Looking for practical Afar to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afar phrase first, then the Lao translation (Lao) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Lao.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Lao-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Nagaad
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Galatooma
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Bariis
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Galab
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Haal
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Haalka habeen
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Ilaa mar kale
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Nagaad
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Maa magacaa?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Magacaygu waa John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Iska waran?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Aad baan ku faraxsanahay
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Inni ingiriisi maahaa?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Hindi maahaa hinjiru
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Ani hinfahmi
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Fadlan si maahaa siib
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Maahaa inna marra?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Maalin baadhu?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Akkam an magaalatti gahu?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Boodha kaaf
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Boodha mirga
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Si qodhi
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Maalin abaal?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Tiket tokkon, fadlan
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Maalin faga?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ani dhumtu
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Maalin SIM kaardhii gurgurta?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eeyy
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Maya
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Gara
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Anigu waaq
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Anigu ma waaq
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Tani waa'ee
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Ilaa ma waaq?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Ilaa naxar?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Naxar aniga
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Soo'aa
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Waa'ee aniga
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Maya dhib
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Hambalyo
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Bariis gadhay
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Safar amni
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eeyyoo taayka daab?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Eeyyoo gaari daab?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Keenya kaafaa?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Waqti maayti?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Maayta kaan?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Ittaa hara
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Ittaa faar
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Maafaa naafaa?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Hara dhaaf, fadlan
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Waqti mee?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.