Lesson 4

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

 
-hk'16j0hk'dv'g2nv'
The elephant is next to a pile of hay

Listening and Reading these Endings.1

gxy'
gzyh'
bee
x;'
';'-hk'
tusk
gxnv'
,afg2nv'
bundled hay


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.

gxy' g0y' gsy' g[yj' gg,'gzyh'
NM jealous to watch bee
gxu' g9u' gru' g8uj' w,hgouh'
crooked NM NM uneven board
x;' f;' I;' ]j;' ';'-hk'
faith NM rude tusk
gxnv' g2nv' gpnv' g7njv' I5j'gInv'
hay NM clothes bright



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

 

  Vocabulary:

-hk'(elephant), 16j(is at), 0hk'(beside), dv'(a pile), g2nv'(hay/straw), gzyh'(bee), ';'-hk'(elephant's tusk), ,af(to tie/wrap), gsy'(jealous), g[yj'(to watch), gg,'gzyh'(bee), g9u'(crooked), w,hgouh'(uneven board), f;'(faith), ]j;'(rude), g7njv'(clothes), I5j'gInv'(bright)
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