Looking for practical Chuukese to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese 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.
Mwar a ngeni
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Kinisou
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Mwar a pwe
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Mwar a pwe fiti
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Mwar a pwe nien
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Mwar a pwe en
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Chok ngeni
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Soun
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
A ngeni John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Kinisou a ngeni
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mwe pwe esei English?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Ngeni pwe fenen.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Pwe esei mehn.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Mwe pwe esei an?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Where pwe an bathroom?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Pwe fefen.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Pwe fefen.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Pwe fenen.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Ewe pwe an fare?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Mwe pwe an ticket.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Ewe pwe far from here?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ngeni pwe lost.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Where pwe an buy 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.
O
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
A
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mwe
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ngeni an
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ngeni aen
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ewe pwe
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Mwe e pwe?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Mwe e pwe pwe?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ngeni pwe pwe
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Mwe pwe in
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ngeni a pwe
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
A pwe a
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Kinisou
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Fahk a pwe
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Pwe pwe ewe
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Where is the train station?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Where is the bus stop?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Mweir mehnuk?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Ewe mwak mehnuk?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Ewe mwak epe?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Ewe mwak epe?
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Ewe mwak epe?
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Ewe mwak epe?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Stop here, please
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Ewe mwak epe?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehu an pwe ese?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)