Looking for practical Cantonese to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Cantonese 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: pick five Lao phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
你好
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
多謝
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
早唞
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
午安
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
晚上好
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
晚安
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
再見
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
再見
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
你叫咩名？
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
我叫John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
你好嗎？
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
好高興見到你
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
你會講英文嗎？
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
我不太會講印地語
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
我不明白
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
請慢慢講
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
你可以再講一次嗎？
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
洗手間在哪裡？
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
我怎樣去市中心？
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
向左轉
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
向右轉
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
直走
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
票價是多少？
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
請給我一張票
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
離這裡遠嗎？
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
我迷路了
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
我可以在哪裡買SIM卡？
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
係
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
唔係
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
可能
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
我同意
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
我唔同意
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
聽落好
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
你點睇？
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
你可以幫我嗎？
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
我需要幫助
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
等一陣
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
對唔住
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
冇問題
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
恭喜
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
生日快樂
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
一路平安
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
火車站在哪裡？
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
巴士站在哪裡？
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
哪個月台？
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
幾點出發？
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
這是正確的路嗎？
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
在這裡附近。
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
離這裡很遠。
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
你可以在地圖上給我看嗎？
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
請在這裡停。
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
需要多久？
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.