Post and parcels
❃ Post and parcels
-
ໄປສະນີຢູ່ໃສ?
[ paisa ni yu sai? ] -
Where is the post office?
-
ຂ້ອຍຢາກສົ່ງບັດອວຍພອນ
[ khoi yak song bat uay phon ] -
I want to send a postcard.
-
ຂ້ອຍຢາກສົ່ງເຄື່ອງໄປປະເທດຝຣັ່ງ
[ khoi yak song khuang pai pathet falang ] -
I want to send a parcel to France.
-
ສະແຕັມລາຄາເທົ່າໃດ?
[ sataem lakha thao dai? ] -
How much is the stamp?
-
ໃຊ້ເວລາດົນປານໃດຈຶ່ງຈະຮອດ?
[ xai wela don pan dai chung cha hot? ] -
How long will it take to arrive?
-
ສົ່ງທາງຍົນ ຫຼື ທາງເຮືອ?
[ song thang nyon lu thang heua? ] -
By airmail or sea mail?
-
ຂ້ອຍຢາກຊື້ຊອງຈົດໝາຍ
[ khoi yak su song chot mai ] -
I want to buy an envelope.
-
ຊ່ວຍພິມເອກະສານໃຫ້ແດ່ໄດ້ບໍ່?
[ suay phim ekasan hai dae dai bo? ] -
Can you print a document for me?
-
ກັອບປີ້ເອກະສານຢູ່ໃສ?
[ koppi ekasan yu sai? ] -
Where can I make a photocopy?
-
ຂ້ອຍຢາກສະແກນອັນນີ້
[ khoi yak sakaen an ni ] -
I need to scan this.
-
ມີບິກບໍ່?
[ mi bik bo? ] -
Do you have a pen?
-
ຂໍຢືມແມັກຈີບແດ່ໄດ້ບໍ່?
[ kho yum maek chip dae dai bo? ] -
Can I use your stapler?
-
ຊ່ວຍຂຽນທີ່ຢູ່ເປັນພາສາອັງກິດແດ່
[ suay khian thi yu pen phasa angkit dae ] -
Please write the address in English.
-
ເຄື່ອງນີ້ແຕກງ່າຍເດີ້
[ khuang ni taek ngai doe ] -
It is fragile.
-
ຂອບໃຈທີ່ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ
[ khop chai thi suay leua ] -
Thank you for your help.
Using postal and administrative services in Laos is like stepping back in time, offering a charming but slow-paced bureaucratic experience. The post office (ໄປສະນີ - paisa ni) in major towns is typically a grand, slightly faded colonial-style building. If you want to send a little piece of your trip back home, asking ຂ້ອຍຢາກສົ່ງບັດອວຍພອນ (khoi yak song bat uay phon - I want to send a postcard) is a delightful tradition. You will need to ask for a stamp and its price: ສະແຕັມລາຄາເທົ່າໃດ? (sataem lakha thao dai? - how much is the stamp?). However, if your backpack is overflowing with heavy textiles and souvenirs, you might need to say ຂ້ອຍຢາກສົ່ງເຄື່ອງໄປປະເທດ... (khoi yak song khuang pai pathet... - I want to send a parcel to...). Shipping international parcels from Laos is reliable but requires immense patience. The staff will carefully inspect, pack, and tape your box in front of you. When you ask "How long will it take to arrive?" (ໃຊ້ເວລາດົນປານໃດຈຶ່ງຈະຮອດ? - xai wela don pan dai chung cha hot?), the answer for airmail (ສົ່ງທາງຍົນ - song thang nyon) is usually several weeks. For other practical services, like needing a photocopy of your passport for a visa or scooter rental, do not look for a print shop inside the post office. Instead, wander the streets looking for small, family-run stationery shops displaying printers. You can simply hand them your document and ask ຊ່ວຍພິມເອກະສານໃຫ້ແດ່ໄດ້ບໍ່? (suay phim ekasan hai dae dai bo? - can you print this document for me?) or ask where to make a copy (ກັອບປີ້ເອກະສານຢູ່ໃສ? - koppi ekasan yu sai?). Interacting with these small service shops, despite the language barrier and the slow pace, is a heartwarming slice of authentic Lao daily life.
Other sections
Keep your progress
Enjoying the phrasebook?
Create a free account to save favorites, track your study, and continue where you stopped.