A1 · Débutant Chapitre 11

Describing the World

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Unlock the power of description by mastering Lao adjective placement and modification.

  • Position adjectives correctly after nouns.
  • Intensify descriptions using common adverbs.
  • Describe objects using specific colors and states.
Paint your world with words.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Using adjectives to modify nouns. Explains the post-nominal position of adjectives in Lao.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: describe common objects and people using at least two adjectives.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Keep it simple

Don't overcomplicate with particles at the start.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Placement
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Consistency

Always keep the modifier after the adjective. It will feel weird at first, but it's the rule.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Intensifiers
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Use 'Sii'

Always include 'sii' when learning. It makes you sound more natural.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Color Adjectives
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Think of adjectives as verbs

Don't look for 'is'. Just say the noun and the quality.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectival Verbs

Vocabulaire clé (6)

ໃຫຍ່ (nyai) big ງາມ (ngam) beautiful ດີ (di) good ສີແດງ (si daeng) red ສີຂາວ (si khao) white ຫຼາຍ (lai) very

Real-World Preview

shopping-bag

Shopping for clothes

Review Summary

  • Noun + Adjective
  • Adjective + ຫຼາຍ
  • Noun + ສີ + Color
  • Noun + State

Erreurs courantes

You placed the adjective before the noun. In Lao, the adjective must come after the noun.

Wrong: ໃຫຍ່ເຮືອນ (nyai heuan)
Correct: ເຮືອນໃຫຍ່ (heuan nyai)

Intensifiers like 'lai' follow the adjective, they do not precede it.

Wrong: ຫຼາຍໃຫຍ່ (lai nyai)
Correct: ໃຫຍ່ຫຼາຍ (nyai lai)

When using colors, you should include the word 'si' (color) before the specific color name.

Wrong: ເຮືອນແດງ (heuan daeng)
Correct: ເຮືອນສີແດງ (heuan si daeng)

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job today! Keep observing the world around you and practice describing what you see in Lao.

Label 5 items in your room with sticky notes using Lao adjectives.

Continue to: Present Tense Actions

Pratique rapide (10)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ແດງລົດສີ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ລົດສີແດງ
Correct order is Noun + Sii + Color.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Color Adjectives

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ngam lai
Intensifier follows adjective.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Intensifiers

Fill in.

ອາຫານ ___ (tasty)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ແຊບ
Tasty is saeb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Placement

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

lai ngam

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ngam lai
Order is wrong.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Intensifiers

Choose the correct order.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ເຮືອນໃຫຍ່
Noun comes first.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Placement

Fill in the blank.

ນ້ຳ ___ (cold)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ເຢັນ
ເຢັນ means cold.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectival Verbs

Fill in the blank with the correct intensifier.

ອາຫານນີ້ແຊບ___ (very)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: lai
Lai means very.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Intensifiers

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ລາວສູງ
Noun + Adjective.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectival Verbs

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ແມວ ແມ່ນ ນ້ອຍ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ແມວນ້ອຍ
Remove 'maen'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectival Verbs

Select correct.

Is 'ຄົນດີ' correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Yes
Noun + Adj.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Placement

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

No, they are invariant.
Yes, just stack them.
No, Lao doesn't use 'is' or 'are'.
Always after the adjective.
In formal writing, yes. In very casual speech, you might hear it dropped, but it's best to use it.
No, Lao nouns and adjectives do not change for number.
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