ /et/ for 1. Like, 31 (3 + 10 + 1) ສາມສິບເອັດ /saam + sip + et/

“20” is an exception since it’s ຊາວ /saao/ instead of ສອງ ສິບ /sawng sip/. The rest follow the same pattern (number + 10).

There are various ways to say 100 along with 10,000 and 100,000.

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Audio Lao Phonetic Symbol English
ສູນ /suun/ 0
ຫນຶ່ງ /neung/ 1
ສອງ /sawng/ 2
ສາມ /saam/ 3
ສີ່ /see/ 4
ຫ້າ /haa/ 5
ຫົກ /hok/ 6
ເຈັດ /jaet/ 7
ແປດ /bpaaet/ 8
ເກົ້າ /gow/ 9
ສິບ /sip/ ໑໐ 10
ສິບເອັດ /sip et/ ໑໑ 11
ຊາວ /saao/ ໒໐ 20
ຊາວ​ເອັດ /saao et/ ໒໑ 21
ສາມສິບ /saam sip/ ໓໐ 30
ຫ້າ​ສິບ​ຫ້າ /haa sip haa/ ໕໕ 55
ຮ້ອຍຫນຶ່ງ /hawi neung/ ໑໐໐ 100
ຫນຶ່ງຮ້ອຍ /neung hawi/ ໑໐໐ 100
ລ້ອຍໜຶ່ງ /lawi neung/ ໑໐໐ 100
ພັນ /pan/ ໑໐໐໐ 1,000
ຫນຶ່ງພັນ /neung pan/ ໑໐໐໐ 1,000
ເຈັດພັນສາມ​ລ້ອຍສີ່​ສິບ​ເກົ້າ /jet pan saam lawi sii sip gow/ ໗໓໔໙ 7,349
ສິບ​ພັນ /sip pan/ ໑໐໐໐໐ 10,000
ໝື່ນ /meun/ ໑໐໐໐໐ 10,000
ແສນ /saaen/ ໑໐໐໐໐໐ 100,000
ລ້ອຍພັນ /lawi pan/ ໑໐໐໐໐໐ 100,000
ຮ້ອຍພັນ /hawi pan/ ໑໐໐໐໐໐ 100,000
ລ້ານ /laan/ ໑໐໐໐໐໐໐ 1,000,000
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