Home Free Lao Lessons Grammar Here https://youtu.be/2dp7d4UK7bw If you are starting to learn Lao, you may have learned ເຈົ້າ /jao/ means you. It can also mean “you’re welcome” or “yes” as well.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ However, depending on your family relation or social group, the word “you” is use differently with different formalities. Vocabulary ເຈົ້າ /jao/⠀⠀ […]
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Home Free Lao Lessons Grammar Here https://youtu.be/Fa8bIUw7XuU This lesson is helping you become aware of the different types of interjections that you’d hear among Lao people. I’ve only selected a few of the common ones (at least ones I’ve heard growing up from parents/relatives and other Lao people). ⠀ ⠀ Lao people often use interjections
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Home Free Lao Lessons Grammar Here https://youtu.be/T7MPzhHOAyQ Just like ways to say “yes” in Lao, there’s no direct “no.” So, we’ll learn the different ways to say “no” in different politeness levels. ບໍ່ /baw/ No⠀ ⠀ ບໍ່ /baw/ + verb⠀ Negation of an action by repeating the verb⠀ Ex: ເຫັນບໍ່? ບໍ່ເຫັນ /hen baw? baw hen/
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Home Free Lao Lessons Greetings Here Home Free Lao Lessons Grammar Here Home Free Lao Lessons People Here https://youtu.be/4k9A86HIWLw In English, if you want to refer to yourself, you can use “me, myself, and I.” Lao, however, has different ways of saying “I/me.” That is because Lao is a social and family hierarchy class language
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Home Free Lao Lessons Grammar Here https://youtu.be/y230__H-tsU Lao does not have a direct “yes.” Once you start observing how people respond to a ‘yes’ question, you’ll notice there are different formal levels for ‘yes’ in Lao. 1) ໂດຍຂະນ້ອຍ /doi kanoy/ = is a high-level and respectful way to say ‘yes’ for monks. The /kanow/ ຂະນ້ອຍ
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