Etta
Female · Middle-Aged · Multilingual
School year notice
Style: Read in Lao clearly and evenly, like a radio presenter giving a public notice.
ໂຮງຮຽນທົ່ວປະເທດ ຈະເປີດສົກຮຽນໃໝ່ ໃນວັນທີ 1 ກັນຍາ.
Lao AI text to speech
with natural voices
Lao text to speech for script written the usual way, with spaces only between phrases, and kip prices said in Lao. Describe the delivery in one line, such as calm or warm, and mark a livelier phrase with [excited]. Free plan: 1,000 words, no credit card.
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21 multilingual narrators
Hear ສະບາຍດີ read aloud, then paste your own script
Leave the phrase spaces where you would normally write them. The narrator takes its pauses there.
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51 / 250 charactersTags to try: [laughs] [whispers] [sighs] [angry] [excited] [sarcastic]
How Lao spelling shapes the audio
Phrase spacing, tone marks, the right keyboard, and kip amounts all change what a listener hears. These five points come up most in Lao scripts.
Spaces separate phrases, not words
ຂອບໃຈທີ່ໂທຫາພວກເຮົາ
Lao writes the words of a phrase together and puts a space where a clause ends. The narrator finds the word boundaries and pauses at your spaces, so adding or removing one shifts the rhythm of the line.
Tone marks decide the meaning
ມ້າ (horse) / ມາ (come)
Tone in Lao comes from the consonant class together with the tone mark. Drop or misplace a mark and the word itself changes, so proofread marks in names and new terms before you generate.
Type Lao letters, not Thai ones
ພາສາລາວ
The two scripts are related but not the same. Lao text typed with Thai characters sounds wrong to Lao listeners, so use a Lao Unicode keyboard and a font with Lao coverage, such as Noto Sans Lao.
Kip and ten thousand
50,000 ກີບ
Kip comes after the amount, and Western digits are far more common than Lao digits. Lao has two ways to say ten thousand, ສິບພັນ and ໝື່ນ, so play large prices in the preview before you publish.
Polite endings like ແດ່
ຂໍນ້ຳແດ່
Final particles soften a request or warm up a sign-off. In ads and hotline messages, a direction such as "speak politely" helps the narrator land them without sounding curt.
Lao narration for a notice, an app, a promo, and a hotline
Four narrators read four short Lao scripts. The line above each player is the only direction it received, so you can copy it into your own project.
Luther
Male · Middle-Aged · Multilingual
QR payment walkthrough
Style: Speak in Lao calmly, guiding someone through a payment app for the first time.
ກົດປຸ່ມ ສະແກນ ເພື່ອຈ່າຍເງິນດ້ວຍ QR ໄດ້ທັນທີ.
Maribel
Female · Young · Multilingual
Thirty percent off the whole menu
Style: Speak in Lao bright and quick, like a restaurant announcing a weekend deal.
[excited] ຫຼຸດລາຄາ 30% ທຸກເມນູ ສະເພາະທ້າຍອາທິດນີ້ເທົ່ານັ້ນ!
Clark
Male · Young · Multilingual
Call hold message
Style: Read in Lao politely and without rushing, asking callers to stay on the line.
ຂອບໃຈທີ່ໂທຫາພວກເຮົາ ກະລຸນາລໍຖ້າຈັກໜ່ອຍ ພະນັກງານຈະຮັບສາຍໄວໆນີ້.
Lao with app words and QR codes in one line
Payment and app copy in Laos borrows English terms. Leave them in Latin letters and the narrator reads them in English, then returns to Lao.
A mobile wallet promo with English terms and a discount
Style: Speak in Lao like a friendly mobile wallet ad
ດາວໂຫຼດ app ແລ້ວສະແກນ QR code ຮັບສ່ວນຫຼຸດ 20%
How the wallet promo is split
- Lao phrases
- ແລ້ວສະແກນ, ຮັບສ່ວນຫຼຸດ
- Loanword spelled in Lao
- ດາວໂຫຼດ
- Left in English
- app, QR code
- Discount
- 20%
Reading ກີບ amounts, day-first dates, and 24-hour times
Type figures in Western digits as Lao readers usually see them. The narrator says them as Lao words, with the unit after the number.
| You write | The narrator says | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 50,000 ກີບ | ຫ້າສິບພັນກີບ | ຫ້າໝື່ນກີບ is also heard |
| 15/08/2026 | ວັນທີສິບຫ້າ ເດືອນສິງຫາ ປີສອງພັນຊາວຫົກ | Day, month, year; 20 is ຊາວ |
| 30% | ສາມສິບເປີເຊັນ | Percent borrowed as ເປີເຊັນ |
| 14:30 | ສິບສີ່ໂມງສາມສິບນາທີ | Formal 24-hour reading |
Three blocks for a papaya salad recipe video
Maribel greets viewers, Luther handles the ten-minute papaya salad, and Maribel comes back for the subscribe request. Narrator and style are set per block.
01Maribel
Style: Speak in Lao like a home cook greeting returning subscribers.
ສະບາຍດີ ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບສູ່ຊ່ອງ YouTube ຂອງພວກເຮົາ.
02Luther
Style: Read in Lao at kitchen pace, naming each ingredient clearly.
ມື້ນີ້ຈະສອນເຮັດຕຳໝາກຫຸ່ງແບບງ່າຍໆ ໃຊ້ເວລາພຽງ 10 ນາທີ.
03Maribel
Style: Speak in Lao, slowing down for a friendly sign-off.
ຢ່າລືມກົດ subscribe ແລະ ກົດກະດິ່ງ.
Recipe changed? Redo the middle
Edit the cooking block and regenerate only that one. The welcome and the sign-off stay exactly as they were.
Write the mood in plain words
Type "Speak in Lao, unhurried" as the block style, and put [excited] right before the dish name if it should stand out.
Lay out a Lao video script in the StudioSteady names with Enbee V1
Enbee V1 voices let you set speed and pauses and save how a village, dish, or brand name is pronounced, so it stays the same in every episode.
Where Lao projects get made in Narration Box
Short product videos, lesson series, and long reports each have a place. Pick by the length of the script and how often it changes.
The Studio, for QR payment demos and public notices
Give each QR payment step or notice paragraph its own block and narrator, then drag the blocks into place. If a deadline or kip price changes, regenerate just that block and export again.
Put a Lao payment demo together in the StudioLong handbooks and storybooks in the Audiobook Creator
Import a storybook, handbook, or training manual as EPUB, PDF, or DOCX and get it split into chapters. Fix one paragraph and regenerate only that paragraph.
Convert a Lao field manual into chaptersA cloned voice for a whole lesson or notice series
A teacher or field officer who agrees can be cloned from a short sample, then read every lesson or notice in the series.
Clone the teacher your learners already knowA Lao script of up to 1,000 words can be voiced free, with no credit card, though free exports are watermarked. Paid plans give a larger word allowance and unwatermarked audio, and they cover commercial use for client and donor-funded work. Pricing for word allowances and clean exports
Lao voiceover for classrooms, field teams, and sellers
Lao is the official language of Laos, with speakers abroad in the US, France, and Australia. Teams use it for lessons, NGO and public information, phone lines, and video.
Lessons for schools and NGO training
Counting drills, literacy lessons, and field training read at a pace learners can follow, then replaced one lesson at a time.
ບົດຮຽນທີສາມ: ການນັບເລກຈາກໜຶ່ງຫາສິບ.
Counting and reading drills for Lao classesPress-1 prompts for Lao banks and e-wallets
Balance checks and agent transfers in a polite register, with menu numbers read clearly.
ກົດ 1 ເພື່ອກວດຍອດເງິນ, ກົດ 2 ເພື່ອລົມກັບພະນັກງານ.
Hotline recordings that read menu digits in LaoMoney-saving tips and how-to clips
Short how-to videos that open with a question and keep one recognizable narrator from episode to episode.
ເຈົ້າຮູ້ບໍ່? ເຄັດລັບນີ້ຊ່ວຍປະຢັດໄຟຟ້າໄດ້ຫຼາຍ.
Lao narration for YouTube how-to clipsAudio tours for visitors
Stop-by-stop guides and travel episodes for guesthouses and tour operators, in Lao first and other languages after.
ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບສູ່ຫຼວງພະບາງ ເມືອງມໍລະດົກໂລກ.
Produce Lao travel episodesPromos for shops and restaurants
Weekly offers for Facebook and TikTok. Generate a few takes and keep the one that suits the post.
ຊື້ 1 ແຖມ 1 ທຸກວັນສຸກ.
Make Lao ad spots for weekly offersRiverside folk tales recorded as chapters
Tales and children’s books imported chapter by chapter, with a softer direction for the quiet passages.
ໃນສະໄໝກ່ອນ ມີຊາວນາຜູ້ໜຶ່ງ ອາໄສຢູ່ລຽບແຄມແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ.
Publish Lao folk stories as audioTranslations Lao projects usually need next
Projects in Laos often ship in Thai, Vietnamese, Khmer, or English as well, and NGO material frequently has a French version. Or browse all 80+ text to speech languages.
Guides for Lao lessons and videos
Narrating lessons in more than one language, making multilingual videos, and keeping stories natural.
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FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Questions from teachers, NGOs, and video makers about Lao spacing, tones, kip, and files.
Lao text to speech
Do I need to add spaces between Lao words before generating?
No. Write Lao the normal way, with spaces only between phrases, and the narrator works out the words. Your spaces become its pauses, so keep them where a speaker would breathe.
How does it handle Lao tones?
Tones follow the spelling, so the narrator reads the consonant and tone mark you typed. Check marks in names before you generate. Pronunciation varies by region; if you want a particular accent, say so in the direction and listen to a short block first.
Can I use text typed on a Thai keyboard?
Use Lao Unicode characters instead. Lao and Thai scripts look alike but are different, and Lao copy typed with Thai letters will not sound right to Lao listeners.
How are kip prices and dates read aloud?
Type the amount in Western digits with ກີບ after it, for example 50,000 ກີບ, and write dates as day, month, year. The narrator reads both in Lao. Play large amounts in the preview, since ten thousand has two common forms.
Is this a Lao AI voice generator or a tool to read Lao text aloud?
Both. Paste a short script in the playground to hear it read aloud, or build a full project in the Studio with several narrators, directions, and English terms such as app or QR code left in Latin letters.
Is a Lao hotline prompt or short lesson free to try?
Yes. The free plan gives you 1,000 words, enough for a lesson, a hotline prompt, and an ad. No credit card is needed, and free downloads carry a watermark until you move to a paid plan with more words and clean files.
Besides the four narrators above, what other voices handle Lao?
Beyond the four above, all 21 Enbee V2 narrators (12 female, 9 male) read Lao and take direction on tone, pace, and accent. Narration Box also offers Enbee V1 voices made for Lao, part of 1,500+ AI voices across 80+ languages.
Can I hand the files to an NGO or client, and in what format?
Downloads come as MP3, WAV, Opus, FLAC, or OGG. Take a single file for a video, or split by block for a phone menu where every prompt needs its own file. On paid plans, commercial use, including work delivered to clients and NGOs, falls under the subscription terms.
Could a Lao teacher’s own voice read the lessons through voice cloning?
Yes, if the teacher agrees. With your own voice, or one whose owner has agreed, record or upload a short sample in the browser. Put the clone on one Lao block first and check the tones before giving it a full lesson series.
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