Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Laos
Total No. Of Countries
321
0
46
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National Language
France
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
Similar To
Italian Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Latin
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Hello
bonjour
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Merci
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
bonne Nuit
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
bonsoir
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Bonjour
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
S'il vous plaît
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
désolé
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
au revoir
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Je t'aime
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
How Many People Speak?
163.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.12 %0.22 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
76.00 million25.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
87.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
français
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Français
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
French Name
français
lao
German Name
Französisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
French people
Lao people