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"ນາງ" as a general form of address
Hello all!
"ນາງ" is used as a specific form of address:
- "ນາງ+surname" = Mrs...
- "ນາງ+first name" = Miss...
What's the difference in the case of "ນາງ+surname" with "ແດງ+surname"? "ແດງ" originally means "mother", so should we use it whenever we want to defer to a woman?
And to whom can we simply address as "ນາງ"? My dictionary indicates that it can be used for maids. What about waitresses? And saleswomen on the market? And a woman behind a counter? And a random non-elderly woman I want to ask directions to?
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Lao - use of "ປອດ" as an adjective
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I have just learned "ປອດ" as a noun (for "lungs"). The same word is used as a preposition signifying "without" but has also quite a number of meanings as an adjective. Out of the following, which meanings immediately pop to your mind:
« free, not having (something); pure, without contamination/impurity/admixture; chaste, immaculate; soft, delicate/tender; flabby, flaccid; fragile/frail, weak »
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