Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic 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.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
እናመሰግናለን
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
ደህና መልካም እለት
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
ደህና ምሽት
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
ደህና ሁን
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
አልተረዳኩም
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
አይደለም
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
ምንም አይደለም
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
እቅፍ ነኝ
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
አልከለኝ
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
ምን ይመለከታል?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
እቅፍ ነኝ
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ችግኝ የለም
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
ደስ ይበል
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.