Here's an interesting fact about Lao. key = poop (or crap or anything nasty) The Lao language makes sense in so many ways, and this is one of the best!
So you can just add the word key (crap) with another word and it means the nasty form or another way it can be associated with the word. Here are some examples for you.
Ta = eye. key ta = the crap in your eye.
dang = nose. key dang = can you guess? snot!
key nyuea = trash because trash is dirty gross.
key head (hua) = dandruff
It can also be used as an adjective to describe something/someone bad.
lazy = key kan
ugly = key lai
lie = key tua
naughty = key duh
I thought you were going to tell a story that you got your English and Lao mixed up and asked someone for their key. :)
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