Alphabets 字母

44 Alphabets 字母

Basic Lao Phrases 基本寮语

Hello. 你好。
(Sa-bai-Dee.)
What's Up? 什么事？
(Pen Jung Dai?)
How are you? 你号码？
(Sa-bai-Dee Baw?)
Fine, thank you. 很好。
(Sa-bai-Dee.)
What is your name? 请问你的名字是？
(Seuh Jâo Maen/Bpen Nyung?)
My name is ______ . 我的名叫＿＿＿。
(Seuh Khàwy Maen/Bpen _____.)
Please. 请。
(Kalunaa)
Thank you. 谢谢。
(Khawp Jai)
It's nothing. 没事。
(Baw Pen Nyung.)
Yes. 是。
(Maen Laeow/Doi/Eur/Jao)
No. 不。
(Baw)
Excuse me/I'm Sorry. (Begging Pardon) 对不起。
(Khǎw Thôht)
Goodbye and Take Care 再见。
(Sôhk Dee Der)
Do you speak English? 你会说英语吗？
(Jâo Wâo Pháa-Sǎa Ung-Kit Dai Baw?)
I can't speak English very well. 我的英语不太好。
(Khàwy Baw Wâo Pháa-Sǎa Ung-Kit Dai Dee)
I can't speak ____. 我不会讲＿＿。
(Khàwy Wâo Pháa-Sǎa ____ Baw Dai.)
Please speak slowly. 请慢慢讲。
(Kalunaa, Wâo Sah-Saah)
Do you understand? 你知道吗？
(Jâo Khào Jai Baw?)
--Yes. I understand. 是，我知道。
(Maen Laeow. Khàwy Khào Jai)
--No. I don't understand. 不，我不知道。
(Baw. Khàwy Baw Khào Jai)
Go to sleep 去睡觉。
(Bpai Náwn)
Where is the bathroom? 厕所在哪里？
(Hàwng Nâm Yuu Sǎi?)
(Ethnicity)I am ____. 我是＿＿国的人。
(Khoy Pen Khon ____.)

~Info courtesy of Wikitravel~

Motorbike Registration Plate 摩托车牌

Songthaew 双条

รถสองแถว
Mini public bus 小型巴士（公车）

Vowels

Vowels

Thai has a complicated set of vowels and diphthongs that distinguishes between vowel length (short and long) and vowel position (front and back). In Thai script, vowel signs are always written around consonants and the letter ก (k) is used here to demonstrate. This list follows the Royal Thai General System of Transcription (except that some long vowels are doubled).

ka กะ
like 'a' in "car" (short vowel)

kaa กา
like 'a' in "father" (longer than "a")

kae แก
like 'a' in "man" (short vowel: "แกะ")

ke เก
like 'e' in "bed" (short vowel: "เกะ")

ki กิ
like 'y' in "greedy"

kii กี
like 'ee' in "see" (longer than "i")

ko กอ
like 'o' in "torn" (short vowel: "เกาะ")

ko โก
like 'oa' in "moan" (short vowel: "โกะ")

koe เกอ
like 'i' in "sir" (short vowel: "เกอะ")

ku กุ
like 'oo' in "hoop"

kuu กู
like 'ue' in "blue" (longer than "u")

kue กือ
frontal version of "u" (akin to German "ü", French "du", not found in English) (short vowel: "กึ")

kam กำ
like 'um' in "dummy"

kai ใก/ไก
like 'i' in "kind"

kia เกีย
like 'eer' in "beer" (but don't pronounce "r")

kua กัว
similar to 'ou' in "tour" (but don't pronounce "r")

kuea เกือ
like "ue" followed by a short "a"

kao เกา
like 'ow' in "cow"

~Info courtesy of Wikitravel~

Hotel 旅店

โรงแรม
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Hotel 旅店

Lottery ticket 彩票

Lottery ticket 彩票