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Lao Verb "ຮຽນ" (hian) — to study / to learn

ຮຽນ
hian
Meaning
to study / to learn
Type
Cognitive verb
Patterns
6 forms

📝 Simple

Simple statement

Subject + ຮຽນ + object

ຂ້ອຍ ຮຽນ ພາສາ ລາວ.

Khoy hian phaasaa Lao.

I study Lao.

🔄 Progressive (ກຳລັງ)

Progressive Marker: ກຳລັງ (kamlang)

Subject + ກຳລັງ + ຮຽນ

ຂ້ອຍ ກຳລັງ ຮຽນ.

Khoy kamlang hian.

I am studying.

✅ Completed (ແລ້ວ)

Completed Marker: ແລ້ວ (laew)

Subject + ຮຽນ + ແລ້ວ

ຂ້ອຍ ຮຽນ ແລ້ວ.

Khoy hian laew.

I already studied / finished studying.

🔜 Future (ຈະ)

Future Marker: ຈະ (ja)

Subject + ຈະ + ຮຽນ

ຂ້ອຍ ຈະ ຮຽນ ພາສາ ລາວ.

Khoy ja hian phaasaa Lao.

I will study Lao.

❌ Negative (ບໍ່)

Negative Marker: ບໍ່ (baw)

Subject + ບໍ່ + ຮຽນ

ລາວ ບໍ່ ຮຽນ.

Lao baw hian.

He/she doesn't study.

💡 Experience (ເຄີຍ)

Experience Marker: ເຄີຍ (kheuy)

Subject + ເຄີຍ + ຮຽນ

ເຈົ້າ ເຄີຍ ຮຽນ ພາສາ ລາວ ບໍ?

Jao kheuy hian phaasaa Lao baw?

Have you ever studied Lao?

Example Sentences

ຮຽນ ໃຫ້ ໜັກ!

Hian hai nak!

Study hard!

ຂ້ອຍ ຮຽນ ພາສາ ລາວ ສອງ ປີ ແລ້ວ.

Khoy hian phaasaa Lao sawng pii laew.

I have been studying Lao for two years.

ລາວ ຮຽນ ເກັ່ງ ຫຼາຍ.

Lao hian keng laai.

He/she studies very well.