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Food Vocabulary

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Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Lao food vocabulary is simple: use 'kin' for eating and 'deum' for drinking, followed by the noun.

  • Use 'kin' (ກິນ) for all solid food: 'kin khao' (eat rice).
  • Use 'deum' (ດື່ມ) for liquids: 'deum nam' (drink water).
  • Place the verb before the noun: 'kin' + 'noun'.
Verb (kin/deum) + Noun (food/drink)

Basic Consumption Patterns

Form Subject Verb Object
Affirmative
Khoy
kin
khao
Negative
Khoy
bor kin
khao
Question
Chao
kin
khao bor?
Affirmative
Lao
deum
nam
Negative
Lao
bor deum
nam
Question
Chao
deum
nam bor?

Meanings

This rule covers the essential vocabulary for food and drink items in Lao and the specific verbs used to consume them.

1

Solid Food Consumption

Using 'kin' for anything you chew.

“ຂ້ອຍກິນປາ (Khoy kin pa) - I eat fish.”

“ລາວກິນໄກ່ (Lao kin kai) - He eats chicken.”

2

Liquid Consumption

Using 'deum' for beverages.

“ຂ້ອຍດື່ມນ້ຳ (Khoy deum nam) - I drink water.”

“ລາວດື່ມກາເຟ (Lao deum kafe) - She drinks coffee.”

Reference Table

Reference table for Food Vocabulary
Form Structure Example
Affirmative
S + V + O
Khoy kin khao
Negative
S + bor + V + O
Khoy bor kin khao
Question
S + V + O + bor
Khoy kin khao bor?
Short Yes
แม่น (Maen)
Yes
Short No
ບໍ່ (Bor)
No
Polite
S + V + O + deu
Khoy kin khao deu

正式程度

正式
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກຳລັງຮັບປະທານອາຫານ

ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກຳລັງຮັບປະທານອາຫານ (Daily life)

中性
ຂ້ອຍກຳລັງກິນເຂົ້າ

ຂ້ອຍກຳລັງກິນເຂົ້າ (Daily life)

非正式
ກິນເຂົ້າຢູ່

ກິນເຂົ້າຢູ່ (Daily life)

俚语
ແດກເຂົ້າຢູ່

ແດກເຂົ້າຢູ່ (Daily life)

Lao Food Consumption Map

Consumption

Solids

  • khao rice
  • pa fish

Liquids

  • nam water
  • kafe coffee

按水平分级的例句

1

ຂ້ອຍກິນເຂົ້າ

I eat rice.

2

ລາວດື່ມນ້ຳ

He drinks water.

3

ເຈົ້າກິນປາ

You eat fish.

4

ຂ້ອຍດື່ມກາເຟ

I drink coffee.

1

ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ກິນຊີ້ນ

I do not eat meat.

2

ເຈົ້າດື່ມນົມບໍ່?

Do you drink milk?

3

ລາວບໍ່ດື່ມເບຍ

He does not drink beer.

4

ເຈົ້າກິນໝາກໄມ້ບໍ່?

Do you eat fruit?

1

ມື້ນີ້ເຮົາກິນເຂົ້າຢູ່ໃສ?

Where are we eating rice today?

2

ຂ້ອຍມັກດື່ມຊາຮ້ອນໆ

I like drinking hot tea.

3

ລາວບໍ່ຄ່ອຍກິນເຜັດ

He doesn't really eat spicy food.

4

ເຈົ້າເຄີຍດື່ມເຫຼົ້າລາວບໍ່?

Have you ever drunk Lao whiskey?

1

ກິນເຂົ້າແລ້ວບໍ່?

Have you eaten yet?

2

ການດື່ມນ້ຳຫຼາຍໆດີຕໍ່ສຸຂະພາບ

Drinking lots of water is good for health.

3

ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ສາມາດກິນອາຫານທະເລໄດ້

I cannot eat seafood.

4

ລາວເຊີນພວກເຮົາໄປກິນເຂົ້າແລງ

He invited us to eat dinner.

1

ການຮັບປະທານອາຫານຮ່ວມກັນແມ່ນວັດທະນະທຳທີ່ສຳຄັນ

Eating together is an important culture.

2

ລາວມີນິໄສການດື່ມທີ່ບໍ່ດີ

He has bad drinking habits.

3

ເຮົາຄວນຫຼີກລ່ຽງການກິນອາຫານທີ່ບໍ່ສະອາດ

We should avoid eating unclean food.

4

ການດື່ມເຫຼົ້າໃນເວລາເຮັດວຽກແມ່ນບໍ່ເໝາະສົມ

Drinking alcohol during work hours is inappropriate.

1

ໃນສະໄໝກ່ອນ, ການກິນເຂົ້າແມ່ນການເຕົ້າໂຮມຄອບຄົວ

In the past, eating was a family gathering.

2

ລາວເປັນຄົນທີ່ພິຖີພິຖັນໃນການດື່ມກາເຟ

He is a person who is meticulous about coffee drinking.

3

ການກິນອາຫານພື້ນເມືອງສະທ້ອນເຖິງວິຖີຊີວິດ

Eating traditional food reflects the way of life.

4

ການດື່ມດ່ຳກັບບັນຍາກາດແມ່ນສິ່ງທີ່ຂ້ອຍມັກ

Savoring the atmosphere is what I like.

容易混淆

Food Vocabulary 对比 Kin vs Deum

Learners use 'kin' for everything.

常见错误

✗

khao kin

✓

kin khao

Lao follows Verb-Object order.
✗

kin nam

✓

deum nam

Use 'deum' for liquids.
✗

khoy kin khao?

✓

khoy kin khao bor?

Missing question particle.
✗

khoy bor kin

✓

khoy bor kin khao

Missing object.
✗

khoy kin-ed khao

✓

khoy kin khao

Lao verbs do not conjugate.
✗

khoy am kin khao

✓

khoy kam-lang kin khao

Need proper continuous marker.
✗

kin khao ma

✓

kin khao laew

Wrong past tense marker.
✗

kin khao formal

✓

rap-pra-than khao

Wrong register.
✗

deum khao

✓

kin khao

Rice is solid.
✗

kin nam bor

✓

deum nam bor

Register mismatch.
✗

kin khao in royal context

✓

sa-woey khao

Royal vocabulary is required.
✗

deum khao in formal

✓

rap-pra-than khao

Formal register.
✗

kin khao in literary

✓

rap-pra-than

Literary style.

句型

Khoy ___ ___.

Real World Usage

Street Food constant

Khoy kin pho.

💡

Rice is Life

In Lao, 'khao' means rice and food. If you say 'kin khao', you are saying 'eat food'.

Smart Tips

Always use 'kin' for solids.

deum khao → kin khao

发音

/kin/

Kin

Mid tone, short vowel.

/dɯːm/

Deum

Low falling tone.

Question

kin khao bor? ↗

Rising intonation at the end.

记住它

记忆技巧

Kin is for chewing, Deum is for sipping.

视觉联想

Imagine a person chewing a big bowl of rice (Kin) and sipping from a tall glass of water (Deum).

Rhyme

Kin for the rice, Deum for the ice.

Story

Somchai is very hungry. He says 'Khoy kin khao' (I eat rice). Then he is thirsty. He says 'Khoy deum nam' (I drink water). He is happy.

Word Web

kindeumkhaonampakaikafe

挑战

Go to a Lao restaurant menu online and list 5 items you would 'kin' and 3 you would 'deum'.

文化笔记

Asking 'Have you eaten?' is a sign of care, not just a question.

Tai-Kadai roots.

对话开场白

“

ເຈົ້າກິນເຂົ້າແລ້ວບໍ່?

日记主题

Write about what you ate today.

常见错误

Incorrect

正确

Incorrect

正确

Incorrect

正确

Incorrect

正确

Test Yourself

Fill in the verb.

Khoy ___ nam.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: deum
Water is a liquid.

Score: /1

练习题

1 exercises
Fill in the verb.

Khoy ___ nam.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: deum
Water is a liquid.

Score: /1

常见问题 (1)

In very casual speech, yes, but 'deum' is better.

Scaffolded Practice

1

1

Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

In Other Languages

Thai high

kin khao

Lao is slightly more conservative in formal registers.

Chinese moderate

chi fan

Chinese has more specific verbs for different types of eating.

Japanese low

gohan o taberu

Word order is reversed.

Spanish low

comer

Lao does not conjugate.

French low

manger

Lao has no articles.

German low

essen

Lao is an isolating language.

Learning Path

Prerequisites

Previous
Eating and Drinking
Next
Ordering at a Restaurant

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