Countries
Laos
  
Galicia
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Galicia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Portuguese Language
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Ola
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
Grazas
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Que tal estás?
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
Boas noites
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Bos días
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Por favor
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Síntoo!
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
Adeus
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Ámote
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Perdoe!
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Eastern Galician
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
East Galicia
  
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Central Galician
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Central Galicia
  
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Western Galician
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
West Galicia
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
2.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
2.40 million
  
99+
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Galego
  
Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
  
Galego, Gallego
  
French Name
lao
  
galicien
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Galicisch
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
c. 1175
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early forms
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Lao
  
Galician
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
gl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
glg
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
glg
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
glg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
gali1258
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-ab
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Not Available
  
Lao and Galician 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 Lao and Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Galician language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Galician Difficulty
The Lao vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Galician 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 Lao and Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.