B2 · Obere Mittelstufe Kapitel 47

Discourse Markers

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Linking ideas in spoken and written discourse. Covers flow and cohesion markers.

Tipps & Tricks (3)

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The 'Kor' Rule

Whenever you use a contrast marker like 'tae' or 'theung wa', always try to put 'kor' after the subject in the next part. It makes you sound much more native.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cohesion Markers
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The 'Kaw' Rule

Always remember to put 'ກໍ' (kaw) after the subject when you use a signpost like 'ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ'. It makes you sound native.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Signposting
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The 'Cheung' Secret

Whenever you use a word for 'therefore' (ສະນັ້ນ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນ), always put 'ຈຶ່ງ' (cheung) before the verb. It makes you sound 100% more native.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Transition Phrases

Schnelle Übung (9)

Fill in the missing result particle.

ລາວຮຽນໜັກ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ລາວ ____ ສອບເສັງຜ່ານ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຈຶ່ງ
'ດັ່ງນັ້ນ' is paired with 'ຈຶ່ງ' before the verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Transition Phrases

Choose the correct formal transition for 'However'.

______, ພວກເຮົາຕ້ອງລໍຖ້າເບິ່ງກ່ອນ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ
'ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ' is the formal version of 'however'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Transition Phrases

Choose the correct marker to show contrast.

ຂ້ອຍຢາກໄປທ່ຽວ ___ ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ມີເງິນ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ແຕ່
'Tae' is the standard word for 'but' or contrast.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cohesion Markers

Fill in the blank with a formal 'furthermore'.

ລາວເປັນຄົນເກັ່ງ. ___, ລາວຍັງເປັນຄົນມີນ້ຳໃຈ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ
'Nok chak nan' is the formal way to add information.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cohesion Markers

Correct the word order.

Find and fix the mistake:

ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ ກໍພວກເຮົາ ຈະໄປ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ ພວກເຮົາກໍຈະໄປ.
The particle 'ກໍ' must follow the subject 'ພວກເຮົາ'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Signposting

Fix the word order error.

Find and fix the mistake:

ແຕ່ ກໍຂ້ອຍມັກລາວ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ແຕ່ ຂ້ອຍກໍມັກລາວ.
'Kor' must follow the subject 'khoy'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cohesion Markers

Choose the best signpost for a formal presentation.

______, ພວກເຮົາຈະມາເບິ່ງແຜນການໃນອະນາຄົດ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຕໍ່ມາ
'ຕໍ່ມາ' is the appropriate neutral/formal word for 'Next'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Signposting

Find the error in this sentence: 'ຂ້ອຍມັກກິນໝາກກ້ວຍ ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ ຂ້ອຍມັກກິນໝາກກ້ຽງ.'

Find and fix the mistake:

ຂ້ອຍມັກກິນໝາກກ້ວຍ ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ ຂ້ອຍມັກກິນໝາກກ້ຽງ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Change 'ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ' to 'ແລະ'
For simple lists of nouns/short phrases, 'ແລະ' is more natural than the formal 'ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Transition Phrases

Fill in the blank to show contrast.

ຂ້ອຍຢາກຊື້ລົດໃໝ່, ______ ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ມີເງິນ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ
This shows a contrast between wanting a car and not having money.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Signposting

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Häufige Fragen (6)

Yes, but it's better to use ແລ້ວກໍ or start a new sentence with ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ in formal writing.
They both mean 'but', but ແຕ່ທວ່າ is more formal and often used in literature.
In casual speech, yes. But in B2 level writing, it's better to use 'ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ' or 'ອີກປະການໜຶ່ງ' to sound more professional.
'ຕໍ່ມາ' means 'next' or 'later', while 'ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ' specifically means 'after that'. They are often interchangeable.
Yes, but it's less common than in English. In formal Lao, it's better to use ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ or ພ້ອມດຽວກັນນັ້ນ.
ສະນັ້ນ is 'therefore' (neutral/formal), while ເລີຍ is 'so' (informal/spoken).