How to Say “Chicken” in Lao

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ໄກ່
kai[kaj˧]
ໄກ່ (kai) is the Lao word for chicken.
Meaning: bird (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

Use ລູກໄກ່ for a chick, ໄກ່ໂຕຜູ້ for a rooster and ໄກ່ໂຕແມ່ for a hen.

How do you pronounce it?

kai

Did you know?

  • While the spelling in Lao script looks unique, the word is a distant relative of the word for chicken used by the Ahom people in India.
  • In Lao culture, the chicken is often associated with gambling, as cockfighting remains a popular traditional pastime in rural villages.
  • The term ໄກ່ is used in various idioms in the Tai language family to describe someone who is timid or easily frightened.

Examples in context

  • ຂ້ອຍເຫັນໄກ່ຫຼາຍໂຕ.
    khoy hen kai lai to.
    I see many chickens.
  • ໄກ່ກໍາລັງກິນເຂົ້າ.
    kai kam lang kin khao.
    The chicken is eating rice.

Example conversation

Two people are looking at animals in a backyard.

  1. A

    ເບິ່ງໄກ່ໂຕນັ້ນດູ.
    beung kai toh nan du
    Look at that chicken.
  2. B

    ມັນສີສວຍງາມແທ້.
    man si suay ngam thae
    Its color is truly beautiful.
  3. A

    ມັນເປັນໄກ່ຂອງໃຜ?
    man pen kai khong phai
    Whose chicken is it?
  4. B

    ມັນເປັນຂອງເພື່ອນຂ້ອຍ.
    man pen khong phuen khoy
    It belongs to my friend.

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