1 • HISTORICAL FRENCH
Conventional French-era form when documented; otherwise a French-influenced rendering.
LAO LANGUAGE • ROMANIZATION • TRANSLATION • ARCHIVAL RESEARCH
Lao Romanization + Translation Lab
Enter a Lao word, name, place name, or short phrase. The app compares three romanization approaches and also translates the Lao text into English and French.
Historical FrenchBGN/PCGN-styleEnglish-friendlyEnglish + French translation
Enter Lao script
Romanization happens locally in your browser. Translation uses the built-in glossary first and an online service when needed.
2 • BGN/PCGN-STYLE
Standardized French-influenced romanization style for systematic comparison.
Typical conventionsx • gn • ou • é • è • ô
3 • ENGLISH-FRIENDLY
Practical English-oriented spelling based on the Lao–English guide pages you supplied.
Why three outputs? A historical French spelling can be a conventional name rather than a letter-for-letter conversion. BGN/PCGN-style output provides a consistent French-influenced system. The English-friendly output follows practical sound spellings from your reference book and may legitimately have more than one form.
MEANING
English + French translation
This translates the meaning of the Lao input; it is separate from romanization.
Enter Lao text to translate.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Meaning in English
FRENCH TRANSLATION
Sens en français
Translation note: known words and example phrases use the app's built-in glossary. For other text, the app sends the Lao input to an online machine-translation service. Translation quality can vary, especially for names, historical terms, idioms, and words with several meanings.
FROM YOUR REFERENCE PAGES
English-oriented spelling patterns
| Lao pattern | Primary English form | Alternatives shown in the guide |
|---|---|---|
| ກ | k | g |
| ຈ | ch | j |
| ສ / ຊ | s | x |
| ຍ | y | gn |
| ວ | w | v |
| ີ | ee | y |
| ຸ / ູ | ou | oo, u |
| ເ… | e | ay, ey |
| ແ… | ae | — |
| ົວ | oua | ua |
| ໃ… / ໄ… | ai | ay |
| ເົາ | ao | — |
| ຳ | am | um |
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