Reading Lao: Vowels & Final Consonants

Lesson 14

The goal of this lesson is to learn vowel and consonant ending, xqd, 3xd, xavd, xvd, gxyd, gxud, xPd, x;d, and gxnvd and to pronounce them with Lao consonant. You can practice listening and reading by clicking on the button below or the underlined words.


oqd9vd2hkggx'Ia'
A bird is fixing its nest

Listening and Reading these Endings.1

	xqd
oqd
bird
	xvd
dtIvd
squirrel
	xPd
;Pd'ko
job

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.

xqd	oqd	pqd	Iqd	4nrqd
xqd	bird	to lift	messy	NM
3xd	3vd	37d	3pd	3-dfu
3xd	NM	NM	NM	good luck
xqvd	davd	9avd	xavd	1avd
xqvd	NM	NM	NM	NM
xvd	-vd	fvd	vvd	oeh\|vd
xvd	to find	pedal(flower)	to exit	morning dew
gxyd	gfyd	g]yd	gvyd	g/yd/qo
gxyd	late at night	deep	chest	practice
gxud	g7ud	g[ud	g'ud	g]udIPo
gxud	NM	to cash	NM	stop learning
xPd	zPd	fPd	IPd	;Pd'ko
xPd	NM	NM	NM	job
x;d	x;d	r;d	1;d	]6dI;d
x;d	termite	group of	NM	NM
gxnvd	gdnvd	gxnvd	g]nvd	sq;gznvd
gxnvd	NM	fruit's skin	to choose	head of a type of vegetable

Practice 2: Reading and Listening
The goal is to listen and identify syllables that you hear.
Each syllable is separated by spaces.

8k ,kd wx 8bd ggs

4nd xk f5d 16j oeh g]yd

s'jP' xk f5d xad ,n 8k ,kd

r;d wx 8u gznvd wfh gvqk gxnvd |kd

,k .lj .sh ]k;

16j dqd |kd ,u ]6d oqd gg0d sk d+ ,u xud

Vocabulary:

oqd(bird), ggx'(to fix), Ia'(nest), dtIvd(squirrel), ;Pd'ko(job), pqd(to lift), Iqd(messy), 3-dfu(good luck), -vd(to find), fvd(pedal(flower)), vvd(to exit), oeh|vd(morning dew), gfyd(late at night), g]yd(deep), gvyd(chest), g/yd/qo(practice), g[ud(to cash), g]udIPo(stop learning), x;d(termite), r;d(group of), gxnvd(fruit's skin), g]nvd(to choose)