Looking for practical Dombe to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe 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: read the Lao line out loud three times, then cover the Dombe side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salibonani
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Ngiyabonga
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Ubusuku obuhle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Uhlanga oluhle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Ubusuku obuhle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Lala kahle
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Siyaphinda
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Hamba kahle
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Ubani igama lakho?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Igama lami nguJohn
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Unjani?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Ndi ndinzwisise.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Tendeuka kurudyi.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Enda mberi.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Iri kure here kubva pano?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ndakanyura.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Aih
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Zvichida
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ndinobvumirana
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ndinopikisa
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Unofungei?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Unogona kundibatsira here?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Mirira kwechinguva
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ndine hurombo
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Hapana dambudziko
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Makorokoto
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Ndeipi chikuva?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Iri pedyo pano
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Iri kure nepanotangira
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Mira pano, ndapota
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Inotora nguva yakareba?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.