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Lao vowels and their approximated English equivalents appear below:

1.   Lao Short Vowel Sounds - short, final, glottalized

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Lao	IPA	Sample Lao Words	Sounds & Meanings
	a?	ກະດານ	ka2?daan/ blackbroad
	i?	ກະປິ	ka2?pi2?/ shrimp past
	y	ຫມາກອຶ	maak-y / pumpkin
	u?	ຄຸ	ku2?/ a bucket
	E?	ແກະ	kE2?/ a sheep
	e?	ເຕະ	te2?/ kick
	o?	ໂຕະ	to / table
	O?	ເບາະ	bO?/ a cushion
	ua?	ຕົວະ	tua?/ lie
	ia?	ເລັຍ	lia?/ to lick
	ya?	ທາເປຶອ	thaapya?/ to apply
	e	ເປິເປື້ອນ	pepyyan / dirty

2.   Lao Long Vowel Sounds - long

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Lao	IPA	Sample Lao Words	Sounds & Meanings
	aa	ຕາປາ	ta4apaa/  fish eye
	ii	ປີ	pii4/ year
	yy	ມື	my2y/ hands
	uu	ຄູ	ku4u/ a teacher
	EE	ແຫ	hE4E/ a fishing net
	ee	ເປ	pe4e/ a hammock
	oo	ປາໂດ	pa4ado4o/ snake fish
	OO	ສໍ	sOO/ a pencil
	ua	ຫົວ	hu4a/ head
	ia	ເຈຍ	ji2a/ a bat
	yya	ເສືອ	sy4a/ a tiger
	ee	໗້ວຍເຝີ	thuayfe4e/ a noodle soup bowl

3. Lao Additional Vowel Sounds: a+ i, y, w, m, n, p, t, k, N (medial a + finals)

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Lao	IPA	Sample Lao Words	Sounds & Meanings
	ai	ໄກ	ka4i/ far
	ay	ໃຜ	pha4y/ who
	aw	ເຫົາ	ha4o/ lice
	am	ລຳ	la2m/ to sing

All Lao Vowel Sounds: short vs long contrasts

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Lao IPA Sample Lao Words Sounds & Meanings a? ກະດານ ka2?daan/ blackbroad aa ຕາປາ ta4apaa/  fish eye i? ກະປິ ka2?pi2?/ shrimp past ii ປີ pii4/ year y ຫມາກອຶ maak-y / pumpkin yy ມື my2y/ hands u? ຄຸ ku2?/ a bucket uu ຄູ ku4u/ a teacher E? ແກະ kE2?/ a sheep EE  ແຫ hE4E/ a fishing net e? ເຕະ te2?/ kick ee ເປ pe4e/ a hammock o? ໂຕະ to / table oo ປາໂດ pa4ado4o/ snake fish O? ເບາະ bO?/ a cushion OO  ສໍ sOO/ a pencil ua? ຕົວະ tua?/ lie ua ຫົວ hu4a/ head ia? ເລັຍ lia?/ to lick ia ເຈຍ ji2a/ a bat ya? ທາເປຶອ thaapya?/ to apply yya ເສືອ sy4a/ a tiger e ເປິເປື້ອນ pɔpyyan / dirty ee ໗້ວຍເຝີ thuayfe4e/ a noodle soup bowl

Lessons: Lao Consonants: learning consonants and learning how to pronounce each consonant Pronunciation of Lao Consonants Prononciation of Lao Vowels Vowels & Final Consonants: learning to read and write some vowels with consonant ending Exercises: Exercise 1: Consonants Exercise 2: Consonants Exercise 3: Consonants Exercise 4: Vowels Exercise 5: Vowels Exercise 6: Vowels

Source: http://www.seasite.niu.edu/lao/LaoLanguage/LaoAlphabet/LaoVowelSounds.htm