Looking for practical Lao to Dyula phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Dyula translation (Dyula) — 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 Dyula.
Tip: when a Dyula phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Lao wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ສະບາຍດີ
I ni ce(ee nee che)
ຂອບໃຈ
I ni sogoma(ee nee so-goh-mah)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
I ni bɛɛ(ee nee beh)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
I ni kɛlɛ(ee nee keh-leh)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
I ni tɔɔrɔ(ee nee toh-roh)
ລາບດີ
I ni fɔlɔ(ee nee fo-loh)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
N bɛ sɔrɔ(n beh so-roh)
ລາບອກ
Ka kɛ(kah keh)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
I bɛ na?(ee beh nah)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
N na John(n nah John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
I ni fɛ?(ee nee feh)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
N bɛ sɔrɔ i(n beh so-roh ee)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
I ni kɔrɔ English?(I ni kɔrɔ English?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ(N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
N tɛgɛ(N tɛgɛ)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ(Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?(I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?(Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Fɔlɔ kɛ(Fɔlɔ kɛ)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Fɔlɔ bɛ(Fɔlɔ bɛ)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Kɔ sɔgɔ(Kɔ sɔgɔ)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ(Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?(I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
N bɛ tɛgɛ(N bɛ tɛgɛ)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?(N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Awa(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Ayi(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Sama(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
N bɛ sɔrɔ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
N bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛn?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
I bɛ tɔgɔ mɛn?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
N bɛ tɔgɔ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Fɔlɔ kɔrɔ(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
N bɛ sɔrɔ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Ayi bɛ sɔrɔ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
N bɛ sɔrɔ fɛ(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Bara fɛsɛ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
I bɛ kɔ fɛ kɛ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.