How to use the indefinite article in Lao

Step 3 : The indefinite article in Lao

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns in English (a book, a chair, a door etc.). To get started in Lao, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns pum, kaoi and patu (book, chair, door). Once you have learned these nouns, you can then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. This is easy in Lao, because in Lao, there is no indefinite article. So the word pum can mean book or a book, the word kaoi can mean chair or a chair and the word patu can mean door or a door. You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Lao including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Lao nouns pum, kaoi and patu, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Lao).

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