Home Free Lao Lessons People Here Maternal Aunt ນ້າສາວ /na saao/ younger than mom ປ້າ /bpaa/ older than mom⠀⠀ Grandma ແມ່ໃຫຍ່ /maae nyai/, ແມ່ຕູ້ /maae dtu/,ແມ່ເຖົ້າ /maae thao/ Paternal Aunt ອາ /aa/ younger than mom ອາ /aa/ older than mom⠀ Grandma ແມ່ຍ່າ /maae nyaa/ ເມຍ /mia/ = wife⠀⠀ ເອື້ອຍ /euui/ = older sister⠀⠀ ນ້ອງສາວ /nawng …
Home Free Lao Lessons Greetings Here https://youtu.be/QI8YqneLJ2U ຍົກໂທດ /nyok thot/ = forgive ການຍົກໂທດ /gaan nyok thot/ = forgiveness⠀ ການ /gaan/ = the subject of + forgive = forgiveness⠀ ⠀ ຍົກໂທດໃຫ້[ຂ້ອຍ]ໄດ້ບໍ່? /nyok thot hai khawi dai baw/ forgive + offer/give + me + can?⠀Will you forgive me?⠀ ⠀ ຍົກໂທດໃຫ້[ລາວ]ໄດ້ບໍ່? /nyok thot hai lao dai baw/ ⠀ …
Home Free Lao Lessons Nouns Here https://youtu.be/S-UqwLRebeg If you grew up in the states, you might’ve learned about the 4 seasons in school — Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring.⠀ ⠀ In Laos, however, there are two main seasons. The cool Wet Season which runs from May to October, and the hot Dry Season which runs …
Home Free Lao Lessons Adjectives Here https://youtu.be/NcMzY3qLF5E Let’s learn about different shapes in Lao.⠀⠀ There are actually a few different ways to say some of the shape names. ຮູບ /hup/ = picture, prefix/classifier for shapes⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ [star] ດາວ /daao/⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ [square]⠀⠀ ມົນທົນ /mon ton/⠀⠀ ສີ່ຫຼ່ຽມ /sii liam/⠀⠀ ຈະຕຸລັດ /jadtulat/⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ [triangle]⠀ ສາມຫລ່ຽມ /saam liam/⠀⠀ ສາມແຈ …
Home Free Lao Lessons Food Here https://youtu.be/UE7hYblmkCQ The Lao word ເຂົ້າ /khao/ can mean “to enter” as a verb or “rice” as a noun.⠀ ⠀ The Lao word for “hungry” is ຫິວ /hio/. The phrase “I’m hungry” in Lao is ຂ້ອຍຫິວເຂົ້າ /khawi hio khao/ which literally translates to “I + hungry + rice”⠀ ⠀ The …