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.
Moni
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Zikomo
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
M'mawa wabwino
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Masana abwino
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Madziwabwino
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Usiku wabwino
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Tiwonana
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Tsalani bwino
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Dzina langa ndi John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Muli bwanji?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
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.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Sindikumva
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Pangani kumanzere
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Pangani kumanzere
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Pitani mwachindunji
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Tiket imodzi, chonde
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ndakhalapo
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
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.
Inde
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Ayi
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mwina
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ndikugwirizana
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Sindikugwirizana
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Zimakoma
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Mumaganiza chiyani?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Mungandithandize?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ndikufuna thandizo
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Dikirani pang'ono
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ndikupemphera
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Palibe vuto
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Zikomo
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Pita bwino
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Ndi chigawo chiti?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Ili pafupi pano
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Ili kutali pano
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Khalani pano, chonde
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
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.
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Chikonthe, chonde.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Ndine mvegetarian.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Izi ndizochuluka.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fufuzani apolisi
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Fufuzani ambulansi
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Ndikufuna dokotala
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Ndikumva kutopa
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Kukonda apa
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Thandizani!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.