Traditional festivals

Traditional festivals

ສະບາຍດີປີໃໝ່!
[ sabaidi pi mai! ]

Happy New Year! (Pi Mai).

ຂໍໃຫ້ມີສຸຂະພາບເຂັ້ມແຂງ ແລະ ມີຄວາມສຸກ
[ kho hai mi sukhaphap khem khaeng lae mi khwam suk ]

Wishing you health and happiness.

ຫົດນໍ້າ
[ hot nam ]

To splash water.

ບຸນຊ່ວງເຮືອ
[ bun suang heua ]

Boat racing festival.

ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ
[ bun bang fai ]

Rocket festival.

ໄຫຼເຮືອໄຟ
[ lai heua fai ]

Festival of lights (Floating boats).

ໄປບຸນນຳກັນ
[ pai bun nam kan ]

Let's go to the festival together.

ມ່ວນຫຼາຍ!
[ muan lai! ]

It's a lot of fun!

ສຽງດັງຫຼາຍ
[ siang dang lai ]

The music/sound is very loud.

ຟ້ອນລຳວົງບໍ່?
[ fon lamvong bo? ]

Shall we dance the Lamvong?

ເຕັ້ນນຳຂ້ອຍບໍ່?
[ ten nam khoi bo? ]

Do you want to dance with me?

ຂ້ອຍຟ້ອນບໍ່ເປັນ
[ khoi fon bo pen ]

I don't know how to dance.

ພິທີບາສີສູ່ຂວັນ
[ phithi basi su khwan ]

Baci ceremony (calling back the soul).

ກິນເຂົ້າຕົ້ມ
[ kin khao tom ]

To eat Khao Tom (Sticky rice in banana leaf).

ເປັນງານສະຫຼອງທີ່ງາມຫຼາຍ
[ pen ngan salong thi ngam lai ]

It's a beautiful celebration.