Lao Vowels
Lao Alphabet Vowels - with audio pronunciation and video demonstration.
The Lao alphabet has 28 vowel sounds, which include short, long, and special vowels.
The table below provides the Lao vowels (short & long pair), a “Laomanized” English transliteration and word, an accompanying short video clip demonstrating how to write them.
Note:
The silent-consonant ອ is used as a vowel placeholder in the table. X in the table represents a final consonant placeholder.
However, X in the video just used as a vowel placeholder.
| Audio (pair) | Audio | Vowel | Laomanization | Video |
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ອະ/ອັx | /a/ (short) |
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| ອາ | /aa/ (long) | |||
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ອຸ | /u/ (short) |
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| ອູ | /uu/ (long) | |||
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ອິ | /e/ or /i/ (short) |
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| ອີ | /ee/ or /ii/ (long) | |||
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ອຶ | /eu/ (short) |
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ອື | /euu/ (long) | ||
| ເອະ/ເອັx | /ea/ (short) |
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| ເອ | /eaa/ (long) | |||
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ແອະ | /ae/ (short) |
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| ແອ | /aae/ (long) | |||
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ໂອະ/ອົx | /o/ (short) |
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| ໂອ | /oo/ (long) | |||
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ເອາະ | /aw/ (short) |
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| ອໍ/xອx | /aaw/ (long) | |||
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ເອິ | /er/ (short) |
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| ເອີ | /err/ (long) | |||
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ເອຶອ | /eua/ (short) |
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| ເອືອ | /euaa/ (long) | |||
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ເອັຍ | /ia/ (short) |
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ເອຍ/ອຽx | /iaa/ (long) | ||
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ອົວະ | /ua/ (short) |
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| ອົວ/ອວx | /uaa/ (long) | |||
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ໄອ/ໃອ | /ai/ (short) |
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| ອາຍ | /aai/ (long) | |||
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ເອົາ | /ao/ (short) |
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| ອາວ | /aao/ (long) | |||
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ອຳ | /am/ (short) | ||
| ອາມ | /aam/ (long) | |||
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ອິວ | /io/ (short) | ||
| ອີວ | /iio/ (long) | |||
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ເອັວ | /eao/ (short) | ||
| ເອວ | /eaao/ (long) | |||
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ເເອັວ | /aeo/ (short) | ||
| ເເອວ | /aaeo/ (long) |
