Lao Numbers - Counting in Lao
Learn Lao Numbers - zero to 1 million!
The table starts with 0 and ends with one million.
As you will notice, there are two different ways to say 100. 100 can written as ຮ້ອຍ /hawi, hoy/ or ລ້ອຍ /lawi, loy/.
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It also depends on the regions or how your family say it. The causal way of saying it ລ້ອຍໜຶ່ງ /loy neung/. In everyday speech, some people say ລ້ອຍ /lawi, loy/ as well. The official way (in formal documents, media, etc) is ຮ້ອຍ /hawi/ or ຮ້ອຍໜຶ່ງ /hawi neung/.
Likewise, there are different ways to say “10,000” and “100,000” in Lao.
| Audio | Lao | Phonetic | Symbol | English |
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ສູນ | /suun/ | ໐ | 0 |
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ຫນຶ່ງ | /neung/ | ໑ | 1 |
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ສອງ | /sawng/ | ໒ | 2 |
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ສາມ | /saam/ | ໓ | 3 |
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ສີ່ | /see/ | ໔ | 4 |
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ຫ້າ | /haa/ | ໕ | 5 |
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ຫົກ | /hok/ | ໖ | 6 |
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ເຈັດ | /jaet/ | ໗ | 7 |
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ແປດ | /bpaaet/ | ໘ | 8 |
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ເກົ້າ | /gow/ | ໙ | 9 |
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ສິບ | /sip/ | ໑໐ | 10 |
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ສິບເອັດ | /sip et/ | ໑໑ | 11 |
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ຊາວ | /saao/ | ໒໐ | 20 |
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ຊາວເອັດ | /saao et/ | ໒໑ | 21 |
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ສາມສິບ | /saam sip/ | ໓໐ | 30 |
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ຫ້າສິບຫ້າ | /haa sip haa/ | ໕໕ | 55 |
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ຮ້ອຍຫນຶ່ງ | /hawi neung/ | ໑໐໐ | 100 |
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ຫນຶ່ງຮ້ອຍ | /neung hawi/ | ໑໐໐ | 100 |
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ລ້ອຍໜຶ່ງ | /lawi neung/ | ໑໐໐ | 100 |
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ພັນ | /pan/ | ໑໐໐໐ | 1,000 |
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ຫນຶ່ງພັນ | /neung pan/ | ໑໐໐໐ | 1,000 |
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ເຈັດພັນສາມລ້ອຍສີ່ສິບເກົ້າ | /jet pan saam lawi sii sip gow/ | ໗໓໔໙ | 7,349 |
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ສິບພັນ | /sip pan/ | ໑໐໐໐໐ | 10,000 |
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ໝື່ນ | /meun/ | ໑໐໐໐໐ | 10,000 |
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ແສນ | /saaen/ | ໑໐໐໐໐໐ | 100,000 |
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ລ້ອຍພັນ | /lawi pan/ | ໑໐໐໐໐໐ | 100,000 |
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ຮ້ອຍພັນ | /hawi pan/ | ໑໐໐໐໐໐ | 100,000 |
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ລ້ານ | /laan/ | ໑໐໐໐໐໐໐ | 1,000,000 |