Lao

In Lao, the term for brother depends on whether the person is older or younger than you. The default form is ອ້າຍ.

Monday in Lao is ວັນຈັນ.

The Lao word for delicious is ແຊບ. ແຊບ is used to describe food that is pleasing to the taste in a general sense.

The English word “good” is translated into Lao as ດີ. The adjective ດີ is used to describe things that are pleasant, enjoyable

The English word ‘small’ is translated into Lao as ນ້ອຍ. Both ນ້ອຍ and ນ້ອຽ are used to describe something that is not large.

In Lao, ‘please’ can be expressed in several ways. The default form is ກະລຸນາ.

The English phrase “thank you very much” is expressed in Lao as ຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍໆ.

The Lao phrase for white girl is ສາວຂາວ. This phrase is commonly used to refer to Westerners or people of Caucasian descent.

The English word “girl” is translated into Lao using several forms, the default being ເດັກຍິງ.

To dance in Lao is to say ເຕັ້ນ. The verb for dancing describes moving rhythmically to music.