Common Chichewa to Lao phrases

100 practical Chichewa to Lao phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Chichewa to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa 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.

  1. Moni

    ສະບາຍດີ (sabaidee)

  2. Zikomo

    ຂອບໃຈ (khob chai)

  3. M'mawa wabwino

    ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sabaidee ton sao)

  4. Masana abwino

    ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sabaidee ton laeng)

  5. Madziwabwino

    ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sabaidee ton sang)

  6. Usiku wabwino

    ລາບດີ (laap dee)

  7. Tiwonana

    ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່ (eiy kan mai)

  8. Tsalani bwino

    ລາບອກ (laap bok)

  9. Dzina lako ndi ndani?

    ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ? (sue khong than maen nyang)

  10. Dzina langa ndi John

    ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ (sue khong kho khue John)

  11. Muli bwanji?

    ສະບາຍດີບໍ? (sabaidee bor)

  12. Ndikufuna kukumana nanu

    ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ (dee jai thi dai phou phan)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Mukulankhula Chingerezi?

    ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ? (thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)

  2. Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino

    ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ (kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)

  3. Sindikumva

    ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ (kho eao bo khao chai)

  4. Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono

    ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ (kho jaeng soi)

  5. Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?

    ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ? (thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)

  6. Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?

    ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ? (hnyang maen sa daeng?)

  7. Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?

    ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ? (kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)

  8. Pangani kumanzere

    ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ (laen pai dan seung)

  9. Pangani kumanzere

    ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ (laen pai dan sung)

  10. Pitani mwachindunji

    ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ (khao pai sung)

  11. Ndi ndalama zingati?

    ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ? (kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)

  12. Tiket imodzi, chonde

    ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ (kho baep den thang neung)

  13. Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?

    ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ? (man kai jak ni bo?)

  14. Ndakhalapo

    ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ (kho eao sun sun)

  15. Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?

    ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ? (kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Inde

    ແມ່ນ (mɛ̄n)

  2. Ayi

    ບໍ່ (bɔ̄)

  3. Mwina

    ອາດຈະ (ʔāt jā)

  4. Ndikugwirizana

    ຂໍໍຍອມ (kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)

  5. Sindikugwirizana

    ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ (kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)

  6. Zimakoma

    ມັນດີ (mæn dī)

  7. Mumaganiza chiyani?

    ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ? (cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)

  8. Mungandithandize?

    ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ? (cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)

  9. Ndikufuna thandizo

    ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ (kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)

  10. Dikirani pang'ono

    ລໍຖໍ່ (lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)

  11. Ndikupemphera

    ຂໍອະໄພ (kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)

  12. Palibe vuto

    ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ (bɔ̄ mī bān hā)

  13. Zikomo

    ຍິນດີດ່ວນ (ɲīn dī dūan)

  14. Tsiku lobadwa labwino

    ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ (sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)

  15. Pita bwino

    ເດີນທາງດີ (dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Kuti ndi kuti sitima?

    ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ? (sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)

  2. Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?

    ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ? (sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)

  3. Ndi chigawo chiti?

    ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ? (sathānthī dai?)

  4. Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?

    ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ? (man ok welā dai?)

  5. Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?

    ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ? (nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)

  6. Ili pafupi pano

    ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້ (man yū kai nī)

  7. Ili kutali pano

    ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້ (man yū kai jānī)

  8. Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?

    ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ? (jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)

  9. Khalani pano, chonde

    ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່ (yud thī nī, but jai dā)

  10. Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?

    ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ? (jai welā din bō?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Zimatenga ndalama zingati?

    ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ? (ni seub thi chai bo?)

  2. Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.

    ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ

  3. Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?

    ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?

  4. Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?

    ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?

  5. Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.

    ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ

  6. Chikonthe, chonde.

    ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ

  7. Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?

    ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?

  8. Ndine mvegetarian.

    ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ

  9. Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.

    ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ

  10. Izi ndizochuluka.

    ນີ້ແອບອິດ

  11. Ndingathe kupeza menyu?

    ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ

  12. Galasi ya madzi, chonde.

    ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Fufuzani apolisi

    ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ

  2. Fufuzani ambulansi

    ໂທແອກລົດແພດ

  3. Ndikufuna dokotala

    ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ

  4. Ndikumva kutopa

    ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ

  5. Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala

    ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ

  6. Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?

    ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?

  7. Kukonda apa

    ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້

  8. Ndapeza pasipoti yanga

    ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ

  9. Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?

    ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?

  10. Thandizani!

    ຊ່ອຍ!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu

    ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ (di chai thi phuen phoua phan)

  2. Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting

    ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ

  3. Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?

    ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?

  4. Ndzatumiza lipoti lero

    ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້

  5. Tingathe kulankhula mawa?

    ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?

  6. Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa

    ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ

  7. Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu

    ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ

  8. Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu

    ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ

  9. Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?

    ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?

  10. Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu

    ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ

  11. Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu

    ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Ndi nthawi yanji?

    ແມ່ນເວລາໃດ? (maen wela dai?)

  2. Ndi nthawi itatu.

    ແມ່ນເວລາສາມແຕ່ງ (maen wela saam taeng)

  3. Lero

    ມື້ນີ້ (mue ni)

  4. Mawa

    ມື້ອາທິດ (mue athit)

  5. Ch yesterday

    ມື້ກ່ອນ (mue kon)

  6. Lolemba

    ວັນຈັນ (wan jan)

  7. Lachiwiri

    ວັນອັງຄານ (wan angkhan)

  8. Lachitatu

    ວັນພະລະສົງ (wan pharasan)

  9. Chimodzi

    ໜຶ່ງ (neung)

  10. Chiwiri

    ສອງ (song)

  11. Chitatu

    ສາມ (saam)

  12. Kumi

    ສິບ (sip)

  13. Zana

    ຮອຍ (hoi)

  14. Pafupifupi

    ຄົງ (khong)

  15. Zambiri

    ອີກ (ik)