Looking for practical Hausa to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hausa 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.
Sannu
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Na gode
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Ina kwana
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Ina wuni
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Ina yini
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Sai da safe
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Sai anjima
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Sai anjima
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Menene sunanka?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Sunana John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Lafiya lau?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Ban fahimta ba.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Ina gidan wanka?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Juya hagu.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Juya dama.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Tafi kai tsaye.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Katin guda, don Allah.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Na bata.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
I
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
A'a
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Wataƙila
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Na yarda
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ba na yarda
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Wannan yana da kyau
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Me kake tunani?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ina bukatar taimako
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Duba na ɗan lokaci
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ina mai hakuri
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Babu matsala
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Taya murna
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Barka da ranar haihuwa
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Yi tafiya lafiya
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Ina tashar bas?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Wanne dandalin ne?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Wane lokaci zai tashi?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Yana kusa nan
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Yana da nisa daga nan
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Tsaya anan, don Allah
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Yaya tsawon lokaci zai dauka?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nawa ne wannan?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Wannan yana da tsada sosai
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Shin kuna da wani abu mai rahusa?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Zan iya biyan kuɗi da kati?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Zan so tebur don biyu
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Lissafin, don Allah
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Shin sabis yana ciki?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Ni mai ganyayyaki ne
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Babu abinci mai zafi, don Allah
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Wannan yana da dadi
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Zan iya samun menu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Kofin ruwa, don Allah
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kira 'yan sanda
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Kira motar daukar marasa lafiya
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Ina bukatar likita
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Ina jin ciwo
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Ina da rashin lafiyar ganda
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Ina asibitin da ya fi kusa?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Yana ciwo a nan
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Na rasa fasfo na
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Za ka iya kira otel dina?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Taimako!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Na yi farin ciki da ganinka
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Mu tsara taro
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Wane lokaci ya dace da kai?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Zan tura rahoton yau
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Za mu iya magana gobe?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Don Allah ka duba fayil din da aka makala
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Na gode da lokacinka
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ(na go-day da lo-ka-chi-n-ka)
Ina sa ran yin aiki tare da kai
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Za ka iya bayyana wannan batu?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Bari in dawo gare ka
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Ranar ƙarshe ita ce Juma'a
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.