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In Lao, hello is ສະບາຍດີ (sabaidee) and thank you is ຂອບໃຈ (khop chai). Here are 38 everyday Lao phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Lao · How to say thank you in Lao · How to say goodbye in Lao · How to say please in Lao · How to say sorry in Lao · How to say how are you in Lao · How to say nice to meet you in Lao · How to say my name is in Lao
| English | Lao | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | ສະບາຍດີ | sabaidee |
| Goodbye | ລາກ່ອນ | la kon |
| Please | ກະລຸນາ | karuna |
| Thank you | ຂອບໃຈ | khop chai |
| Yes | ແມ່ນແລ້ວ | maen laew |
| No | ບໍ່ | bo |
| Excuse me / Sorry | ຂໍໂທດ | kho thot |
| Do you speak English? | ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ່? | chao vao phasa Angkit dai bo? |
| I don't understand | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ | khoy bo khao chai |
| Please speak slowly | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ | karuna vao xa-xa |
| How much is it? | ອັນນີ້ລາຄາເທົ່າໃດ? | an ni la-kha thao dai? |
| Where is the bathroom? | ຫ້ອງນ້ຳຢູ່ໃສ? | hong nam yu sai? |
| I'd like this, please | ຂ້ອຍຢາກໄດ້ອັນນີ້ | khoy yak dai an ni |
| The bill, please | ເອົາບິນແດ່ | ao bin dae |
| Where is …? | … ຢູ່ໃສ? | … yu sai? |
| Help! | ຊ່ວຍດ້ວຍ! | suay duay! |
| I need a doctor | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການໝໍ | khoy tong kan mo |
| Call the police! | ໂທຫາຕຳຫຼວດ! | tho ha tam luat! |
| I don't speak Lao | ຂ້ອຍເວົ້າພາສາລາວບໍ່ໄດ້ Literally 'I cannot speak Lao'. | khoy vao phasa Lao bo dai |
| Can you help me? | ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ່? | chao suay khoy dai bo? |
| English | Lao | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | ສະບາຍດີ with a respectful bow, hands together | sabaidee |
| How are you? | ສະບາຍດີບໍ? this is the everyday 'how are you' | sabaidee bo? |
| I'm fine, thank you. | ຂ້ອຍສະບາຍດີ ຂອບໃຈ | khoy sabaidee, khop chai |
| And you? | ແລ້ວເຈົ້າເດ? | laeo chao de? |
| What's your name? | ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? more polite: ທ່ານຊື່ຫຍັງ? (than seu nyang?) | chao seu nyang? |
| My name is … | ຂ້ອຍຊື່ … put your name in the gap | khoy seu … |
| Nice to meet you. | ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ | yin dee thee dai hu chak |
| Where are you from? | ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ? | chao ma chak sai? |
| I'm from … | ຂ້ອຍມາຈາກ … put your country in the gap | khoy ma chak … |
| Goodbye, see you later. | ລາກ່ອນ ແລ້ວພົບກັນໃໝ່ | la kon, laeo phop kan mai |
| English | Lao | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Slower, please. | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ | karuna vao xa-xa |
| Again, please. | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອ | karuna vao ik thue |
| I don't understand. | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ | khoy bo khao chai |
| How do you say … in Lao? | … ເວົ້າເປັນພາສາລາວວ່າແນວໃດ? pointing: ອັນນີ້ເວົ້າເປັນພາສາລາວວ່າແນວໃດ? (an ni vao pen phasa Lao va naeo dai?) | … vao pen phasa Lao va naeo dai? |
| I'm learning Lao. | ຂ້ອຍກຳລັງຮຽນພາສາລາວ | khoy kamlang hian phasa Lao |
| One moment, please. | ກະລຸນາລໍຖ້າຈັກໜ່ອຍ | karuna lo tha chak noi |
| English | Lao | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Where is the nearest grocery store? | ຮ້ານຂາຍເຄື່ອງຊຳທີ່ຢູ່ໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດຢູ່ໃສ? | han khai khuang sam thi yu kai thi sut yu sai? |
| How do you say this in Lao? | ອັນນີ້ເວົ້າເປັນພາສາລາວວ່າແນວໃດ? | an ni vao pen phasa Lao va naeo dai? |
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