Phrasebook

Everyday Lao phrases with pronunciation and audio.

Daily

ສະບາຍດີ

Hello

sa-bai-dee

ເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ?

How are you?

chao sa-bai-dee boh?

ຂ້ອຍສະບາຍດີ

I am fine

khoy sa-bai-dee

ຂອບໃຈ

Thank you

khop-jai

ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ

You are welcome

bo pen nyang

ພົບກັນມື້ອື່ນ

See you tomorrow

pop-gan mue-ern

Basics

ແມ່ນ

Yes

maen

Tone: falling

ບໍ່

No

bor

Tone: falling

ອາດຈະ

Maybe

aat ja

Tone: falling

ກະລຸນາ

Please

ga-lu-na

Tone: mid

ຂໍໂທດ

Sorry / Excuse me

kho thot

Tone: falling

ດີ

Good

dee

Tone: mid

ບໍ່ດີ

Not good

bor dee

Tone: falling

ດີຫຼາຍ

Very good

dee lai

Tone: mid

ແລະ

And

lae

Tone: low

ນຳ

Also / too

nam

Tone: mid

ນຳ

With

nam

Tone: mid

ຫຼື

Or

lue

Tone: rising

Time

ດຽວນີ້

Now

diao nee

ຖ້າກ່ອນ

Wait a moment

tha kon

ຕອນຫຼັງ

Later

ton lang

ມື້ວານ

Yesterday

mue van

ມື້ນີ້

Today

mue nee

ມື້ອື່ນ

Tomorrow

mue eun

Understanding

ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້

I don't know

khoy bor hu

ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈ

I understand

khoy khao jai

ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ

I don't understand

khoy bor khao jai

ເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?

Can you repeat?

wao eek teu dai boh?

ເວົ້າຊ້າໆແນ່

Slowly please

wao saa-saa nae

Requests

ໄດ້

Can / OK (allowed)

dai

ບໍ່ໄດ້

Can't / Not allowed

bor dai

ໄປກັນເລີຍ

Let's go

pai gan loey

ໄປແລ້ວ

Gone already

pai laeo

ຂໍອັນນີ້ໄດ້ບໍ?

Can I have this?

kho an nee dai boh?

ຂ້ອຍຢາກ

I want

khoy yak

ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຢາກ

I don't want

khoy bor yak

ໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍ

Give me

hai khoy

ເບິ່ງແນ່

Show me / Let me see

boeung nae

ກິນເຂົ້າແລ້ວບໍ?

Have you eaten?

gin khao laeo boh?

ເຮັດຫຍັງຢູ່?

What are you doing?

het nyang yu?

ຕອນຫຼັງຈະເຮັດຫຍັງ?

What are you doing later?

ton lang ja het nyang?

Location

ຢູ່ໃສ?

Where?

yu sai?

ຢູ່ນີ້

Here

yu nee

ຢູ່ນັ້ນ

There

yu nan

ອັນນີ້

This

an nee

ອັນນັ້ນ

That

an nan

ມານີ້

Come here

ma nee

ໄປນັ້ນ

Go there

pai nan

Food

ຂ້ອຍຫິວເຂົ້າ

I am hungry

khoy hiu khao

ແຊບຫຼາຍ

Delicious

saep lai

ບໍ່ເຜັດ

Not spicy

bo phet

ຂໍຄິດເງິນແນ່

Can I have the bill?

kho khit ngoen nae

ຂໍນ້ຳແນ່

Water, please

kho nam nae

Travel

ບ່ອນນີ້ຢູ່ໃສ?

Where is this place?

bon nee yu sai?

ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການໂຮງແຮມ

I need a hotel

khoy tong kan hong-haem

ເອີ້ນແທັກຊີໃຫ້ແນ່

Call a taxi

ern taek-si hai nae

ເທົ່າໃດ?

How much is it?

thao dai?

ລ້ຽວຊ້າຍ

Turn left

liao sai

ລ້ຽວຂວາ

Turn right

liao khwa

ໄປຊື່ໆ

Go straight

pai seu seu

ຢຸດຢູ່ນີ້

Stop here

yut yu nee

Work

ປະຊຸມເລີ່ມດຽວນີ້

Meeting starts now

pa-sum lerm diao nee

ຂ້ອຍເຮັດວຽກສຳເລັດແລ້ວ

I finished the task

khoy het-viek sam-let laeo

ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ?

Can you help me?

chao suay khoy dai boh?

ໄວ້ເຮັດຕອນຫຼັງ

Let us do it later

vai het ton lang

ສົ່ງໄຟລ໌ໃຫ້ແນ່

Please send the file

song fail hai nae

Emergency

ຊ່ວຍແນ່!

Help!

suay nae!

ພາຂ້ອຍໄປໂຮງໝໍ

Take me to the hospital

pha khoy pai hong-mo

ໂທຫາຕຳຫຼວດ

Call the police

tho ha tam-luat

ຂ້ອຍຫຼົງທາງ

I am lost

khoy long thang

ຂ້ອຍແພ້

I have an allergy

khoy phae

Colours

ສີແດງ

Red

see daeng

Tone: mid

ສີຟ້າ

Blue

see faa

Tone: falling

ສີຂຽວ

Green

see khiao

Tone: rising

ສີເຫຼືອງ

Yellow

see lueang

Tone: rising

ສີດຳ

Black

see dam

Tone: falling

ສີຂາວ

White

see khao

Tone: falling

ສີສົ້ມ

Orange

see som

Tone: falling

ສີບົວ

Pink

see bua

Tone: mid

ສີມ່ວງ

Purple

see muang

Tone: falling

ສີນ້ຳຕານ

Brown

see nam-tan

Tone: falling

Numbers

ສູນ

Zero

soon

Tone: rising

ໜຶ່ງ

One

neung

Tone: falling

ສອງ

Two

song

Tone: rising

ສາມ

Three

saam

Tone: rising

ສີ່

Four

see

Tone: falling

ຫ້າ

Five

ha

Tone: falling

ຫົກ

Six

hok

Tone: low

ເຈັດ

Seven

jet

Tone: high

ແປດ

Eight

paet

Tone: falling

ເກົ້າ

Nine

gao

Tone: falling

ສິບ

Ten

sip

Tone: high

ສິບເອັດ

Eleven

sip et

Tone: high

ຊາວ

Twenty

sao

Tone: low

ຊາວເອັດ

Twenty one

sao et

Tone: low

ສາມສິບ

Thirty

saam sip

Tone: rising

ສີ່ສິບ

Forty

see sip

Tone: falling

ຫ້າສິບ

Fifty

ha sip

Tone: falling

ຫ້າສິບເອັດ

Fifty one

ha sip et

Tone: falling

ໜຶ່ງຮ້ອຍ

One hundred

neung hoi

Tone: rising

ໜຶ່ງພັນ

One thousand

neung pan

Tone: mid

ສິບພັນ / ໜຶ່ງໝື່ນ

Ten thousand

sip pan / neung meun

Tone: high

ໜຶ່ງແສນ

One hundred thousand

neung san

Tone: rising

ໜຶ່ງລ້ານ

One million

neung lan

Tone: falling

Days

ວັນຈັນ

Monday

van jan

Tone: mid

ວັນອັງຄານ

Tuesday

van ang-khan

Tone: mid

ວັນພຸດ

Wednesday

van phut

Tone: mid

ວັນພະຫັດ

Thursday

van pha-hat

Tone: mid

ວັນສຸກ

Friday

van suk

Tone: mid

ວັນເສົາ

Saturday

van sao

Tone: rising

ວັນອາທິດ

Sunday

van a-thit

Tone: low

Family

ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ?

What is your name?

chao seu nyang?

ຂ້ອຍຊື່...

My name is...

khoy seu...

ຄອບຄົວເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ?

How is your family?

khop-khua chao sa-bai-dee boh?

ເຈົ້າມີລູກບໍ?

Do you have children?

chao mi luk boh?

Descriptions

ຂ້ອຍຂີ້ຄ້ານ

I am lazy

khoy khi khan

ຂ້ອຍເມື່ອຍ

I am tired

khoy meuay

ເຈົ້າງາມ

You are beautiful

chao ngam

ໃກ້

Near

gai

Tone: falling

ໄກ

Far

gai

Tone: mid

Restaurant

ຂໍເບິ່ງເມນູແນ່

Can I see the menu?

kho boeung menu nae

ແນະນຳຫຍັງດີ?

What do you recommend?

nae nam nyang dee?

ໃສ່ກ່ອງໃຫ້ແນ່

Take away / To go

sai kong hai nae

ບໍ່ໃສ່ນ້ຳຕານ

No sugar

bor sai nam-tan

ອີກແນ່

More please

eek nae

Animals

ໝາ

Dog

ma

Tone: rising

ແມວ

Cat

maeo

Tone: mid

ງົວ

Cow

ngua

Tone: rising

ໄກ່

Chicken

gai

Tone: rising

ປາ

Fish

pa

Tone: mid

Family Members

ແມ່

Mother

mae

Tone: falling

ພໍ່

Father

pho

Tone: falling

ອ້າຍ

Older brother

ai

Tone: falling

ເອື້ອຍ

Older sister

euay

Tone: falling

ນ້ອງຊາຍ

Younger brother

nong sai

Tone: high

ນ້ອງສາວ

Younger sister

nong sao

Tone: rising

ນ້າ

Mother's younger sister / Aunt

naa

Tone: falling

ລຸງ

Older male relative / Uncle

lung

Tone: mid

ອາວ

Father's younger brother / Uncle

aao

Tone: mid

ອາ

Aunt (general)

aa

Tone: mid

ລູກພີ່ນ້ອງ

Cousin

luk pee nong

Tone: falling

Romantic

ຂ້ອຍຄິດຮອດເຈົ້າ

I miss you

khoy khit hot chao

ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ

I love you

khoy hak chao

ເຈົ້າງາມຫຼາຍ

You are beautiful

chao ngam lai

ເບິ່ງແຍງໂຕເອງແນ່

Take care

boeung yaeng to eng nae

Health & Gym

ຂ້ອຍເມື່ອຍຫຼາຍ

I am very tired

khoy meuay lai

ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ສະບາຍ

I am sick

khoy bor sa-bai

ຂ້ອຍໄປອອກກຳລັງກາຍ

I am going to the gym

khoy pai ork gam-lang-gai

ແຂງແຮງ

Strong

khaeng haeng

ນ້ຳໜັກ

Weight

nam-nak

Facilities

ໄຟດັບ

The power is out

fai dap

ເປີດເຄື່ອງປັ່ນໄຟ

Start the generator

poed khueang pan fai

ໝໍ້ແປງໄຟ

Transformer

mor paeng fai

ຫ້ອງປະຊຸມ

Meeting room

hong pa-sum

ທີມແມ່ບ້ານ

Cleaning team

team mae-ban

Comparisons (Sound Practice)

ໃກ້

Near

gai

Tone: falling

ໄກ

Far

gai

Tone: mid

ໄກ່

Chicken

gai

Tone: rising

ນຳ

With / also

nam

Tone: mid

ນ້ຳ

Water

nam

Tone: falling

ງາມ

Beautiful

ngam

Tone: mid

ເງິນ

Money

ngoen

Tone: rising

ໃໝ່

New

mai

Tone: falling

ບໍ່

No

bor

Tone: falling

ໄດ້

Can / allowed

dai

Tone: falling