Looking for practical Kiga to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kiga 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.
Okwagala
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Webale
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Osiibye bulungi
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Osiibye bulungi
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Osiibye bulungi
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Osiibye bulungi
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Tugenda okukutana
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Nkwagala
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Erinnya lyo ani?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Erinnya lyange nze John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Oli otya?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Nneebwanga okukuyita
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Sikuganya.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Ekitanda kiki?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Genda ku kkono.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Genda ku ddyo.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Genda mu maaso.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Ekitundu kiki?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Nkwenda kutuuka wa 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.
Eee
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Oya
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Wali
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ndiinze
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Sindiinze
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ekitanga kiza
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Oteka ki?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Okwetegera?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Nfuna okwetegera
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Leka akaseke
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ndi mwefwe
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Tera kintu
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Nkwagala
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Okwagala omwaka omukya
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Okwetegera mu nsi
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eri heza y'ekitabo?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Eri heza y'ekibuga?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Ekiyungiriro ki?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Ekitonde ki?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Eri wansi wano
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Eri kure wano
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Mugume wano, nyabo
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Ekitanga ki?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ekitanga ki?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Ekitanga ky'ekikula
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)