I’m half Lao and half Thai, and I grew up speaking Lao because my Lao grandfather and my Thai grandmother taught me growing up here in America when they left Laos as refugees. I never grew up speaking Thai, but I do understand Thai but only from Isan, but not from other regions in Thailand.
My wife is from Isaan and she has taught me many of these words and others. I'm not fluent in Isaan, but I like to try to pick up as many Isaan words as I can. Thanks for making this video.
I lived for 13 years in beautiful Thailand, and spent a lot of my time in Amnatcharoen in NE Thailand,i speak Isan more fluently thain Thai thanks to my beautiful wife who used to tell me what people were saying,but i would take phrases and words myself, write them down as i would pronounce them in English, and ask my wife how to say them, and i learnt over a period of years living in the beautiful part of Isan which was Amnatcharoen.Forever in my heart,COY QUITHORT AMNATCHAROEN.💙💙💙
You just made me tear up a bit, I haven't been able to return to my second home in a year and a half and it's starting to hurt... I'm sure I am not alone. Hopefully we can return soon!
I'd like to understand more about the differences between Lao and Isaan. When I traveled through Laos I picked up a couple of words like ໂດຍ that Isaan and Central Thai people did not know. Too often I hear people say Isaan and Lao are the same instead of similar.
that's correct. My mom is Issan and my dad is Lao and the two languages are similar but different. In my opinion I would estimate that the 2 languages are 85% lexical similar.
@@gotoastal I will try my best to give you examples I heard and that still confuse me as I speak both languages (fluent but not bilingual as I grew up overseas). I would say that there are differences in words (due to the influence of Central Thai), and differences in the grammar or in the accent. I would not bother to highlight the tones differences as it is going to get complicated. Basic words like hello, thank you and yes ( as you mentioned "doi" is not used by Essan) are different. Thai essan would pronounce some words with "r" or "l" like Central Thai speakers whereas Lao would pronounce the same word with an 'H" e.g for hotel: Essan would pronouce "rongreem" or "longlaeem" whereas lao would say "Honghaem". The construction of sentence can be also different e.g to say: "cannot remember": "jam bor dai' but Lao would say "bor ju ( the U sounds like the " U umlaut" in Gernan). Some other differences: Lao tell the time like in English e.g 7pm (translated as jet mong leng , literally translated as 7 eveving ) whereas Thai Essan follow the Central Thai system (7pm is "thum nung". Lao do not divide the clock to 4 blocks of 6 hours. Lao seldom use the Buddhist year on a daily basis but would just say 2021 like in the rest of the world, whereas Thai Essan use the Buddhist Thai year like in the rest of Thailand. Counting is also differnt: for example for the number 50 000 Lao would "ha sip phan" ( literally "five 10 thousands) but Thai Essan would say Ha muen.
@@keenanmiltonrip I do speak Thai+Lao and studied SEast Asia Countries history. Yes, Lao & Isan were ONE just over 100 years ago, at the present Isan adopted many Thai (Siam) words due to Thai education since it´s part of Thailand.
Isan was once part of Laos territory until the French gave that away to Thailand.. Isan language is influence by Lao people. In fact, their DNA originate from neighboring Laos. Isan people are not related to the ethnic Thais. The ethnic Thais are Siamese people. That's why the country is called Thailand or Siam. The official language is Thai, not Lao or Isan.
Thank you very much. Back in europe cause of covid you help so many people not to forget totally Thai language,which i like so much. I m so sad to already have forgotten so much...and writting...forgotten even more.Hope allowed to come back soon. Hope as well you are fine in these difficult times with so many things....Friendly,Freddy
Sawatdee ka Khun Freddy, thank you for watching our lessons. I would like to suggest you join our online group classes to keep up your Thai language. We offer group classes for every level, please write us at learnthaiwithmod@gmail.com to get a free placement test. :)
Found out I'm Isan according to my bio mother and I've been so confused. I've had thai friends tell me I'm speaking Lao while Lao friends tell me I'm speaking Thai. Thank you for this
Isan was once part of Laos territory until the French gave that away to Thailand.. Isan language is influence by Lao people. In fact, their DNA originate from neighboring Laos. Isan people are not related to the ethnic Thais. The ethnic Thais are Siamese people. That's why the country is called Thailand or Siam. The official language is Thai, not Lao or Isan.
I know exactly what you mean because it’s the same for me. I’m confused sometimes when I know two different words with the same meaning… now knowing it’s influenced by Lao makes sense and I’m learning more about my roots and why the Isan “dialect” is actually so different.
Kop Jai, Kru Pear. Yes please!......more Isan lessons please! Maybe you could do a lesson explaining the meanings to some morlum songs!........Maybe some Jintara Poonlarb or Tai Oratai songs......could be fun! 🙏🙏👍 Kop Jai lai lai
hi teacher, one of my friend of isan keep use "bab" or something like "pok" before saying my name, for example she always say "bab Brandon", "pok Brandon" what is this mean?
I gave up trying to learn Isan as I did not think it as useful as learning Thai, which is the national language and the language of communication in Thailand. But thank you for doing this video and clarifying some of the basics.
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Isan is part of Laos thanks to the franchise colonized the southeast Asian before they pulled out and they divided the country b/w Laos and Thailand across the Mekong river
I’m half Lao and half Thai, and I grew up speaking Lao because my Lao grandfather and my Thai grandmother taught me growing up here in America when they left Laos as refugees. I never grew up speaking Thai, but I do understand Thai but only from Isan, but not from other regions in Thailand.
That's interesting, maybe you should return for learning vacation, believe they have a special visa just for that.
My wife is from Isaan and she has taught me many of these words and others. I'm not fluent in Isaan, but I like to try to pick up as many Isaan words as I can. Thanks for making this video.
I love that you promise 5 words and teach 10! 😆 Khob khun krup!
Thanks just come with more of these Isan words 👍
I lived for 13 years in beautiful Thailand, and spent a lot of my time in Amnatcharoen in NE Thailand,i speak Isan more fluently thain Thai thanks to my beautiful wife who used to tell me what people were saying,but i would take phrases and words myself, write them down as i would pronounce them in English, and ask my wife how to say them, and i learnt over a period of years living in the beautiful part of Isan which was Amnatcharoen.Forever in my heart,COY QUITHORT AMNATCHAROEN.💙💙💙
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You just made me tear up a bit, I haven't been able to return to my second home in a year and a half and it's starting to hurt... I'm sure I am not alone. Hopefully we can return soon!
When the dust finally settles I'll return, but only then.
go to laos its open.
I love Lao and thai culture, we are like twin brothers with our own personalities.
Thanks kruu pear,really enjoying your Isaan videos. Look forward to your next one.
I'd like to understand more about the differences between Lao and Isaan. When I traveled through Laos I picked up a couple of words like ໂດຍ that Isaan and Central Thai people did not know. Too often I hear people say Isaan and Lao are the same instead of similar.
that's correct. My mom is Issan and my dad is Lao and the two languages are similar but different.
In my opinion I would estimate that the 2 languages are 85% lexical similar.
@@keenanmiltonrip yes, and that's what I really want to uncover is what are those differences
@@gotoastal I will try my best to give you examples I heard and that still confuse me as I speak both languages (fluent but not bilingual as I grew up overseas). I would say that there are differences in words (due to the influence of Central Thai), and differences in the grammar or in the accent. I would not bother to highlight the tones differences as it is going to get complicated.
Basic words like hello, thank you and yes ( as you mentioned "doi" is not used by Essan) are different. Thai essan would pronounce some words with "r" or "l" like Central Thai speakers whereas Lao would pronounce the same word with an 'H" e.g for hotel: Essan would pronouce "rongreem" or "longlaeem" whereas lao would say "Honghaem". The construction of sentence can be also different e.g to say: "cannot remember": "jam bor dai' but Lao would say "bor ju ( the U sounds like the " U umlaut" in Gernan).
Some other differences: Lao tell the time like in English e.g 7pm (translated as jet mong leng , literally translated as 7 eveving ) whereas Thai Essan follow the Central Thai system (7pm is "thum nung". Lao do not divide the clock to 4 blocks of 6 hours. Lao seldom use the Buddhist year on a daily basis but would just say 2021 like in the rest of the world, whereas Thai Essan use the Buddhist Thai year like in the rest of Thailand.
Counting is also differnt:
for example for the number 50 000 Lao would "ha sip phan" ( literally "five 10 thousands) but Thai Essan would say Ha muen.
@@keenanmiltonrip I do speak Thai+Lao and studied SEast Asia Countries history. Yes, Lao & Isan were ONE just over 100 years ago, at the present Isan adopted many Thai (Siam) words due to Thai education since it´s part of Thailand.
Isan was once part of Laos territory until the French gave that away to Thailand.. Isan language is influence by Lao people. In fact, their DNA originate from neighboring Laos. Isan people are not related to the ethnic Thais. The ethnic Thais are Siamese people. That's why the country is called Thailand or Siam. The official language is Thai, not Lao or Isan.
Thank you very much. Back in europe cause of covid you help so many people not to forget totally Thai language,which i like so much. I m so sad to already have forgotten so much...and writting...forgotten even more.Hope allowed to come back soon. Hope as well you are fine in these difficult times with so many things....Friendly,Freddy
Sawatdee ka Khun Freddy, thank you for watching our lessons. I would like to suggest you join our online group classes to keep up your Thai language. We offer group classes for every level, please write us at learnthaiwithmod@gmail.com to get a free placement test. :)
Found out I'm Isan according to my bio mother and I've been so confused. I've had thai friends tell me I'm speaking Lao while Lao friends tell me I'm speaking Thai. Thank you for this
Isan was once part of Laos territory until the French gave that away to Thailand.. Isan language is influence by Lao people. In fact, their DNA originate from neighboring Laos. Isan people are not related to the ethnic Thais. The ethnic Thais are Siamese people. That's why the country is called Thailand or Siam. The official language is Thai, not Lao or Isan.
I know exactly what you mean because it’s the same for me. I’m confused sometimes when I know two different words with the same meaning… now knowing it’s influenced by Lao makes sense and I’m learning more about my roots and why the Isan “dialect” is actually so different.
great video.
Good luck 👍
Teacher..Good teach..like
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The word DER in lao is to emphasize.
Good to know isaan
Great video send you all my love hope you will send your love back great weekend and best greetings from Thailand
My issan puu saao will love me speaking issan dialect.
Perfect. I just moved to the northeast! I’ll be here for a month.
Nice! You might find this lesson useful in your Isan Thai learning as well.
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Kop Jai, Kru Pear. Yes please!......more Isan lessons please! Maybe you could do a lesson explaining the meanings to some morlum songs!........Maybe some Jintara Poonlarb or Tai Oratai songs......could be fun! 🙏🙏👍 Kop Jai lai lai
I think you mean "dialects" rather than "dialogues". Love your Channel 😍
📝👍! Some differences -Thanks for the lesson.
Khoi hak wow isan lai lai der.
I am surprised Bakkhani wasn't one of them. Or Bpi-pop. (Beepop)
Thank you for this, i'm learning thai already and love isan music. So I will be learning isan language🙏🙏
Saap wassan...can we use for delicious
I remember a song 40 years ago stationed in nakorn phanom. NONG BEEN SOU KHONG KHAN YANG BA KOI ME FAN BAHN UU NAN ISSAN
Isan is new to me but this is still an interesting lesson, Kru Pear! 😉
im fully thai
hi teacher, one of my friend of isan keep use "bab" or something like "pok" before saying my name, for example she always say "bab Brandon", "pok Brandon" what is this mean?
can i say แซ่บหลายเด้อ with the particle behind? does it sound weird or should i not put the เด้อ for this statement? tq khrub
It is fine with or without เด้อ :)
@@ThaiwithMod tq khaa
Huw Jon ta laai...
I gave up trying to learn Isan as I did not think it as useful as learning Thai, which is the national language and the language of communication in Thailand. But thank you for doing this video and clarifying some of the basics.
I remember the word saep only. I was thinking it meant sweet.
Could you pls. Include links to the songs?
This is คิดฮอด Kit Hod (Miss you) by BodySlam feats Sriripron : ua-cam.com/video/NNFY41LUvYU/v-deo.html
This is ผู้บ่าวเก่า Phu Bas Gan (Ex boyfriend)
ua-cam.com/video/H0TPn3nQcEk/v-deo.html
This is ว่าแต่ผู้สาว Wa Dtae Phu Saao
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@@ThaiwithMod thanks very much appreciated
girlfriendS or your wifeS xD cought me of gard and made me laugh so hard xD
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Isan is a region not a language. The language she is teaching is called Lao.
Isaan is nothing more than a dialect of Lao. Due to propaganda duc
my wife always uses puu baao and puu saao referring to boyfriend or girlfriend...ie Mee puu baao mai? etc she is from issan
Thank you for sharing. :)
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The correct English is, You will know what they are! not you will know what are they. You said it backwards. I Hope this helps you kap. 🙏
Isan is part of Laos thanks to the franchise colonized the southeast Asian before they pulled out and they divided the country b/w Laos and Thailand across the Mekong river
ปลาร้านัวมาก is not a phrase many farangs would use.....55
I think ปลาร้ากลิ่นเหม็น more appropriate..55
2:38 until the first full sentence is spoken in Thai. What a waste of time.
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