Phrasebook
Lao

thai

This phrasebook takes you through different topics to help you communicate in Lao. You will find the Lao version, the romanized version as well as a English translation. Do not hesitate to refer to this phrasebook for your Lao learning or for your future travel.

ປື້ມວະລີພາສາ

Basic Expressions

ສະບາຍດີ
[ sabaydi]

Hello.

ຂອບໃຈ
[ khop chai]

Thank you.

ຂໍໂທດ
[ kho thot]

Sorry

ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ
[ bo pen nyang]

That's ok.

ລາກ່ອນ
[ la kon]

Goodbye

ພົບກັນໃໝ່
[ phop kan mai]

See you again / See you later

ໂຊກດີນະ
[ sok di na]

Good luck / Take care

The weather

ອາກາດເປັນຈັ່ງໃດ?
[ a-kat pen chang-dai]

How is the weather?

ມື້ນີ້ຮ້ອນ
[ meu-ni hon]

It’s hot today.

ຮ້ອນຫຼາຍ!
[ hon lai]

It’s very hot!

ມື້ນີ້ໜາວ
[ meu-ni nao]

It’s cold today.

ມີແດດ
[ mi daet]

It’s sunny.

ຝົນຕົກ
[ fon tok]

It’s raining.

ຝົນຕົກໜັກ
[ fon tok nak]

It’s raining heavily.

ຝົນຈະຕົກ
[ fon cha tok]

It’s going to rain.

ມີລົມ
[ mi lom]

It’s windy.

ມີພາຍຸຝົນຟ້າ
[ mi phayu fon fa]

There is a thunderstorm.

Emergency

ຊ່ວຍແດ່!
[ souay dae!]

Help!

ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການໝໍ
[ khôy tongkan mo]

I need a doctor

ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ສະບາຍ
[ khôy bo sabai]

I don’t feel well

ເຈັບຫຼາຍ
[ chep lai]

It hurts a lot

ໂທຫາລົດພາຍາບານແດ່
[ tho ha lot phayaban dae]

Please call an ambulance

ຂ້ອຍຫາຍໃຈບໍ່ອອກ
[ khôy hai chai bo awk]

I can’t breathe

ຂ້ອຍມຶນຫົວ
[ khôy myeun hua]

I’m dizzy

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