Home Free Lao Lessons Food Here ປ້າ /bpaa/ means Aunt, while ປາ /bpaa/ means Fish. Notice there’s a tone mark in ປ້າ /bpaa/ compared to ປາ /bpaa/. The combination of the consonant class, vowel ending, and tone mark change the word to a high falling tone.⠀ Vocabulary ປາ /bpaa/ = Fish⠀⠀ປາແດກ /padeak (bpaadaek)/ = Fermented …
Home Free Lao Lessons Food Here https://youtu.be/32Kq8L6Mdio There’s only one key word you need to know — ແຊບ /saap/. ແຊບ /saap/ means “delicious” and ແຊບຫຼາຍ /saap laai/ means “very delicious”. If someone asks you whether something was good or not, you can get by knowing only those words. ⠀ ⠀ Culturally, you should always say …
Home Free Lao Lessons Nouns Here Home Free Lao Lessons People Here https://youtu.be/cRPEqFBEwtg Ever wanted to know what are some Lao movie terms? How do you say actor or movie star in Lao? Follow this lesson!⠀ Vocabulary ນັກສະແດງ /nak sadaaeng/ = Actor⠀ ນັກສະແດງຍິງ /nak sadaaeng nying/ = Actress (female)⠀ ⠀ ພະເອກ /pa aek/ = Lead …
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/⠀⠀ …
Home Free Lao Lessons People Here Maternal Uncle ນ້າບ່າວ /na baao/ younger than father ລຸງ /lung/ older than father⠀ Grandpa ພໍ່ໃຫຍ່ /paw nyai/,ພໍ່ຕູ້ /paw dtu/,ພໍ່ເຖົ້າ /paw thao/ Paternal Uncle ອາວ /aao/ younger than father ລຸງ /lung/ older than father⠀ Grandpa ພໍ່ປູ່ /paw bpu/,ຕູ້ /dtu/,ປູ່ /bpu/ Husband = ຜົວ /pua/⠀ Brother (older) = ອ້າຍ⠀ /ai/ Brother …