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ບົດຮຽນ ໑ · MODULE C

ປະທານ · ກິລິຍາ · ກຳ

Word order — subject, verb, object
ເນື້ອໃນທີ່ຂຽນຂຶ້ນ · Authored content

The dictionary holds no grammar data, so this lesson is written rather than extracted. Each Lao line carries its provenance, and everything marked composed is a draft awaiting review by a Lao linguist.

Lao puts its words in the order English does: the one acting, the action, the thing acted upon. Nothing changes shape. The verb ກິນ is ກິນ whoever eats, whenever they ate, however many of them there are.

That is the good news this whole module exists to deliver. Lao has no conjugation, no plurals, no grammatical gender, no articles, and no case. A learner can build a correct sentence on the first day.

ໂຄງສ້າງ · ໓ slots
ຂ້ອຍ
khoi
I
ປະທານ
subject
ກິນ
kin
eat
ກິລິຍາ
verb
ເຂົ້າ
khao
rice
ກຳ
object
Every word in this sentence is a dictionary entry.POS reference →
ການປ່ຽນຮູບ · One pattern, changed

The highlighted words are the only ones added or swapped. Every other word keeps its exact form — no conjugation, no agreement, no tense on the verb.

ບອກເລົ່າ
statement
ຂ້ອຍ ກິນ ເຂົ້າ
khoi kin khao — I eat rice
from brief
ປະຕິເສດ
negative
ຂ້ອຍ ບໍ່ ກິນ ເຂົ້າ
khoi bo kin khao — I do not eat rice
composed
ຄຳຖາມ
question
ເຈົ້າ ກິນ ເຂົ້າ ບໍ່
chao kin khao bo — Do you eat rice?
composed
ອະນາຄົດ
future
ຂ້ອຍ ສິ ກິນ ເຂົ້າ
khoi si kin khao — I will eat rice
composed
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