ຊື້
sư̄[sɯː˥˨]
The Lao word for "buy" is ຊື້ (sư̄).
The verb ຊື້ is used to express the act of obtaining something by paying money for it.
Meaning: to obtain something with money (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is romanized as sư̄.
Did you know?
- When you ຊື້ items at a street market, it is customary to use your right hand or both hands to hand over money, as the left hand is traditionally considered unclean.
- In Lao, the concept of 'buying' can extend to phrases involving 'buying heart' or 'buying affection', referring to winning someone over with kindness or gifts.
- Lao culture has a concept of 'merit making' where people ຊື້ items for monks or temples to gain spiritual credit for their next life.
Examples in context
- ຂ້ອຍຢາກຊື້ອັນນີ້.I want to buy this.This sentence shows how to use ຊື້ to express wanting to buy an object.Tatoeba #8978757 by Analu_Kalaka, translation #8833746 by CK
- ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຢາກຊື້ໝາກຖຸລຽນນັ້ນ.I don’t want to buy that durian.This sentence uses ຊື້ in a negative context regarding a durian.Tatoeba #8977028 by Analu_Kalaka, translation #8977029 by Analu_Kalaka
- ຂ້ອຍຊິບໍ່ຊື້ໝາກໄມ້ຢູ່ຕະຫຼາດມື້ນີ້.I'm not going to buy fruit at the market today.This sentence demonstrates the use of ຊື້ when talking about not buying fruit at a market.Tatoeba #8977009 by Analu_Kalaka, translation #8977011 by Analu_Kalaka
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Example conversation
At a local market.
- Aເຈົ້າຈະຊື້ຜັກຫຍັງແດ່?chao cha sue phak hyang dae?What vegetables are you going to buy?
- Bຂ້ອຍຢາກຊື້ຜັກກາດ ແລະ ໝາກເຂຽວ.khoy yak sue phak kat lae mak khiao.I want to buy lettuce and cucumbers.
- Aຊື້ຢູ່ຮ້ານນີ້ລາຄາຖືກດີ.sue yu han ni lakha thuek di.Buying here is a good price.
- Bແມ່ນແລ້ວ, ເຮົາຈະຊື້ຢູ່ບ່ອນນີ້.maen laeo, hao cha sue yu bon ni.Yes, we will buy them here.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “buy” translations and entries ຊື້, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
