Lesson 17

 
The goal of this lesson is to learn vowel and consonant ending,  xa[, xk[, xy[, xu[, xb[, xn[,
x5[, x6[, gxa[, gx[,  cxa[, and cx[, and to pronounce them with Lao consonant.    You can practice listening and reading by clicking on the button below or the underlined words.
 

 
vk[oehdjvowx3I'IPo
Take a shower before going to school

Listening and Reading these Endings.1

xk[
vk[oeh
taking a shower
x5[
l5[gdu[
putting on a shoe
gxa[
g]a[,n
finger nail


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.

xa[ oa[ 0a[ 9a[ 8hvoIa[
to count to drive to touch/arrest to greet
xk[ vk[ fk[ sk[ dk[dh;p
to shower blade to carry using shoulder banana skin
xy[ dy[ fy[ ly[ ,n1y[
hair pin raw ten to pick by hand
xu[ du[ 8u[ su[ ]qf4u[
NM NM luggage bicycle
xb[ ]b[ 8b[ mb[ xjk8b[
to erase NM NM dense jungle
xn[ vn[ ln[ fn[ [qh'7n[
NM to investigate NM a type of caterpillar
x5[ 75[ l5[ s5[ 4nd5[
to catch to fit to grab to hold a farmer's hat
x6[ 86[ m6[ ]6[ 1kl6[
straw hut incent stick to feel by touching cigarette
gxa[ g]a[ g9a[ gsa[ gda[gvqk
fingernail sick/hurt hail to pick/pickup
gx[ gl[ gm[ g2[ ovog|[
NM Saint NM to lay face down
cxa[ cda[ c8a[ c,a[ xnocda[
NM NM NM a type of gun
cx[ cd[ c9[ cs[ 0uhcd[
NM tightly sealed NM NM



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

 

  Vocabulary:

vk[oeh(take shower), djvo(before), wx(to go), 3I'IPo(school), oa[(to count), 0a[(to drive), 9a[(to touch/arrest), 8hvoIa[(to greet), vk[(to shower), fk[(blade), sk[(to carry using shoulder), dk[dh;p(banana skin), dy[(hair pin), fy[(raw), ly[(ten), ,n1y[(to pickup by hand), su[(luggage), ]qf4u[(bicycle), ]b[(to erase), xjk8b[(dense jungle), ln[(to investigate), [qh'(caterpillar), 75[(to catch), l5[(to fit), s5[(to grab), 4nd5[(to hold a farmer's hat), 86[(straw hut), m6[(incent stick), ]6[(to feel by touching), 1kl6[(cigarette), g]a[(fingernail), g9a[(sick/hurt), gsa[(hail(ice)), gda[gvqk(to pick/pickup), gm[(Saint), ovog|[(to lay face down), xno(gun), c9[(tightly sealed)
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