Countries
Israel
  
Laos
  
National Language
Israel
  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Second Language
Israel
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Poland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
- 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Aramaic Language
  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Hebrew
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
Sôhk dii der
  
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
  
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Vientiane Lao
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Laos
  
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Northern Lao
  
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
  
Laos
  
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Central Lao
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Laos
  
How Many People Speak?
9.00 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.40 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million
  
27
Not Available
  
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
  
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
  
French Name
hébreu
  
lao
  
German Name
Hebräisch
  
Laotisch
  
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000 BC
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Tai
  
Branch
Canaanitic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
No Early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
  
Lao
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
he
  
lo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
heb
  
lao
  
ISO 639 2/B
heb
  
lao
  
ISO 639 3
heb
  
lao
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hebr1246
  
laoo1244
  
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Isolating
  
Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Lao language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs Lao Difficulty
The Hebrew vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.