Beginning Lessons Flashcards
(196 cards)
1
Q
Sabaidee
A
Hello
2
Q
Song
A
Two or Second
3
Q
“do”
A
unit of animal
4
Q
“Nung”
A
One
5
Q
“Sahm”
A
Three
6
Q
“See”
A
Four
7
Q
“Haw”
A
Five
8
Q
Bo
“Baw”
A
No; don’t
9
Q
Mee
A
Have
10
Q
Pai
“Bye”
A
to go
11
Q
Ma
“Mah” - low tone
A
to come
12
Q
Kin
A
to eat
13
Q
non
“none”
A
to sleep
14
Q
nang
A
to sit
15
Q
koi
“koy”
A
I
16
Q
jao
“jow”
A
you
17
Q
nee
A
this
18
Q
nan
“nawn”
A
that
19
Q
Kon
A
person
20
Q
ja
A
will
21
Q
di
“dee”
A
good
22
Q
“dee lye”
A
very good
23
Q
Bo mee
A
I don’t have.
24
Q
Me bo?
A
Do you have?
25
jeb
pain
26
teua
times
27
doi
yes
28
"lye"
many
29
Sabaidee bo?
How are you?
30
Koi sabaidee.
I am good.
31
Kin kao Lao bo?
Have you eaten already? [greeting]
32
mak
to like
33
yak
want
34
meu nee
today
35
meu vun nee
yesterday
36
meu eun
tomorrow
37
nam
water
38
"layo" or "Laaeo"
already
39
"Jao de?
and you?
40
"Nung bo ma"
I still have not come.
41
"man lao"
it is right, alright, correct
42
"Koi di bai"
I went
43
sab sab
really delicious
44
lai lai
very much
45
di di
really good
46
duey
fat
47
Koi mak kin pizza
I like to eat pizza.
48
Hong souk sern
ER
49
kon jeb
patient
50
jeb bo?
do you have pain?
51
bo pit
not spicy
52
bo pit der
not spicy please
53
cop jai
thank you
54
Jao me kawfay bo?
do you have coffee?
55
kawfay nung jok der
one coffee please
56
souk sern
emergency
57
kon jeb souk sern
patient with emergency
58
doy
yes
59
Dee lye
very good
60
Hong non "hung none"
bedroom
61
kon nan "cone nawn"
person
62
non you hong mo
stay at the hospital
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Hong mo "Hohng maw"
hospital
64
Hong ham
"hoong ham"
hotel
65
Hong hian
"Hohng Hee ann"
school
66
Koi hian pasa Lao.
I study Lao language.
67
Ga dook
bone
68
Gadook bo di Lao
Your bone is not good anymore.
69
Gadook hak bo?
Did you break your bone?
70
hak
"hahk" like "o" in honk
break
71
Kong jao
yours
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gadook die hak
I broke my bone
73
ga jae
key
74
Kong koi
mine
75
neo dai
"nayo die"
how
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vao
"vow"
to speak
77
vao neo dai?
"vow nayo die"
how do you say?
78
A nee vao neo dai?
"Ah knee vow nayo die"
How do you say this?
79
dai
"die"
already; possible; can
80
sabaidee torn sau
"tone sow"
Good morning
81
a han
"aw hawn"
food
82
sau "sow"
morning
83
a han sau
"ah hawn sow"
breakfast
84
dong
"dung"
must, need, have to
85
koi dong kin a han sau
I have to eat breakfast
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koi dong bai
I have to go
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koi dong non
"dung nawn"
I have to sleep
88
het
to do
89
viek
"vee-ek"
work
90
het viek
"vee-ek"
to work
91
koi man
I am
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Koi man tan mor
"tawn"
I am a doctor
93
Sue
name
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yang
"yung"
what
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Jao seu yang?
"yao sue yung"
what is your name?
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Koi sue Colton
My name is Colton
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Lao
"lauw"
she/he
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meow Kong lao
his or her cat
99
Lao man American
he/she is American
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a han Kong lao
his/her food
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bo pen yung
no problem
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yin dee
you are welcome
103
pak viek
off work, break
104
yin dee torn hub
welcome (like welcome to America)
105
pak pon
"pawn"
take a break
106
meu nee pak pon jet meu
"mou" (lower) - higher is hand
today I will take a break for 7 days
107
yin dee
you're welcome
108
yin dee torn hub
welcome (ex. like welcome to America)
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pak viek
(vee-ek)
off work; break
110
pak pon
"pawn"
take a break
111
koi jeb meu
*meu is higher tone"
**meu for day is lower"
pain in my hand
112
a tid
week
113
dai
"die"
able, can (when at the end)
- past tense when in front
114
koi di bai
I went
115
koi bai die
I am able to go; I can go
116
dee jai
I am happy
117
Jao dee jai bo?
Are you happy?
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koi dee jai
I am happy
119
pah ya bawn
nurse
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pa ya yam
try; to make effort
121
koi long kin
try or sample something eating/drinking
122
jao vow pasa Lao di bo?
Can you speak Lao?
123
noi neung
a little bit
124
die bo?
can you?
125
ko tod
"coh toad"
sorry, excuse me
126
sa sa
slowly
127
vow sa sa die bo?
can you speak slowly?
128
kao jai
understand; [Kao means in something and Jai means heart]
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kao ma
come inside
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kao bai
go inside
131
koi bo kao jai
I don't understand
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ha ko
"hah" "coh"
Just
ex. Koi ha ko kin = I just ate
133
meu mai
it means you are new or inexperienced; literally "new hand"
134
meu mai
it means you are new or inexperienced; literally "new hand"
135
jao yak bai bo?
do you want to go?
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kin ik
"eek"
eat more
ik = more or again
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bai ik
"eek"
go again
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bo die
cannot
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koi kin pit bo die
I cannot eat spicy food.
140
Dae der
"day"
please - polite command
141
fun took
"foon"
it is raining
fun = rain
took = fall
142
bin yang?
why?
143
ann
"awn"
to read
144
ann boom
"awn"
read a book
145
koi mak ann boom
I like to read a book
146
May
"Meh"
Mother
147
Paw
father
148
day va
but
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bo dai
cannot
ex. Kin bo dai = I cannot eat
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bo dai
cannot
ex. kin bo dai - I cannot eat
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het
to do or mushroom
152
bod pie
safe
bod = lung
153
an ta laiy
dangerous
154
soop ya
to smoke
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soop ya ante laiy tor pod
smoking is dangerous for your lungs
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soop ya ante laiy tor pod
smoking is dangerous for your lungs
157
tor
"door"
for or per
158
me pit
poison
159
me pit
poison
160
meu
"meuh"
day
161
jok nung jok
one cup/glass of
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huwah
head
163
koi huwah lye
I laugh a lot.
164
pang lye
[short like pan]
very expensive
165
teuk
"two-k"
cheap or correct
166
nuad
"newad"
massage
167
huwah
"who-wah"
classifier of book
can mean head
ex. boom nung huwah
168
me kai
have fever
169
Lao me kai bo?
Does she/he have a fever?
170
bin
to be
different than sayin "man" = is
171
Koi bin
I am
172
jeb dah
eye pain
173
jeb who
ear pain
174
jeb tong
stomach pain
175
on pee ya
weak, fatigue
176
moo-eye
tired
177
gawm
muscle
178
gawm yai (+ naw)
big muscles (right?)
179
Kahn yai (+naw)
big legs (right?) - endearing phrase for little kids hurting like after fall
180
nah
face
181
caan
arm
182
hu-ah
sweat
183
hu-ah awk
sweaty
184
tong
stomach
185
jeb tong
stomach pain
186
buat
"boo-at"
longer ache
187
boo-ah a han
loss of appetite
188
aye hang
dry cough
189
Tao di?
How much?
190
Qua
Right
191
Sigh
Left
192
Jao aw you jawk bee?
How old are you?
193
Yindee tee di who chak
Nice to meet you.
194
Poo-sigh
Boy
195
Poo-ding
Girl
196
Jao anew tao di?
How old are you?
