Looking for practical Jingpo to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Jingpo 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.
Nangma
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Nangma aji
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Nangma na
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Nangma aji na
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Nangma aji zong
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Nangma aji zong na
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Nangma aji zong na
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Nangma aji
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Nangma aji na?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Nangma aji John na
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Nangma aji hna?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Nangma aji hna zong
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Nang saku English?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Nang Hindi hna hna
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Nang hna na
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Nang hna hna lo
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Nang hna hna a hna?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Nang hna hna kachang?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Nang hna hna hka hna?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Nang hna hna hka
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Nang hna hna hka
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Nang hna hna hna
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Nang hna hna hka?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Nang hna hna hka
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Nang hna hna hka?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Nang hna hna
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Nang hna hna SIM card hna?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Baw
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Hka
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Nanghka
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Nangbaw
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Nang hka a hka
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Nang hka hka?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Nang a hka hka?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Nang a hka na
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Hka hka hka
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Nang a hka hka
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Baw a hka
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Nang a hka hka
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Nang a hka a hka
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Nang a hka hka
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Nang hka hka hku?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Nang hka bus hka?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Nang hka hka hka?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Nang hka hka hka?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Nang hka hka hka?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Hka hka hka.
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Hka hka hka.
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Nang hka hka hka?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Hka hka hka.
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Hka hka hka?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.