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Lao Grammar - Give your Opinion

Hi Lao learners! 😊

In this lesson, we will learn how to express our opinions in Lao. This is a crucial skill to have in any conversation, as it allows you to express your thoughts and engage in meaningful discussions. We will also incorporate some cultural information and interesting facts to make the lesson more engaging. So, let's get started! 🚀

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Negation & Personal pronouns.

Basic Vocabulary

Before we start, let's review some vocabulary that will be useful in this lesson:

Lao	Pronunciation	English
ຄຳ	kham	Opinion
ຄວາມ	khuaam	Feeling
ຮ້ອຍ	hao	Good
ບໍ່ຮ້ອຍ	bo hao	not good

Now that we have reviewed the basic vocabulary, let's learn some phrases to express your opinion.

Expressing your opinion

Here are some phrases you can use to express your opinion:

Lao	Pronunciation	English
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຄຳ ຊົມເຈັບຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າດ້ວຍຄວາມຮັ່ຕະສຸດ	khaa pha ja chawm jep khong khaa pha ja chawm dai khuaam hai taa soot	In my opinion, the best way to... is...
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຄວາມສະຖານະມັນ ຍັງຈະຍັນຕາຍສູງ	khaa phaa ja chawm sa thaan man yang ja yang taamy suung	I think that it will still grow.
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຕ້ອງການຊື້ນີ້ແລະເຄື່ອງນີ້ເເຊຮັກ	khaa phaa ja tong kaan suu ni laeo khoe ngi ni aet huk	I really need to buy this and use it.

In these phrases, ຄຳ (kham) means "opinion" and ຄວາມ (khuaam) means "feelings". You can use them interchangeably in different situations to express your opinion.

Cultural Information

Lao people are known for their laid-back and relaxed attitudes. They value social harmony and avoid confrontation as much as possible. Therefore, when stating your opinion, it is vital to be polite and respectful towards others.

In Lao culture, people prefer to speak indirectly, especially when it comes to sensitive topics. For instance, they might state their opinion by saying things like, "many people believe that..." or "I heard that..", rather than directly stating their opinion. Therefore, pay attention to the speech patterns of your interlocutors to avoid misunderstanding.

Practice Dialogue

Person 1: ຕອນຮັບຄຳເວົ້າຫາວ່າ ຄົນຂອງເຂົາຈະຮຽບຮ້ອຍຄັນແລ້ວແລ້ວ || tohn hao kham wao lao khong kaw ja hiab hao khan laew laew || I think that Laotians will be very successful in the future.

Person 2: ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າສາມາດຊອກຫາໄດ້ບໍ່? || Khaa phaa ja saam a sauk ha dai bo? || Can you explain why?

Person 1: ຕອນຮັບຄຳເວົ້າທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າມີສາຍເປັນຄວາມພີທີ່ ສຸດລົງຕາມສຸຂະພາບຂອງຜູ້ປົກລະສານ ແລະ ສາຍມີຄວາມທັງສອງສົມຄວາມຕາມສຸດ || tohn hao kham wao thee khaa phaa ja meu saai phen khuaam pii thii soong taam su khapaa khong phu khan lao khapaa sam meu khuaam ngaai suk wao has sa ma khuaam taam saai khuaam toeeng wa khuaam kham taam soot || I think that the opinions expressed by the media and the people have a significant influence on the success of Laotians in the future.

Person 2: ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເປັນຄົນໃດ? || Khaa phaa ja phen khon dai? || What about you?

Person 1: ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຍັງທັນທີ ກນີ້ເຖິງແມ່ນສູງກວ່າຄວາມຮັ່ຕະສຸດລົງ || Khaa phaa ja yang than thii kanii teung mae saung kwa khuaam hai taa soot long || I think that it is too early to tell.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have learned how to express your opinion in Lao. Remember always to be polite and respectful towards your interlocutor as the Lao people value social harmony.

To improve your Lao Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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With this lesson finished, you may want to explore these additional pages: Plurals & Future Tense.

Other Lessons

• How to Use Have
• Negation
• Future Tense
• Demonstrative Pronouns
• Questions
• Adjectives
• Conditional Mood
• How to Use Be
• Plurals

Sources

• Lao grammar - Wikipedia
• A Grammar of Lao