Reading Lao: consonant

Lesson 14

The goal of this lesson is to learn Lao consonants, d;, 7;, and 0; and to pronounce them with Lao vowels. You can practice listening and reading by clicking on the button or the underlined words below.


	ltws; wd; v6j ohv'
	Saway sways the craddle of her younger sibling.

Listen to and read these consonants.1

	d;
d;k'
deer
	0;
gg0o0;k
right arm
	7;
7;aow2
smoke

Practice 1: Reading with Vowels
To find out what tones these syllables have, please click tone.
Some of these syllables do not have meaning attached to them.
NM - no meaning.
The goal is to practice reading and listening.


d;	d;k	gd;	wd;	fud;jk
d;	NM	NM	sway/push	better
0;	0;t	0;k	g0;	w0;j0k
0;	NM	right side	NM	cross leg
7;	7;t	7;k	gg7;	7;jkgonhv
7;	NM	prepare (food)	NM	fried beef

Practice 2: Reading Words

ltws;.-h,n0;k	wd;v6jwxwdd;jkD
Sawii uses his right hand	swaying the craddle farther than
r+7;kgvqkrhk	16jc9/k
a cook is taking a chopping knife	at the corner of a wall
grnjvwxsksphk	,k.sh,hk c]t];kD
as to go look for grasses	for horses and mules

Vocabulary:

nouns: ltws; (girl's name), v6j(wooden craddle), ohv' (young sibling), d;k' (deer), gg0o (arm), 7;aow2 (smoke)
verb: wd; (sway/push)
adjective: 0;k (right)