You can fly into the capital, Vientiane, on many airlines. The national carrier had the five petal flower as its symbol, seen on the logo and the planes.
You could fly in from neighbouring countries such as Cambodia and Thailand. The Lao language is understood by people in the north of Thailand, and the reverse is also the case. For two reasons. The people on both sides of the border are racially and culturally the same or similar. The languages are similar.
The capital and largest city is Vientiane.
In Vientiane you can see the Victory arch which is reflected in water.
A second airport has attractive local style rooftops in a gable shape.
Getting Around
Learn Hello and Goodbye, the five tones, low medium high rising and falling.
when the speaker says ant he means not ant but aunt.
Hello in Laos is ss bai dee like somebody
goodbye is lakon like lack on.
Counting - ten is sip like zip it up.
one is non. Not none but one
two is song (like a duet.
three is sam, like Sam joined us. (Like san is three in Chinese and Japanese.)
English - Lao (alphabetically)
goodbye - lakon
Hello - sa-bai-dee
one - non
ten - sip/zip
three - sam
two - song
Lao - English
lakon - goodbye
sa-bai-dee - hello
sam - three
song - two
sip/zip - ten
Lao - English
Souvenirs - food and fashion
Useful Websites
wiki lao language
simple wiki lao language
wikivoyage phrase book
Google translate - English - Lao
Google translate Lao - English
If you want to learn languages, meet me online, come to LILT languages club which we hope will be an official Toastmasters to be languages club by June, if 20 people want to join and pay the 60 US dollars joining fee to get a weekly entertaining lesson on languages, an opportunity to speak, a menot on public speaking and learning a language, videos, speech contests and chances to join speaking clubs around the word. Contact me, Angela Lansbury, on Facebook or linked in, and Carolyn Street my co-founder whose zoom we are using. Give her your full name and she will admit you from the waiting room on the day. The day is always every Sunday. The time is 3.30 pm UK and 9.30 pm in Singapore, summer time.
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