Looking for practical Khmer to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer 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 Khmer wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Khmer to Lao translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
អរគុណ
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
លាហើយ
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)