Lao Lessons Blog

Announcement of Lao Holidays – ການປະກາດວັນພັກຂອງປະເທດລາວ Announcement of Lao holidays throughout the year. Provided below is a full-length audio player where you can listen to the entire audio in Lao. The audio table also provides two transcript versions — a Lao-English side-by-side translation and a toggle to view the Lao …

The French colonial era in Laos Laos was a French colony from approx. 1893 until its independence in 1953. Historically, Luang Prabang was the capital of Laos. However, much of the growth in terms of prosperity and economics happened in Vientiane, so that became the central “capital” as it is …

How country names are pronounce within a language indicate a bit of its historical interactions and influences with other cultures. For instance, there’s no official way to say Canada in Lao, it is just simply, ການາດາ “Gaanaadaa/Canada.” Iceland is simply Iceland in Lao. Whereas for China, Lao people have a …

“The language you speak determines how you think” – Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Lao is the lingua franca of Laos, the national language of the country, and the language of mass media broadcasting there (where the “Vientiane” dialect is the standard). Yet, outside of Laos, the language itself is often overlooked in …