{"id":3236,"date":"2019-02-26T09:01:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T09:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laolessons.com\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2020-02-06T13:12:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:12:44","slug":"how-to-say-yes-in-lao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laolessons.com\/how-to-say-yes-in-lao\/","title":{"rendered":"How to say yes in Lao"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3236\" class=\"elementor elementor-3236\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be37e47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be37e47\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66226bd\" data-id=\"66226bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c811e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6c811e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumb\">\n  <a class=\"breadcrumb-item\" href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\n  <a class=\"breadcrumb-item\" href=\"\/free-lao-lesson\">Free Lao Lessons<\/a>\n  <a class=\"breadcrumb-item\" href=\"\/free-lao-lessons\/grammar\">Grammar<\/a>\n  <span class=\"breadcrumb-item active\">Here<\/span>\n<\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-122bfdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"122bfdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acdb892\" data-id=\"acdb892\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252ad68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"252ad68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/y230__H-tsU&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e52dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0e52dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-421fd24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"421fd24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9950fdc\" data-id=\"9950fdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9df71e text-boxes elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9df71e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span title=\"Edited\">Lao does not have a direct &#8220;yes.&#8221; Once you start observing how people respond to a &#8216;yes&#8217; question, <\/span><span title=\"Edited\">you&#8217;ll notice there are different formal levels for &#8216;yes&#8217; in Lao.\u2063<\/span><\/p><p><b>1) \u0ec2\u0e94\u0e8d\u0e82\u0eb0\u0e99\u0ec9\u0ead\u0e8d \/doi kanoy<\/b>\/ = is a high-level and respectful way to say &#8216;yes&#8217; for monks. The \/kanow\/ \u0e82\u0eb0\u0e99\u0ec9\u0ead\u0e8d at the end adds a respectful expression. &#8220;Respectfully yes, your high honor.&#8221;\u2063\u2800<br \/>\u2063\u2800<br \/><b>2) \u0ec2\u0e94\u0e8d \/doi\/ <\/b>= is a respectful way to say &#8220;yes&#8221; especially among elders. It may originated as a short form of \u0ec2\u0e94\u0e8d\u0e82\u0eb0\u0e99\u0ec9\u0ead\u0e8d. Doi is also a versatile term. Usually, you would not say this to someone very younger than you though. \u2063\u2800<br \/>\u2063\u2800<br \/><b>3) \u0ec0\u0e88\u0ebb\u0ec9\u0eb2 \/jao\/<\/b> = which has its origin in Royal Lao as a salutation for &#8216;lord&#8217;\/&#8217;king&#8217;, is a polite agreement, commonly to mean &#8216;yes&#8217; or &#8216;indeed.&#8217; It is very similar to <span title=\"Edited\"><span title=\"Edited\">\u0ec2\u0e94\u0e8d \/<\/span>doi\/ and the same politeness level. You can also use it in the form of &#8220;you&#8217;re welcome&#8221; or &#8220;ok, no problem&#8221;\u2063\u2800<br \/>\u2063\u2800<br \/><b>4) \u0ec1\u0ea1\u0ec8\u0e99 \/maaen\/<\/b> = Many teaching you Lao would say this is a generic way of saying &#8220;yes.&#8221; It is to a certain extend. The <\/span><span title=\"Edited\"><span title=\"Edited\">\u0ec1\u0ea1\u0ec8\u0e99 <\/span>&#8220;maaen&#8221; really translate closely to &#8220;it is.&#8221;<\/span><span title=\"Edited\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span title=\"Edited\">For example, if I were to ask, &#8220;do you want eat?&#8221; responding with\u00a0 <\/span><span title=\"Edited\"><span title=\"Edited\"><span title=\"Edited\">\u0ec1\u0ea1\u0ec8\u0e99 \/maaen\/<\/span>\u2063 <\/span>would be the equivalent of saying &#8220;it is&#8221; in English, which doesn&#8217;t sound grammatically correct.\u2063 Now, if I were to ask, &#8220;Is this your meal?&#8221; responding with\u00a0 <\/span><span title=\"Edited\"><span title=\"Edited\">\u0ec1\u0ea1\u0ec8\u0e99 \/maaen\/<\/span>\u2063 is correct.<\/span><\/p><p><span title=\"Edited\"><b>5) \u0ec1\u0ea1\u0ec8\u0e99\u0ec1\u0ea5\u0ec9\u0ea7 \/maaen laaeo\/<\/b> = Just like maaen, it does not directly mean &#8220;yes&#8221; but &#8220;correct, it is&#8221;; \/laaeo&#8217; means &#8216;already&#8217; to indicate a past tense. The difference between \u0ec1\u0ea1\u0ec8\u0e99 \/maaen\/ and \u0ec1\u0ea1\u0ec8\u0e99\u0ec1\u0ea5\u0ec9\u0ea7 \/maaen laaeo\/ is you are confirming something that happened already.\u2063\u2800<br \/>\u2063\u2800<br \/>It can also be combined with \u0ec0\u0e88\u0ebb\u0ec9\u0eb2 \/jao\/, as in \u0ec0\u0e88\u0ebb\u0ec9\u0eb2 \u0ec1\u0ea1\u0ec8\u0e99\u0ec1\u0ea5\u0ec9\u0ea7 \/jao maaen laaeo\/\u2800<br \/>\u2063\u2800<br \/><b>6) Repeating the verb.<\/b> In English, this would be &#8220;Do you like it?&#8221; Like it! This is a common way to respond to a question in Lao. \u2063\u2800<br \/>\u2063\u2800<br \/><b>7) \u0ead\u0eb7\/\u0ec0\u0ead\u0eb5 \/err\/ <\/b>= the expression is similar to &#8220;alright&#8221;, &#8220;uh huh&#8221;, &#8216;yup, yup&#8217; and sounds very informal. You&#8217;d say this among your friends or close family as it does not sound polite to someone you respect or older than you. \u2063\u2800<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d99be2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d99be2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65d147a\" data-id=\"65d147a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d4725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"54d4725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumb\">\n  <a class=\"breadcrumb-item\" href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\n  <a class=\"breadcrumb-item\" href=\"\/free-lao-lesson\">Free Lao Lessons<\/a>\n  <a class=\"breadcrumb-item\" href=\"\/free-lao-lessons\/grammar\">Grammar<\/a>\n  <span class=\"breadcrumb-item active\">Here<\/span>\n<\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Free Lao Lessons Grammar Here https:\/\/youtu.be\/y230__H-tsU Lao does not have a direct &#8220;yes.&#8221; Once you start observing how people respond to a &#8216;yes&#8217; question, you&#8217;ll notice there are different formal levels for &#8216;yes&#8217; in Lao.\u2063 1) \u0ec2\u0e94\u0e8d\u0e82\u0eb0\u0e99\u0ec9\u0ead\u0e8d \/doi kanoy\/ = is a high-level and respectful way to say &#8216;yes&#8217; for monks. 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