Showing posts with label language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label language. Show all posts
ອ - middle consonant
Lao Alphabet - Middle Consonants
ອ
This is read in the alphabet as 'or aarng'
It is a silent consonant
ອ
This is read in the alphabet as 'or aarng'
It is a silent consonant
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| to read ອ່ນ (aarn) waist ແອວ (ae-ow) |
basin ອ່າງ (arng) out, exit ອອກ (oa-rk) |
Lao Fonts
Download Lao fonts
- Phetsarath OT ສບາຍດີ ຢຟໂຖຸູຄຕຈຂ
- Dok Champa ສບາຍດີ ຢຟໂຖຸູຄຕຈຂ
- Saysettha OT ສບາຍດີ ຢຟໂຖຸູຄຕຈຂ
- Vang Vieng Unicode ສບາຍດີ ຢຟໂຖຸູຄຕຈຂ
Keyboard Configurations
Install Lao Font and Keyboard for Windows 7
Now that I've upgraded to Windows 7, there is a simpler way to install the keyboard and fonts for Windows 7.
Here is my LaoTravel's easy installation guide. I hope it helps all you learn to read and write Lao now!
1. Go to Control Panel
2. In the search bar in the top right corner, type in Font
3. Click on View Install Fonts
4. Down on the left bottom corner, click Text Services and Input Language
5. This opens a new window. To the left there is a button, Add. Click on this button
6. There will be a long list of different languages. Choose Lao (Lao P.D.R), then tick the box under Keyboard that says Lao
7. Now you will have two keyboard installed services. One is Lao (Lao PDR) and the other is the initially installed keyboard.
8. Don't close the window yet. Select the third tab Advanced Key Settings
9. Here you can choose to assing quick hot keys to switch keyboards. Click on Change Key Sequence. Here you can input your own hot key combination. Personally I select the Not Assigned option as I often use hotkeys for other functions. With the Not Assigned option selected, you simply switch between languages by clicking on the language icon which sits on the taskbar near the date and clock of Windows 7
10. Installing fonts is even easier! Download the following fonts from my other post here
11. Go back to the Fonts window (it is the window that you are at after Step 3).
12. Simply copy the fonts that you downloaded from Step 10, and paste them into the fonts window (the one from Step 3). This will 'install' or place the new fonts into the fonts library.
ປ - middle consonant
Lao Alphabet - Middle Consonants
ປ
This is read in the alphabet as 'bpor bpaa'
It sounds like the letter 'p' as pronounced in the word "spot"
ປ
This is read in the alphabet as 'bpor bpaa'
It sounds like the letter 'p' as pronounced in the word "spot"
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| fish ປາ (bpaa) door ປະຕູ (bpa- dtoo) |
pen ປາກກາ (bpaak - ga) book ປຶ້ມ (bpeurm) |
Installing Lao font for Windows (Word)
There's a free download from
http://sites.google.com/site/eng2lao/home/lao-font-and-windows-xp/configure-lao-unicode-keyboard-and-font-on-windows-xp
There is one installation file, and the other is a pdf manual on how to install which provides excellent instructions. The files are:
http://sites.google.com/site/eng2lao/home/lao-font-and-windows-xp/configure-lao-unicode-keyboard-and-font-on-windows-xp
There is one installation file, and the other is a pdf manual on how to install which provides excellent instructions. The files are:
Lao Language 00_Introduction
Introduction
The Lao language is a member of the Tai language group, sometimes known as Tai-Kadai or Kadai. Thai is well understood in Laos, since Lao people will watch Thai television and listen to Thai radio. Many of the goods that you will see in Laos are imported from Thailand. The north eastern part of Thailand, known as Issan has in fact more Lao speakers than Laos itself.
Lao is a tonal language, with six tones, some linguists have defined it as five. The difficulty lies in each word which contains a tone for each syllable and these tones vary in many circumstances. For example people from Vientiane will change a middle consonant word from low tone to rising tone when it is placed at the end of a sentence or when it stands by itself whilst there is no change in tone when it is placed in the middle of a sentence. Additionally tones vary in different regions of the country. People in the north tend to speak more slowly than others in the country leading to their words being drawn out.
The good news is that Lao is easily understood since there is so much individual and regional variations people are accustomed to hearing the words pronounced in different ways. You will be understood even if the tones and vowel lengths are not perfect, as long as the words are in context you will win instant friends.
The Lao language is a member of the Tai language group, sometimes known as Tai-Kadai or Kadai. Thai is well understood in Laos, since Lao people will watch Thai television and listen to Thai radio. Many of the goods that you will see in Laos are imported from Thailand. The north eastern part of Thailand, known as Issan has in fact more Lao speakers than Laos itself.
Lao is a tonal language, with six tones, some linguists have defined it as five. The difficulty lies in each word which contains a tone for each syllable and these tones vary in many circumstances. For example people from Vientiane will change a middle consonant word from low tone to rising tone when it is placed at the end of a sentence or when it stands by itself whilst there is no change in tone when it is placed in the middle of a sentence. Additionally tones vary in different regions of the country. People in the north tend to speak more slowly than others in the country leading to their words being drawn out.
The good news is that Lao is easily understood since there is so much individual and regional variations people are accustomed to hearing the words pronounced in different ways. You will be understood even if the tones and vowel lengths are not perfect, as long as the words are in context you will win instant friends.
