Lào

proper noun Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [laːw˨˩]Huế [laːw˦˩]Saigon [laːw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

làofallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

Lào means Laos.

Meanings of Lào in English

Proper noun

Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)
- Nước Lào là nước nào?Which country is Laos?

Words with Lào

dép lào thuốc lào

Example sentences with Lào

Công việc của mày dư lào? How are things at work?
Tôi đi Lào. I go to Laos.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, Lào could be written as 牢, 𦰤. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does Lào mean in English?

Lào (proper noun) means "Laos".

How do you pronounce Lào?

IPA: Hanoi [laːw˨˩]; Saigon [laːw˨˩]. Tones: lào — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.