Countries
Laos
Afganistan
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Thai Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Sôhk dii der
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Laos
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Laos
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Laos
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Laotisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Pashtun
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Fusional
Lao and Pashto Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Lao and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Pashto language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Pashto Difficulty
The Lao vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Lao and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.