Looking for practical Lao to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Kikongo translation (Kikongo) — 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 Kikongo.
Tip: read the Kikongo line out loud three times, then cover the Lao 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.
ສະບາຍດີ
Mbote(sabaidee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Mele(khob chai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Mokolo mayele(sabaidee ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Mokolo ya ntango(sabaidee ton laeng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Mokolo ya mambu(sabaidee ton sang)
ລາບດີ
Mokolo ya mpembe(laap dee)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Tala mosi(eiy kan mai)
ລາບອກ
Tata(laap bok)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Nki yina nzo?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Nzo yami ke John(sue khong kho khue John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Oko wanga?(sabaidee bor)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Nki ya mosi na yo(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Nkeni kanga.(kho eao bo khao chai)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Kutu wapi banzela?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Tanda na luma.(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Tanda na mambu.(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Enda na mosi.(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Ticket mosi, mokolo.(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Nki feti na wapi?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Nkeni zola.(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Ewe(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Te(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Kasi(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Nkiadi(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Nkiadi te(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
Nkiadi nini?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
Okanza kudi nki?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Nkiadi kudi nki(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Lela na nki(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Nkiadi na nki(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Te na nki(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Tata na nki(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Mokolo ya mbote(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Tala na nzala ya malamu(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)