Countries
Laos
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Thai Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Olá
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
obrigado
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Como você está?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
boa noite
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
boa Tarde
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
bom Dia
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Por Favor
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
pesaroso
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Laos
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Laos
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Laos
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Português
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
Português
French Name
lao
portugais
German Name
Laotisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
1283 CE
3rd Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Lao
Portuguese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
Lao and Portuguese 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 Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Portuguese language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Lao vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.