ຝຣັ່ງ
falang
The Lao word for white person is ຝຣັ່ງ (falang).
ຝຣັ່ງ is used to refer to a person of European descent or origin.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, ຝຣັ່ງ means 'French'.
How do you pronounce it?
falang
Did you know?
- While ຝຣັ່ງ refers to people, the word for the fruit 'grape' is ໝາກຝຣັ່ງ, which literally means 'French fruit'.
- The word ຝຣັ່ງ can also be used to refer to things that are Western in style, such as certain types of food or clothing.
- The Lao word ຝຣັ່ງ is a cognate of the Thai word ฝรั่ง, as both languages share a similar historical and linguistic influence.
Examples in context
- ລາວຮູ້ຈັກຄົນ ຝຣັ່ງ ຫຼາຍຄົນ.Lao hu chaak khon Farang lai khon.Lao knows many white people.
- ເຂົາເຈົ້າເປັນຄົນ ຝຣັ່ງ ມາຈາກປະເທດເອີຣົບ.Khao chao pen khon Farang ma chak pa thet Eu rop.They are white people from Europe.
Example conversation
A student is asking a local guide about a new neighbor.
- Aເພື່ອນບ້ານໃໝ່ແມ່ນຄົນ ຝຣັ່ງ ແມ່ນບໍ?Phuean baan mai maen khon Farang maen bo?Is the new neighbor a white person?
- Bແມ່ນແລ້ວ, ລາວເປັນຄົນ ຝຣັ່ງ.Maen laeo, lao pen khon Farang.Yes, he is a white person.
- Aລາວມາຈາກປະເທດໃດ?Lao ma chak pa thet dai?Which country is he from?
- Bລາວມາຈາກປະເທດຝຣັ່ງ.Lao ma chak pa thet Farang.He comes from France.
