Looking for practical Lao to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Chuukese translation (Chuukese) — 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 Chuukese.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Chuukese-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
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
ຂອບໃຈ
Kinisou(kinisou)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
ລາບດີ
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
ລາບອກ
Soun(soun)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Mwe pwe esei English?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Ngeni pwe fenen.(kho eao bo khao chai)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Pwe esei mehn.(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Mwe pwe esei an?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Where pwe an bathroom?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Pwe fefen.(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Pwe fefen.(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Pwe fenen.(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Ewe pwe an fare?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Mwe pwe an ticket.(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Ewe pwe far from here?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Ngeni pwe lost.(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Where pwe an buy 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
O(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
A(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Mwe(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Ngeni an(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Ngeni aen(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
Ewe pwe(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
Mwe e pwe?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
Mwe e pwe pwe?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Ngeni pwe pwe(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Mwe pwe in(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Ngeni a pwe(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
A pwe a(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Kinisou(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Fahk a pwe(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Pwe pwe ewe(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)