Looking for practical Dyula to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dyula 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.
I ni ce
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
I ni sogoma
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
I ni bɛɛ
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
I ni kɛlɛ
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
I ni tɔɔrɔ
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
I ni fɔlɔ
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
N bɛ sɔrɔ
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Ka kɛ
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
I bɛ na?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
N na John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
I ni fɛ?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
N bɛ sɔrɔ i
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
I ni kɔrɔ English?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
N tɛgɛ
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Fɔlɔ kɛ
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Fɔlɔ bɛ
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Kɔ sɔgɔ
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
N bɛ tɛgɛ
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Awa
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Ayi
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Sama
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
N bɛ sɔrɔ
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
N bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛn?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
I bɛ tɔgɔ mɛn?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
N bɛ tɔgɔ
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Fɔlɔ kɔrɔ
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
N bɛ sɔrɔ
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Ayi bɛ sɔrɔ
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
N bɛ sɔrɔ fɛ
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Bara fɛsɛ
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
I bɛ kɔ fɛ kɛ
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
N ye train station kɔ?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
N ye bus stop kɔ?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
N bɛɛ platform kɔ?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
N bɛɛ jɔ kɔ?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
I ye nyɛ kɔ?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
I ye bɔ kɔ a la.
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
I ye bɔ kɔ a la bɔ.
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
I bɛ tɛgɛ mɛn kɔ map la?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Sɔrɔ a la, bɛɛ.
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
N bɛɛ jɔ kɔ bɔ?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
I ni ce?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
O ye fɔlɔ.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
I bɛ ye kɔrɔ fɔlɔ?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
N bɛ tɔɔrɔ kɔ?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ tɔɔ.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
N bɛ fɔlɔ, jɛ.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Sɛbɛ bɛ fɔlɔ?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
N bɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Ala fɔlɔ kɔrɔ, jɛ.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
I ye fɛ.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
N bɛ fɔlɔ dɔɔni, jɛ.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
N ka bɛɛ yera
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ(N ka bɛɛ yera)
N ka bɛɛ kɔrɔ
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ(N ka bɛɛ kɔrɔ)
N bɛɛ fɔlɔ
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ(N bɛɛ fɔlɔ)
N bɛɛ sɔrɔ
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ(N bɛɛ sɔrɔ)
N bɛɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ(N bɛɛ kɛlɛ fɔlɔ)
Ala kɔrɔ bɛɛ fɔlɔ?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?(Ala kɔrɔ bɛɛ fɔlɔ?)
I bɛɛ sɔrɔ
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້(I bɛɛ sɔrɔ)
N bɛɛ sɔgɔ kɔrɔ
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ(N bɛɛ sɔgɔ kɔrɔ)
I bɛɛ kɔrɔ n bɛɛ kɔrɔ?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?(I bɛɛ kɔrɔ n bɛɛ kɔrɔ?)
Yɛlɛ!
ຊ່ອຍ!(Yɛlɛ!)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.