Reading Lao: Vowels & Final Consonants

Lesson 3

The goal of this lesson is to learn vowel and consonant ending, xq', 3x', xav', xv', and xP' to pronounce them with Lao consonant. You can practice listening and reading by clicking on the button below or the underlined words.


gInv]jv'8k,oeh0v'
A boat adrift along the Mekong River

Listening and Reading these Endings.1

	xq'
4q'
bag
	3x'
3,'
clock/watch
	xP'
8tdP'
lamp

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.

xq'	4q'	-q'	xq'	dk';q'
xq'	bag	style	to put/place	middle of circle
3x'	3I'	3r'	3p'	4n3,'
3x'	NM	bloat	NM	carrying a watch
xav'	9av'	dav'	8av'	dtxav'
xav'	NM	NM	NM	a can
xv'	dv'	rv'	-v'	dt[v'
xv'	drum	NM	envelop	stick
xP'	8P'	0P'	lP'	mqj'rP'
xP'	bed	cutting board	sound	flat field

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

g; ]k oeh 0v'

ov' ,k .|j

oeh ws^ -5 gvqk 0uh gspnhv

]jv' ]q' ,k oe

oeh ws^ ggI'

9bj' maj' gvqk w,h p6' w,h pk'

gg]t lyj' 0v' 8jk' 8jk' ]q' ggdh'

Vocabulary:

gInv(boat), ]jv'(float/drift), 8k,(along/follow), oeh(water), oeh0v'(Mekong River), 4q'(bag), 3,'(clock/watch), 8tdP'(lamp/lantern), -q'(style), xq'(to put/place), dk';q'(middle of circle), 3r'(bloat), 4n(to carry), dtxav'(a can), dv'(drum), -v'(envelop), dt[v'(big stick), 8P'(bed), 0P'(cutting board), lP'(sound), mqj'(field), rP'(flat/smooth)