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Mid Class Consonants There are three classes of consonants, Mid, High and Low. W...

Prefix บริ The prefix บริ occurs in some words, and it’s pronounced บอ-ริ: บริกา...

Silent ร Sometimes ร appears in a word but isn’t pronounced: จริง Show pronounce...

Double Duty Consonants - Final and Initial Simultaneously Some consonants may ac...

Silent ห A silent ห can appear before eight different low consonants: แหง Show ห...

Tones Since you know all the consonants now, it’s a good time to consolidate ton...

Over the past few years I’ve heard several people mention that there are a lack ...

Consonant Clusters A consonant cluster is formed when two consonants appear toge...

Secondary Final Consonants I promised we’d get back to these again; here is the ...

Complex Vowels Unlike simple vowels, complex vowels are composed of two or more ...

High Class Consonants Here is the second group of consonants – the high class co...

Low Class Consonants Here is the third and last group of consonants – the low cl...

Vowels that Change Form when there is a Final Consonant Eight vowels change form...

Primary Final Consonants Syllables are either of the form Consonant + Vowel or C...

Warning: This guide is built around a 5-tone Isaan dialect of Lao. It is not Vie...

Short Vowels Now let’s memorize the short vowels. Memorize 3 อะ Show short vowel...

Tone Marks Since all four tone marks can be used with mid class consonants, this...

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Vocabulary ayaw Show to dislike; not want Show baso Show drinking glass Show pun...

Vocabulary ilán Show how many Show taón Show year Show na Show enclitic particle...