Looking for practical Ga to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ga 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 Ga 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.
Oyiwa
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Medasi
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Meda wo akye
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Meda wo aha
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Meda wo nkyɛn
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Meda wo da
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Yɛbɛhyia bio
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Nante yie
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Wo din de sɛn?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Me din de John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Ɛyɛn sɛn?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ me ne wo bɔ nkɔmmɔ
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Wɔyɛ English?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Mɛnkɔ Hindi yie
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Mɛnhu
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa mmerɛ
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Bɛyɛ a, ka no bio?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Ɛhe na ɛyɛ toilet?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurow no mu?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Bɔ nifa
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Bɔ benkum
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Kɔ mmerɛ
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Ɛyɛ sɛn na fare no?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Ticket baako, mepa wo kyɛw
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Ɛyɛ akyirikyiri fi ha?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Mɛyɛ abɔfo
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ 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.
Aane
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Mii
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mɛyɛ
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Mɛyɛ a
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Mɛyɛ nɔ
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Eyi yɛ fɛ
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Dɛn na wopɛ?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Mepɛ aboa
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Tɔ ɔkɛse bi
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Mepa wo kyɛw
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Nni asɛm
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Akyɛdeɛ
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Afehyia pa
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Nya ɔkwan pa
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ehe ni eba train station?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Ehe ni eba bus stop?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Nii platform ni?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Naa he ni eba?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Eyi ni kwɛ he?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Eyi yɛ hɔ kɛkɛ.
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Eyi yɛ hɔ mli.
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Wɔbɛtɔ mɛ map no?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Gyae hɔ, please.
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Naa he ni yɛ?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehe ni kɛ?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ(ɛyɛ dɔɔso)
Wɔnya biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?(wɔnya biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ)
Mɛtɔ kaad?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?(mɛtɔ kaad)
Mɛpɛ dɔkita mli mli
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ(mɛpɛ dɔkita mli mli)
Bɔtɔ mli, please
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ(bɔtɔ mli, please)
Service no wɔ he?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?(service no wɔ he)
Mɛyɛ vegetarian
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ(mɛyɛ vegetarian)
Mɛpɛ abɔdɔ mli, please
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ(mɛpɛ abɔdɔ mli, please)
Ɛyɛ dɛ
ນີ້ແອບອິດ(ɛyɛ dɛ)
Mɛtɔ menu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ(mɛtɔ menu)
Nsu mli, please
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ(nsu mli, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.