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Lao Language（老挝语）
打招呼
sabaai-dii
sabaai-dii baw?
sabaai-dii
khawp jai
jao deh?
khawp jai lai lai
baw penn nyang
khaw thoht
Hello
How are you?
I''m fine
Thank you
And you?
Thank you very much
It''s nothing (never mind)
Excuse me
Pronouns
khawy
kha-nawy
phuak hao (phuak khawy)
jao
phuak jao
khao
phoen
lao
thaan
phuak khao (phoen,lao)
man
I / me
I / me (to elders / superiors)
we / us
you (singular)
you (plural)
he / she
he / she (elders)
he / she (friends)
he / she (high status people)
they
it (objects and animals)
Small Talk
jao paak phaasaa angkit dai baw?
kalunaa wao saa-saa
kalunaa wao mai boeng duu
jao khao jai baw?
khaw thoht, khawy baw khao
nyang
jao seu nyang?
khawy seu ....
dii-jai thii huu kap jao
jao maa tae sai?
khawy ma tae ....
jao aanyuu jakapii?
khawy aanyuu ... pii
num laai!
thao laii!
taeng-ngaan laew leu baw?
taeng-ngaan laew
yang baw taeng-ngaan
pen soht
aakaat dii maen baw?
khawy mak yuu nii
khawy khit waa ....
nyin nyawm
baw nyin nyawm
can you speak English?
please speak slowly
please repeat
do you understand?
forgive me, I don''t understand
what?
what is your name?
my name is ....
pleased to meet you
where do you come from?
I come from ....
how old are you?
I am .... years old
very young!
very old!
are you married?
yes, I''m married
not yet
(I''m) single
nice weather, isn''t it?
I like it here
I think that ....
I agree
I disagree
Getting Around
khawy yaakapai ....
khawy sawk haa ....
.... yuu sai?
.... kai thao dai?
sathaanii lot pajam thaang
bawn jawt lot pajam thaang
bawn jawt lot thaek-sii
.... ja awk jak?
heua
heua wai
long heua yuu sai?
heua ja maa hawt jak?
lot tuu
heua bin
jao mii phaen thii thawng thiin bau?
jak ki-loh-maet jaak nii?
pai seu-seu
liaw saai (khwaa)
iaw kap
kap maa
kai thao dai?
kai kai / baw kai
kai kai / baw kai
thit neua
thit tai
thit taawan awk
thit taawan tok
khawy yaak dai pii
khawy yaak dai pii sawng bai
bawn-la thao dai?
phuak hao yaak jawng bawn .... bawn
khawy yaak pian pii
khawy yaak kheun pii
.... mii jak thiaw?
meu nii
meu eun
heua bin
Kaan-bin Lao
pii heua bin
thiaw
doen bin
jak mohng heua binsi awk?
lot ja awk jak mohng?
pai .... thao dai?
phaeng phoht .... kiip dai baw?
tok-long laew pai
kalunaa khap saa-saa dae
jawt yuu nii
khawy yaak sao ....
lot (oh-toh)
lot jak
.... thao dai?
sua-mohng-la
meu-la
nang bawn nii dai baw?
pai sai?
thaa khawy dai baw?
khawy si long bawn nii
I want to go to ....
I am looking for ....
where is the ....
how far is the ....?
bus station
bus stop
taxi stand
what time will the ... leave?
boat
speed boat
where do we get on the boat?
what time does the boat arrive?
mini van
aeroplane
do you have local map?
how many kilometres from here?
go straight ahead
turn left (right)
turn around
turn back (return)
how far?
far / not far
near / not near
north
south
east
west
I''d like a ticket
I''d like two tickets
how much per seat?
we would like to reserve ... seats
I''d like to change my ticket
I''d like to refund my ticket
how many departures are there ....?
today
tomorrow
aeroplane
Lao Aviation
aeroplane tickets
flights / departures
airport
what time will the plane leave?
what time will the bus leave
how much to ....?
too expensive, how about .... Kip?
agreed, let''s go
drive slowly please
stop here
I''d like to rent a ....
car
motorcycle
how much ....?
per hour
per day
can I sit here?
where are you going?
can you wait for me
I''ll get out here
Hotel
mii hawng baw?
neung khon (khon diaw)
sawng khon
.... thao dai?
kheun-la
aathit-la
saam kheun
phaeng phoht
khaw boeng hawng dai baw?
mii hawng iik baw?
si phak sawng kheun
phuak hao tawng-kaan hawng .... nii
theuk-kwaa
nyai-kwaa
nawy-kwaa
mit-kwaa
ae yen
hawng naam
kaan fai faa
phat lom
hawng
sabuu
suam
phaa set toh
do you have a room?
one person
two persons
how much ....?
per night
per week
for three nights
too expensive
can I / we see the room?
do you have any other rooms?
I /we will stay two nights
I / we need a .... room than this
cheaper
larger
smaller
quieter
air-con
bathroom
electricity
fan
room
soap
toilet
towel
Numbers
suun
neung
sawng
saam
sii
haa
hok
jet
paet
kao
sip
sip-et
sip-sawng
sip-saam
sip-sii
sao
sao-et
saam-sip
sii-sip
hawy
sawng hawy
phan
laan
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
20
21
30
40
100
200
1000
1 million
Days of the Week
wan aathit
wan jan
wan angkhaan
wan phut
wan phahat
wan suk
wan sao
sunday
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
Time
meu nii
laeng nii
kheun nii
sao nii
baai nii
talawt meu
diaw nii / tawn nii
meu waan nii
meu seun
aathit thii laew
meu eun
meu heu
aathit naa
deuan naa
tawan kheun
kaang wan
laeng
kheun
today
this evening
tonight
this morning
this afternoon
all day long
now
yesterday
the day before yesterday
last week
tomorrow
day after tomorrow
next week
next month
dawn
daytime
evening
night
Exclamations
suay dae
yut
pai doe
lawang
kha-mohy!
fai mai
suai taam haa maw hai dae
suay oen lot hohng maw dae
suay oen tam-luat dae
khawy theuk kha-mohy
khawy puay
khawy long thaang
khaw thoht, sia jai
hawng suam yuu sai?
help!
stop!
go away!
watch out!
thief
fire!
call a doctor
call an ambulance
call the police
I''ve been robbed
I''m ill
I''m lost
I''m sorry, I apologise
where are the toilets?
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