Learning even a handful of Lao phrases can open doors to warmer interactions, smoother navigation, and richer cultural experiences in Laos. From greeting locals to ordering food, these simple words ...

“It’s just easier to say you’re Thai,” writes James Syhabout, the chef behind fine-dining-focused Commis in Oakland and Best New Chef back in 2010, in his years-in-the-making cookbook, Hawker Fare.

Timorsunshine, an active bloggers from East Timor is currently in Lao and she is trying to learn Laotian. The blogger talks about the similarities in sounds between Laotian and some Chinese dialects.

Many languages will always have a special place in my heart, but there is one language in particular that introduced me to the language learning community and other languages that I really like today, ...