Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Laos
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
Similar To
Not Available
Thai Language
Derived From
Latin
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Thank you
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
How are you?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
I love you
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
American English
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
United States of America
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Central Lao
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
English
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Englisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
5th Century AD
1283 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Standard English
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
laoo1244
Linguasphere
52-ABA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Isolating
English and Lao Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where English and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Lao language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common English Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
English vs Lao Difficulty
The English vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of English Alphabets and Lao Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare English and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.