Language/Lao/Grammar/Pronouns
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In this lesson, we will explore Lao Pronouns. Pronouns are crucial in communication as they help avoid repetition and assist in clarity.
After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Personal pronouns, Negation, Plurals & How to Use Have.
Lao Personal Pronouns[edit | edit source]
In Lao, personal pronouns are used in place of a noun that refers to a person or thing. Let's look at the Lao Personal pronouns in the table below:
Lao | Pronunciation | English |
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เบเปเบฒเบ | khฤan | I/me |
เบเปเบฒเบ | thaan | You |
เปเบเบปเปเบฒ | khฤo(h) | He/him/it/she/her |
เบฅเบฒเบง | lรกw | We/us |
เบเบตเปเบก | thรฎi-mรขy | You all |
เบเบงเบเปเบฎเบปเบฒ | pheรปak-hฤo | They/them/ those |
Here are some examples in context:
- Person 1: เบเปเบฒเบเปเบเปเปเบชเปเปเบฎเบปเบฒเปเบฅเปเบง. (khฤan dai sฤi hฤo leu.) (I have told him.)
- Person 2: เบเบนเปเบเบตเปเปเบเบตเบเบเปเปเปเบกเปเบเบเปเบฒเบเบซเบฅเบทเบเปเป? (phรปu nii kฤe bรฒ mรขi mae thaan hวr bรฒ?) (Is this person yours or not?)
Lao Demonstrative Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Demonstrative pronouns in Lao are used to point out something or someone. They can also assist in avoiding repetition.
Lao | Pronunciation | English |
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เบเบตเป | nii | This (near) |
เบกเบตเบเบตเป | mรญi-nii | These (near) |
เบเบตเปเปเบเป | nii dai | This (far) |
เบกเบตเบเบตเปเปเบเป | mรญi-nii dai | These (far) |
เบเบตเปโเปเบกเปเบ | nii-mae | That (near) |
เบกเบตเบเบตเปโเปเบกเปเบ | mรญi-nii mae | Those (near) |
เบเบตเปเปเบเปเปเบกเปเบ | nii dai-mae | That (far) |
เบกเบตเบเบตเปเปเบเปเปเบกเปเบ | mรญi-nii dai-mae | Those (far) |
Let's see these examples below:
- Person 1: เบกเบตเบเบตเปโเบเปเปเบชเปเบฒเปเบฅเบฑเบ. (mรญi-nii bรฒ sวm-lษษ.) (These are not useful.)
- Person 2: เบชเบฐเบเบฒเบเบเบตเบเบตเปเบก, เบเบตเปเปเบกเปเบโเบซเบเบฑเบ? (sร -baai-dii thรฎi-mรขy, nii-mae yang?) (Hello everyone, what is that?)
Lao Indefinite Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Indefinite pronouns refer to non-specific nouns. In Lao, they are used when referring to things or persons that are not identified.
Lao | Pronunciation | English |
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เบซเบผเบตเป | lวu | One/some |
เบเบปเบเบซเบงเบฑเบ | khon-wฤng | Someone |
เบซเบงเปเบฒเบเบงเปเบฒเบ | wฤng-waang | Anybody |
Here are some examples in context:
- Person 1: เบซเบฅเบฑเบเบเบฐเบเบฐเบชเบปเบเบเบฒเบเบเบตเปเบซเบผเบฒเบเบเป? (lang jar pasot jaฬฅอaj.niฬฅ.lua by naฬฅอak pรดn.) (How will we recover from this big mistake?)
- Person 2: เบซเบงเปเบฒเบเบงเปเบฒเบเบเปเบญเบเบฎเบฑเบเบเบตเปเปเบฎเบปเบฒเบฅเบญเบโ. (wฤng-waang khวo hรปk thรฎi hวo lวญng.) (Anybody can go wherever they want.)
Lao Interrogative Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. Here are the Lao Interrogative pronouns with their pronunciations and English translations:
Lao | Pronunciation | English |
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เบเบปเบ | chรณt | Who |
เบเบปเบโเบซเบงเปเบฒเบ | chรณt wฤng | Anyone |
เบเบงเบฒเบก | khuaa(m) | What |
เบเบปเบเปเบเบปเปเบฒ | chรณt thฤuu | Whose |
เบขเบธเบเบขเบนเปเปเบกเปเบ | yรนt-yรนu mae | Where |
เบเบปเบโเปเบกเปเบ | chรณt mae | Which |
Here are some examples in context:
- Person 1: เบกเบตเบเบณเบชเบฑเปเบโเบเบตเปเปเบเบฑเบเบเบณเบเบญเบเปเบเบเบเบฑเปเบเปเบฅเปเบงเบเป? (mรฎi kham saฬฅอengthรฎi pฤun khuaam-tรดob thวek nรปan laew bรฒ?) (What is the main instruction of this task?)
- Person 2: เบขเบธเบเบขเบนเปเปเบกเปเบเบเบงเบฒเบเบเบตเปเปเบฎเบปเบฒเบซเบฅเบท? (yรนt-yรนu mae tuaฬฅอak thรฎi-hฤo hวr?) (Where are you going?)
Lao Reflexive Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Reflexive pronouns are used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject. In Lao, reflexive pronouns are formed by adding the prefix "เบเบญเบ" (sok) before a personal pronoun. Let's see some reflexive pronouns in the table below:
Lao | Pronunciation | English |
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เบเบฑเบ | tan | Myself |
เบเบฑเปเบ | tang | Yourself |
เบเบฑเบ | tak | Himself/herself/itself |
เบเบญเบ | taฬฅอw | Ourselves |
เบเบตเปเบกเบเบฑเปเบ | thรฎi-mรขy tang | Yourselves |
เบเบงเบเปเบฎเบปเบฒเบเบฑเบ | pheรปak-hฤo tak | Themselves |
Here are some examples in context:
- Person 1: เบเปเบฒเบเบฅเบญเบเปเบเบปเปเบฒเปเบเปเบฎเบฑเบเบเบฑเบเปเบฅเปเบง. (khฤan lวญng jฤuu dai hรปk tak leu.) (I hurt myself)
- Person 2: เบฎเบฑเบเบเบญเบเปเบซเบผเบเปเบเปเปเบฅเบฐเปเบเบปเปเบฒเบกเบฒโ. (hรปk taฬฅอw hรฒolรณa vร khฤo-maa.) (Let's download and install ourselves.)
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
Congratulations! You have learned about Lao pronouns. Practicing with native speakers is one of the most efficient strategies to improve your language skills. Polyglot Club is an online community where you can meet people from all over the world and improve your Lao language skills. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!
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Sources[edit | edit source]
Excellent job on conquering this lesson! Consider delving into these related pages: Adjectives, Say Hello and Greetings in Lao, How to Use Be & Demonstrative Pronouns.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Adjectives
- Give your Opinion
- Future Tense
- Personal pronouns
- Plurals
- Conditional Mood
- Demonstrative Pronouns
- Questions
- Negation