Looking for practical Hmong to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hmong 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Lao-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Nyob zoo
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Ua tsaug
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Zoo siab sawv ntxov
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Zoo siab tav su
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Zoo siab tsaus ntuj
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Nplooj siab hmo
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Pom dua
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Kuv mus lawm
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Koj lub npe hu li cas?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Kuv lub npe hu John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Koj nyob li cas?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Zoo siab tau ntsib koj
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Koj puas tham lus Askiv?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Kuv tsis tham Hindi zoo.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Kuv tsis to taub.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Thov tham maj mam.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Koj puas hais dua?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Chav dej nyob qhov twg?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Kuv yuav mus rau lub nroog li cas?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Tso taw mus sab laug.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Tso taw mus sab xis.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Mus ncaj.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Nqe se yuav yog pes tsawg?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Ib daim ntawv ticket, thov.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Nws deb li cas ntawm no?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Kuv poob.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Kuv yuav mus yuav SIM card qhov twg?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yog
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Tsis yog
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Tej zaum
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Kuv pom zoo
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Kuv tsis pom zoo
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Qhov ntawd zoo
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Koj xav li cas?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Koj puas tuaj yeem pab kuv?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Kuv xav tau kev pab
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Thov tos ib pliag
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Kuv thov txim
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Tsis muaj teeb meem
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Zoo siab
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Zoo siab hnub yug
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Thov mus safely
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Qhov twg yog chaw nres tsheb?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Qhov twg yog chaw nres bus?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Qhov twg yog lub platform?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Tej zaum nws mus thaum twg?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Yog qhov no txoj kev zoo?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Nws nyob ze ntawm no.
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Nws nyob deb ntawm no.
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Koj puas qhia kuv ntawm daim ntawv qhia?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Thov nres ntawm no.
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Nws yuav siv sijhawm ntev npaum li cas?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nqe pes tsawg?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Qhov ntawd pheej yig dhau
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Koj puas muaj tej yam pheej yig dua?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Koj puas kam kuv them nyiaj los ntawm daim npav?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Kuv xav tau lub rooj rau ob tug.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Daim nqi, thov.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Koj puas suav nrog kev pab?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Kuv yog neeg zaub.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Tsis muaj zaub mov qab zib, thov.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Qhov no qab zib.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Kuv puas tau txais daim ntawv qhia zaub?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Ib khob dej, thov.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Hu rau tub ceev xwm
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Hu rau tsheb thauj neeg
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Kuv xav tau tus kws kho mob
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Kuv xav tsis zoo
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Kuv muaj kab mob rau txiv av
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Qhov twg yog tsev kho mob ze tshaj?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Nws mob ntawm no
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Kuv poob kuv daim ntawv hla tebchaws
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Koj puas hu rau kuv lub tsev so?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Pab!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Zoo siab ntsib koj
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Cia peb npaj ib rooj sab laj
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Thov qhia seb thaum twg haum rau koj?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Kuv yuav xa daim ntawv tshaj tawm hnub no
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Koj puas kam tham hnub no?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Thov pom cov ntaub ntawv txuas ntxiv
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Ua tsaug rau koj lub sijhawm
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Kuv tos ntsoov yuav ua haujlwm nrog koj
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Koj puas tuaj yeem piav qhia qhov ntawd?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Cia kuv rov qab los rau koj
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Lub sijhawm kawg yog hnub Friday
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.