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Setting money aside for the future.
문화적 배경
Lao people often save money in the form of gold (gold bars or jewelry) because it is seen as a hedge against inflation of the Lao Kip. The 'Hery' system is an informal way of saving where a group of people contribute a fixed amount monthly, and one person takes the whole pot each month. Saving is often motivated by the desire to make merit (Boun). Families will save for a long time to host a large religious festival. Modern Lao youth are increasingly using digital banking apps like BCEL One to 'kep ngoen' in digital 'jars' or savings accounts.
The Restaurant Trick
If you are in a loud restaurant, you can just raise your hand and make a writing motion in the air while saying 'Kep ngoen dae!'
Don't say 'Save'
Avoid using the English word 'save' even if you're stuck; most Lao speakers won't associate it with money unless they are very fluent.
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Setting money aside for the future.
The Restaurant Trick
If you are in a loud restaurant, you can just raise your hand and make a writing motion in the air while saying 'Kep ngoen dae!'
Don't say 'Save'
Avoid using the English word 'save' even if you're stuck; most Lao speakers won't associate it with money unless they are very fluent.
Saving Face
In Laos, 'saving face' is a different concept (ຮັກສາໜ້າ - hak sa na). Don't confuse financial saving with social saving!
셀프 테스트
Fill in the blank to say 'I am saving money to buy a car.'
ຂ້ອຍກຳລັງ _______ ເພື່ອຊື້ລົດ.
'ເກັບເງິນ' is the correct collocation for saving money.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are finished eating at a noodle shop and want to pay.
In a restaurant, 'ເກັບເງິນແດ່' means 'Check, please'.
Which sentence means 'He saves money every month'?
Choose the best option:
'ທຸກເດືອນ' means every month, and 'ເກັບເງິນ' is to save.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ເປັນຫຍັງເຈົ້າບໍ່ໄປທ່ຽວ? B: ເພາະວ່າຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງ _______ .
The context implies the person cannot travel because they need to save money.
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시각 학습 자료
연습 문제 은행
4 연습 문제ຂ້ອຍກຳລັງ _______ ເພື່ອຊື້ລົດ.
'ເກັບເງິນ' is the correct collocation for saving money.
You are finished eating at a noodle shop and want to pay.
In a restaurant, 'ເກັບເງິນແດ່' means 'Check, please'.
Choose the best option:
'ທຸກເດືອນ' means every month, and 'ເກັບເງິນ' is to save.
A: ເປັນຫຍັງເຈົ້າບໍ່ໄປທ່ຽວ? B: ເພາະວ່າຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງ _______ .
The context implies the person cannot travel because they need to save money.
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자주 묻는 질문
5 질문No, for saving a seat, use 'ຈອງບ່ອນ' (chong bon).
Yes, it is the standard and polite way. Adding 'dae' at the end makes it even softer.
They are 95% the same. 'Thon' sounds a bit more like you are building a pile of savings over a long time.
It is 'ບັນຊີເງິນຝາກປະຢັດ' (ban chi ngoen fak payat).
Yes! 'ເກັບຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອ' (kep khi hyeua) means to pick up trash.
관련 표현
ທ້ອນເງິນ
synonymTo accumulate money
ປະຢັດເງິນ
similarTo economize/be frugal
ຝາກເງິນ
specialized formTo deposit money
ໃຊ້ເງິນ
contrastTo spend money
ຫາເງິນ
builds onTo earn/find money
