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Lao voice-over

Native Lao voice actors, cast for your audience and directed by our team. You hear a shortlist and approve a written quote before recording.

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Samples

We send Lao samples chosen for your script.

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Real human voices

  1. Human

    Real human voices

    Every voice is a professional actor in a booth. No synthetic voices.

  2. Native

    Their first language

    Cast from speakers who grew up with the language your audience speaks.

  3. Directed

    A director on every line

    We listen for meaning, pace and pronunciation in the session, not after it.

Lao voices

No public Lao demos yet. We record samples on your own lines instead.

Samples on your own lines

Send a few lines of your script and we come back with Lao voices reading them.

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What Lao voice-over is hired for

  • Laos

    Vientiane speech is the broadcast standard.

  • Tourism

    Operators record guest information.

  • Public and health information

    NGOs publish audio.

Typical projects

  • Telecoms and banks
  • NGOs and public bodies
  • Tourism operators
  • Consumer brands

Lao in a voice-over brief

Lao is the national language of Laos and is written in its own script. It is tonal, with distinct tones that change word meaning, and it is close enough to Thai that many Lao and Thai speakers understand each other, though the two are separate languages with different spelling. Tourism, development programmes and telecoms are typical clients. A brief should name the audience, the register and whether English or Thai versions are needed. Native review checks tones and spelling before recording.

Accent and direction notes

What our director listens for in a Lao session.

  1. A tonal language

    Tones change meaning.

  2. Close to Thai

    Thai speakers understand some Lao, but they are separate languages.

  3. Its own script

    Scripts arrive in Lao letters.

What casting decides in Lao

  • Lao or Thai

    Local audiences expect Lao.

  • Register

    Public notices are formal.

How we work

  1. Casting

    We shortlist voices for your language, audience and tone, and explain the difference between them. You choose, and approve a written quote.

  2. Direction

    A director runs the session against your brief: meaning, pace and every agreed pronunciation. You can listen in remotely.

  3. Delivery

    Every file is checked against the script word by word and technically, then delivered in your format and naming.

What decides the price

No price list: every quote is written for your project and states usage and the delivery date.

Length
Word count or running time of the finished audio.
Use and territory
Internal, online or broadcast; where it runs and for how long.
Voice
Some languages and voice profiles are scarcer than others.
Picture and files
Recording to timecode, splitting and naming add work.

Lao voice-over questions

Is Lao the same as Thai?

Related but separate.

Can you add Thai?

Yes.

Who reviews?

A native reviewer.

Related languages

Tell us about your Lao project

Four questions. A draft script or a word count is enough; you get a written quote before anything is recorded.

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