Looking for practical Lao to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Bemba translation (Bemba) — 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 Bemba.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Bemba-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.
ສະບາຍດີ
Shani(sabaidee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Natotela(khob chai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Muli shani(sabaidee ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Muli shani(sabaidee ton laeng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Muli shani(sabaidee ton sang)
ລາບດີ
Shalenipo bwino(laap dee)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Tukakutana(eiy kan mai)
ລາບອກ
Twalumba(laap bok)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Iwe ulishani?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Ndefwaya John(sue khong kho khue John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Uli bwanji?(sabaidee bor)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Nashitasha kukumona(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Ndefwaya kumfwa(kho eao bo khao chai)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Ningaloleleko?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Ili kuti ikalamba?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Fumya kumwendo(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Fumya kumwendo(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Enda pamo(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Ticket imwe, nomba(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Ndi lost(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Eya(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Awe(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Panga(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Ndi bwino(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Ndi bwino na(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
Ilyo lishibukile(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
Uchite shani?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
Ushakufwa?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Leka ifi(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Nshakufwa(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Takwaba shani(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Nshakufwa bwino(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Nashala bwino mu mwaka(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Ube na mulimo wabwino(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(sathānthī dai?)
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?
Ninshi ikalamba?(man ok welā dai?)
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້
Ili pamo na pano.(man yū kai nī)
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້
Ili lishilu na pano.(man yū kai jānī)
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່
Leka pano, chonde.(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?
Kuli shani?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.