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Spoken Lao Vocabulary |
| Lesson 1 |
| [= |  |
bO%O | question word |
| [+ | |
bO&O | no, not |
| g9Qk | |
ca@w | you |
| fu | |
dJ%J | good, well |
| gf | |
de2e | and..., what about..., how about? |
| djvo | |
kO&On | before |
| dao | |
kan | together, each other |
| 0hvp | |
khO^j | I, me |
| 0= 3mf | |
khO%O tho@ot | Excuse me. |
| 0v[.9 | |
khO3Op-cay | thank, to thank |
| ]kdjvo | |
la2a kO#On | good bye |
| 76lvo | |
khu#u-sO%On | teacher |
| ]k; | |
la#aw | he, him |
| c,jo | |
mE&En | right, correct |
| c,jo c]h; | |
mE&En lE@Ew | That's right ! |
| c,jo[= | |
mE#En bOO | Is that right? |
| [=jc,jo | |
bO#O mE#En | That's not right. |
| g,p | |
mJ#a | wife |
| |6j | |
mu&u | friend |
| oAo | |
na@n | that |
| oY | |
nJ@J | this |
| spa' | |
Na%G' | what |
| wx | |
pa%j | go |
| .z | |
pha%j | who |
| zq; | |
phu%a | husband |
| lt[kp | |
sa-ba%aj | fine, comfortable |
| lt[kp fy | |
sa-ba%aj dJ%J | Just fine! |
| -nj | |
sy&y | name |
| Lesson 2 |
vksko |
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?aaha4an |
food |
vkdkf |
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?aakaa3t |
weather |
gvqk |
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?aw |
to take |
g[p |
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bia |
beer |
[+gxaospa' |
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bO#O pen n)a4N |
you're welcome, never mind |
9k' |
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caaN |
bland |
ihvo |
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hOO1n |
hot (temperature) |
g1ao |
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yen |
cool, cold (see grammar note 2) |
16j |
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yu#u |
be |
dkgg2 |
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kaafe2e |
coffee |
dkg2fe |
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kaafe2e dam |
hot, black coffee |
dkg2feg1ao |
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kaafe2e dam yen |
iced, black coffee |
dkg20q, |
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kaafe2e no2m |
hot coffee with milk |
dkg20q,g1ao |
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kaafe2e no2m yen |
iced coffee with milk |
37]hk |
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khoo2 laa1 |
Coca cola |
s]kp |
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la4ay |
much, many, a lot |
s]n |
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lu4u |
or |
,ad |
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ma#k |
to like |
oq, |
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no2m |
milk |
oeh |
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na1m |
water |
-k |
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sa2a |
tea |
-kg1ao |
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sa2a yen |
iced tea |
-kfe |
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sa2a dam |
hot black tea (without milk) |
-koq, |
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sa2a no2m |
hot black tea with milk |
-kfeg1ao |
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sa2a dam yen |
iced black tea |
-koq,g1ao |
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sa2a no2m yen |
iced black tea with milk |
gzaf |
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phet2 |
hot, spicy (food) |
| g7a, | |
1 khe2m | salty |
3rf |
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phoo1t |
too much, in excess |
r=fu |
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phO2O-dii |
just right, in excess, just right, just enough |
-y |
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si |
intend to, will, would |
fe |
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dam |
black |
s;ko |
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wa4an |
sweet |
| c-[ | |
sE1Ep | testy, delicious |
| lqh, | |
so3m | sour |
| Lesson 3 |
vkg,iydk |
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ame2elikaa, |
America |
/iaj' |
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fala#N |
French |
dk]y2=goap |
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kaalii2fO#O2nia2 |
California |
;Pfok, |
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via1tna2am |
Vietnamese |
| dex6g9p | |
ka4mpu4uci4a | Cambodia |
g0qkg9qhk |
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khaoca$w |
they, them, their |
0tg9qhk |
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khaca$w |
they, them, their |
7qo |
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kho2n |
person, people |
0=3mf |
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khO4O tho1ot |
excuse me (lit. request punishment) |
c0;' |
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khwE4EN |
province |
]k; |
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la2aw |
Laotian, he, she |
| 9uo | |
ciin | China |
iaf |
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la#t |
state |
s];'rit[k' |
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lua4NphabaaN |
Luang Phabang (royal capital and province in northern Laos) |
,k |
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ma2a |
to come |
g,nv' |
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mua2N |
country, city |
| [hko | |
baan | village, house |
xkdg- |
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pa3akse2e |
Pakse (city in southern Laos) |
gxao |
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pen |
to be |
| xtgmf | |
pathe#t | country, state |
r;d |
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phua1k |
group, we, us |
r;dg9qk |
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phua1k- ca2w |
you (pl) |
| r;d0hvp | |
phua1k- kho2y | we |
.l |
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sa4y |
where |
| .f | |
da4y | which |
gmad-af |
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te#ksat# |
Texas |
c8j |
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tee |
from |
wm |
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thay |
Thai, they |
;P'9ao |
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via2Ncan |
Vientiane (administrative capital and province in central Laos) |
| Lesson 4 |
| vql8k]u | |
?o1tsa2ta#ali2i | Australia |
| vklklt|ad | |
?a4asa4asa2ma2k | volunteer |
| [=]ylaf | |
bO4Oli#sa2t | company |
| wfh | |
da1y | can |
| [+wfhgxao | |
bO#O da1y pe4n | not, not be |
| dt-;' | |
kasu2aN | ministry |
| dt-;'lbdlkmydko | |
kasu2aN sy2ksa4athi#ka4an | Ministry of Education |
| gIaf dko | |
he#t ka4an | to work |
| ]af | |
la#t | government |
| 76lvo | |
khu2u-sO4On | teacher |
| rtoad'ko | |
pha#na#kNa2an | employee |
| |= | |
mO4O | doctor,medic |
| mjko|= | |
tha#an mO4O | M.D. |
| ok'rtpk[ko | |
na2aN pha#ņa2aba4an | nurse |
| w9dk |
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ca4yka1a | JICA |
| oadIPo |
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na#khi2an | student |
| pujxj5o |
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ņi#ipu#n | Japan |
| oadm5]tdyf |
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na#kthu#la#ki2t | businessman |
| -k;ok |
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sa2awna2a | farmer |
| 8e];f |
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tamluat | policeman |
| mtsko |
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tha#ha4an | soldier |
| lt4kom6f |
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sa2tha4anthu1ut | embassy |
| oaddkom6f |
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na#kka4anthu1ut | diplomat |
| mjv'mjP; |
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thO#ONthi#aw | to tour |
| oadmjv'mjP; |
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na#kthO#ONthi#aw | tourist |
| v5poyg-a[ |
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?u4jni#se#p | UNICEF |
| Lesson 5 |
| [hko | |
ba1an | home |
| IPo | |
hi2an | to study |
| 3I'IPo | |
ho2oNhi2an | school |
| 3I'cI, | |
ho2oNhE2Em | hotel |
| gInvorad | |
hu2anpha#k | guesthouse |
| rad | |
pha#k | to stay, rest |
| shv' | |
hO3ON | room |
| shv'oE | |
hO3ONna1m | bathroom, toilet |
| 16j |
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yu#u | to stay; be located |
| gduf |
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ke3et | to be born |
| 7qo |
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kho2n | person |
| 7v[7q; |
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khO1Opkhu2a | family |
| rklk |
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pha2asa4a | language |
| ryjohv' |
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phi#inO1ON | relatives |
| r+c,j |
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phO#OmE#E | parents |
| ;=-y'8ao |
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vO2Osi2Nta1n | Washington |
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