Looking for practical Krio to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Krio 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: read the Lao line out loud three times, then cover the Krio side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Tenki
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Gud mɔnin
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Gud aftanun
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Gud ivnin
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Gud nait
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Si yu leta
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Bai
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Wetɛn na yu neym?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Ma neym na John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Ow yu de?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Naes fo mit yu
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu sabi English?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
A no sabi Hindi well.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
A no sabi.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Plis, tok slow.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Yu fit tok dat again?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Weh na di toilet?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ow A go fit reach di city center?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Turn left.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Turn right.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Go straight.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Ow much na di fare?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
One ticket, plis.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
E far from ya?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
A don lost.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Weh A go fit buy 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.
Yes
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
No
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Maybe
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
A mi agree
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
A no agree
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Dat na fine
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Wet in you tink?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
You fit help me?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
A need help
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Wait small
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
A sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
No problem
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Congratulations
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Happy birthday
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Get safe trip
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Weh na di train station?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Weh na di bus stop?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Which platform na im?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Wetin time e go lef?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Dis na di right way?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
E dey near here
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
E far from here
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Yu fit show me pan di map?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Stop here, pliz
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
How long e go tek?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
How much dis cost?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Dat too expensive.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
You get anytin wey cheaper?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
I fit pay by card?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
I wan table for two.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Di bill, please.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Service dey include?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
I na vegetarian.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
No spicy food, please.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Dis dey sweet.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
I fit get di menu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
A glass of water, please.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Call di police
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Call ambulance
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
A need doctor
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
A dey feel sick
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
A get allergy for peanuts
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Weh di nearest hospital de?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
E dey pain here
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
A don lose mi passport
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
You fit call mi hotel?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Help!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Na nice for meet you
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Make we plan wan meeting
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Wetin time go work for you?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
A go send di report tiday
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
We go fit talk tomorrow?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Abeg find di file wey attach
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Tenki for your time
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
A dey look forward for work with you
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
You fit clarify dat point?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Make I get back to you
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Di deadline na Friday
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.