Looking for practical Fon to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Fon 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: when a Lao phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Fon wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Nɔ́
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Mèdɔ́
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Mèdɔ́ agblɔ
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Mèdɔ́ ɖe
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Mèdɔ́ ɖeɖe
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Mèdɔ́ xɔxɔ
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Nɔ́ wɛ
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Nɔ́ wɛ ɖe
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Mè nɔ́ John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Mèdɔ́ nɔ́
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
I gbè yé èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Mè n'gbè yé Èdè Hindi kè.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Mè n'kó nù.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
S'il vous plaît, gbè yé kè.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Mè s'kà yé nù?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Èwé n'kà dɔ́?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Mè n'kà yé nù àlà nà?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Tò n'kà kè.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Tò n'kà pɔ́.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Lè n'kà kè.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Kí n'kà dɔ́?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Mè s'kà àyé, s'il vous plaît.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Èwé n'kà mɛ́?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Mè n'kà nɔ́.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Èwé n'kà nɔ́ SIM?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ɛ
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Ayi
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mɛ
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Mè yé
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Mè n'yi
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
N'kɔ nɔ
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
N'kɔ a kɔ?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
I n'kɔ mɛ?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Mè n'kɔ mɛ
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Tɔ́ nɔ
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Mè nɔ n'kɔ
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Ayi n'kɔ
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Mè nɔ wé
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Mè nɔ tɔ́
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
N'kɔ a wé dɔ
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
N'ye wé train station?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
N'ye wé bus stop?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Ké platform na?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Ké sa a yé?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
N'ye wé yé na?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Yé na hɛn
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Yé na hɛn gbo
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Mè wé hɛn n'ye map?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Tó hɛn, s'il vous plaît
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Ké sa a yé?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Mè wé na?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Yè wé bɔ́ nɔ́.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
A wé nɔ́ dɔ́?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Mè wé hɛn nɔ́?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Mè wé dɔ́ nɔ́ fɔ́.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
A wé nɔ́ bɔ́.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Sè wé bɔ́?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Mè wé kɔ́ nɔ́.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Mè wé nɔ́ kɔ́ nɔ́.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Yè wé sɔ́.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Mè wé nɔ́ mɛ́ nɔ́?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Mè wé nɔ́ gɔ́ nɔ́.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.