ແລ້ວ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Chinese 了 (le), Lü ᧟ (l̇aew), ᩓ᩠ᩅ; Thai แล้ว (lɛ́ɛo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛːu˥˧/

Verb

ແລ້ວ • (lǣu) (abstract noun ການແລ້ວ)

1. to finish, complete
2. (auxiliary) indicating completion of action, past tense

   ຊາວປີແລ້ວ ທີ່ເຮົາອອກຈາກບ້ານໄປ.

   sāo pīlǣu thī hao ʼǭk chāk bān pai.

   It was twenty years ago that I left this village.

Synonyms

• ໄດ້ (dai)

See also

• ກຳລັງ (kam lang)
• ຈະ (cha)
• ຊິ (si)
• ພວມ (phūam)

Adverb

ແລ້ວ • (lǣu)

1. then; subsequently

See also

• ລະ (la)
• ເດ (dē)