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- The long vowel ii u
in Lao sounds somewhat like the vowel
'ee' in the English word 'feet'. Say these:
fu |
dii |
good |
| ouh |
ni@i |
this |
| lu |
si@i |
color |
| 4u[ |
thi^ip |
to ride a bicycle |
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pujx5jo |
Ni&ipu&n |
Japan, Japanese |
| ,u |
mi#i |
have |
| 0uj |
khi#i |
to ride |
| vud |
i^ik |
again, another |
- The long vowel uu 6 in
Lao sounds somewhat like the vowel 'oo' in the English word 'loop'. Say these:
| |6j |
mu&u |
friend |
| 76 |
khu#u |
teacher |
| 16j |
ju&u |
to stay |
| m6f |
thu@ut |
an ambassordor |
| I6[ |
hu@up |
picture, photo |
| xt86 |
paatuu |
a door |
| z6h |
phu&u |
classifier. of people |
| l6[ |
su^up |
to suck |
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- The sound which is written with a j 1F p in
phonetic Lao transcription sounds like ans English ' Y' as in ' yes' but sometimes like an
English ' g ' in 'gentle'. Some words are: Lao sounds somewhat like the vowel
' u ' in the English word ' put '. Say these:
| g1ao |
jen |
cold |
| 16j |
ju&u |
to stay |
| 1n, |
jyym |
to borrow |
| 1no |
jyyn |
to stand |
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- Practice these phrases. Note the rhythm.
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gxao7qovqdsad |
pen kho#n o#k ha#k |
He is
brokenhearted. |
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gxao7qo9a[gdt |
pen kho#n ca#p kE# |
He catches sheep. |
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gxao7qog9a[vqd |
pen kho#n ce#p A#k |
His chest hurts. |
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gxao7qovaf|qf |
pen kho#n a#t mo#t |
He closes everything. |
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gxao7qo8af8a[ |
pen kho#n ta#t ta#p |
He cuts liver. |
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gxao7qo,ad,yf |
pen kho#n ma&k mi&t |
He likes quiet. |
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gxao7qogda[dq[ |
pen kho#n ke#p ko#p |
He keeps frogs. |
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gxao7qo8bdg[af |
pen kho#n ty&k be#t |
He fishes. |
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gxao7qo7bfg]yd |
pen kho#n khy&t lA&k |
He thinks deeply. |
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