Religion and temples

❃ Religion and temples

ຂ້ອຍຢາກໄປທ່ຽວວັດ [ khoi yak pai thiaw vat ]: I want to visit a temple.
ກະລຸນາປົດເກີບ [ kaluna pot koep ]: Please take off your shoes.
ປົກປິດບ່າ ແລະ ຫົວເຂົ່າ [ pok pit ba lae hua khao ]: Cover your shoulders and knees.
ຢ່າຈັບຫົວຄົນອື່ນ [ ya chap hua khon uen ]: Do not touch other people's heads.
ຢ່າຊີ້ຕີນໃສ່ພະພຸດທະຮູບ [ ya xi tin sai pha phut tha hup ]: Do not point your feet at the Buddha.
ຖ່າຍຮູບໄດ້ບໍ່? [ thai hup dai bo? ]: Can I take photos?
ຕັກບາດຕອນເຊົ້າ [ tak bat ton sao ]: Alms giving in the morning.
ແມ່ຍິງຫ້າມຈັບພະສົງ [ mae nying ham chap pha song ]: Women must not touch monks.
ຢູ່ນີ້ສະຫງົບຫຼາຍ [ yu ni sangop lai ]: It is very peaceful here.
ມີຄູບາຈັກອົງຢູ່ນີ້? [ mi khuba chak ong yu ni? ]: How many monks live here?
ຂ້ອຍມາໄຫວ້ພະ [ khoi ma wai pha ]: I come to pray.
ຂ້ອຍນັບຖືສາສະໜາພຸດ [ khoi nap thue satsana phut ]: I am Buddhist.
ຂ້ອຍນັບຖືສາສະໜາຄິດ [ khoi nap thue satsana khit ]: I am Christian.
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ມີສາສະໜາ [ khoi bo mi satsana ]: I have no religion.
ເຮັດບຸນ [ het bun ]: To make merit.
ຂໍພອນ [ kho phon ]: To ask for a blessing.
ຜູກແຂນ [ phuk khaen ]: To tie a string around the wrist (Baci).
ມັນເປັນປະເພນີລາວ [ man pen papheni lao ]: It is a Lao tradition.
ຂ້ອຍເຄົາລົບວັດທະນະທຳຂອງເຈົ້າ [ khoi khao lop vatthanatham khong chao ]: I respect your culture.
ວັດນີ້ຊື່ຫຍັງ? [ vat ni su nyang? ]: What is the name of this temple?

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