Lao Consonants
Grouped by tone class.
MID CLASS
ກ
ko
Sound: k
IPA: /k/
Class: mid
Example: ໄກ່
Pronunciation: gai
ຈ
cho
Sound: j
IPA: /tɕ/
Class: mid
Example: ໃຈ
Pronunciation: jai
ດ
do
Sound: d
IPA: /d/
Class: mid
Example: ດີ
Pronunciation: dii
ຕ
to
Sound: t
IPA: /t/
Class: mid
Example: ຕາ
Pronunciation: taa
ບ
bo
Sound: b
IPA: /b/
Class: mid
Example: ບ້ານ
Pronunciation: baan
ປ
po
Sound: p
IPA: /p/
Class: mid
Example: ປາ
Pronunciation: paa
ອ
o
Sound: glottal / vowel carrier
IPA: /ʔ/
Class: mid
Example: ອາຫານ
Pronunciation: aahan
HIGH CLASS
ຂ
kho sung
Sound: kh
IPA: /kʰ/
Class: high
Example: ເຂົ້າ
Pronunciation: khao
ສ
so sung
Sound: s
IPA: /s/
Class: high
Example: ສຸກ
Pronunciation: suk
ຖ
tho sung
Sound: th
IPA: /tʰ/
Class: high
Example: ຖົງ
Pronunciation: thong
ຜ
pho sung
Sound: ph
IPA: /pʰ/
Class: high
Example: ຜັກ
Pronunciation: phak
ຝ
fo sung
Sound: f
IPA: /f/
Class: high
Example: ຝົນ
Pronunciation: fon
ຫ
ho sung
Sound: h
IPA: /h/
Class: high
Example: ຫ້າ
Pronunciation: haa
LOW CLASS
ຄ
kho tam
Sound: kh
IPA: /kʰ/
Class: low
Example: ຄົນ
Pronunciation: khon
ງ
ngo
Sound: ng
IPA: /ŋ/
Class: low
Example: ງົວ
Pronunciation: ngua
ຊ
so tam
Sound: s
IPA: /s/
Class: low
Example: ຊ້າງ
Pronunciation: saang
ຍ
nyo
Sound: ny
IPA: /ɲ/
Class: low
Example: ຍາວ
Pronunciation: yao
ທ
tho tam
Sound: th
IPA: /tʰ/
Class: low
Example: ທາງ
Pronunciation: thaang
ນ
no
Sound: n
IPA: /n/
Class: low
Example: ນ້ຳ
Pronunciation: nam
ພ
pho tam
Sound: ph
IPA: /pʰ/
Class: low
Example: ພໍ່
Pronunciation: pho
ຟ
fo tam
Sound: f
IPA: /f/
Class: low
Example: ໄຟ
Pronunciation: fai
ມ
mo
Sound: m
IPA: /m/
Class: low
Example: ແມ່
Pronunciation: mae
ຢ
yo
Sound: y
IPA: /j/
Class: low
Example: ຢາ
Pronunciation: yaa
ຣ
ro
Sound: r
IPA: /r/
Class: low
Example: ຣັດເຊຍ
Pronunciation: ratsia
ລ
lo
Sound: l
IPA: /l/
Class: low
Example: ລົດ
Pronunciation: lot
ວ
wo
Sound: w
IPA: /w/
Class: low
Example: ວັນ
Pronunciation: van
ຮ
ho tam
Sound: h
IPA: /h/
Class: low
Example: ຮ້ານ
Pronunciation: haan