How to Say "Write" in Lao - How To Say Guide

ຂຽນ

khīan[kʰiːə̯n˩(˧)]

The English verb "write" translates to ຂຽນ (khīan) in Lao.

ຂຽນ is used to describe the act of forming letters, characters or symbols on a surface, such as writing an email or a name.

Meaning: to form letters, etc. (verb)

How do you pronounce it?

khīan

In Lao culture, the act of ຂຽນ was historically tied to the palm-leaf manuscript tradition, where scribes used a metal stylus to scratch characters into dried leaves rather than using ink.
Traditionally, some Lao documents were written in a specialized script called 'Tham', which was reserved for religious texts and differed from the everyday script used for ຂຽນ.
When practicing ຂຽນ in a classroom, Lao students often focus on the 'loop' of the character, as the circular starting point is a fundamental rule for correctly forming the letters.

ເລຂາຕ້ອງຂຽນອີເມວຫຼາຍມື້ເຊົ້ານີ້ກ່ອນສິບເອັດໂມງ.
The secretary must write many emails this morning before 11:00.
This sentence shows the use of ຂຽນ in the context of writing emails.
Tatoeba #8995285 by Analu_Kalaka, translation #8995286 by Analu_Kalaka
ກະລຸນາຂຽນຊື່ເຈົ້າດ້ວຍໝຶກດຳຫຼືໝຶກຟ້າແຕ່ບໍ່ແມ່ນໝຶກແດງ.
Please write your name in black or blue ink but not in red ink.
This sentence demonstrates how to use ຂຽນ when asking someone to write a name with specific ink colors.
Tatoeba #8997038 by Analu_Kalaka, translation #8997039 by Analu_Kalaka
ຂຽນບົດຄວາມນີ້ໃຫ້ສັ້ນລົງໜ້ອຍໜຶ່ງ.
khian bot khwam ni hai san long noi nueng.
Write this article a little shorter.

A teacher is talking to a student in a classroom.

A

ເຈົ້າຕ້ອງຂຽນວັນທີລົງໃນເຈ້ຍທຸກຄັ້ງ.
chao tong khian wan thi long nai chia thuk khang.
You must write the date on the paper every time.
B

ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈແລ້ວ, ອາຈານ.
khoy khao chai laeo, a chan.
I understand, teacher.
A

ຂຽນໃຫ້ລະບຽບ ແລະ ສວຍງາມນຳ.
khian hai la biap lae suay ngam nam.
Write it neatly and beautifully too.
B

ໂດຍ, ຂ້ອຍຈະພະຍາຍາມ.
doi, khoy cha pha ya yam.
Yes, I will try.

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