Looking for practical Lao to Kinyarwanda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Kinyarwanda translation (Kinyarwanda) — 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 Kinyarwanda.
Tip: read the Kinyarwanda 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
Muraho(sabaidee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Urakoze(khob chai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Bwakire bwiza(sabaidee ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Nimugoroba mwiza(sabaidee ton laeng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Mwaramutse mwiza(sabaidee ton sang)
ລາບດີ
Ijoro ryiza(laap dee)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Tuzabonana nyuma(eiy kan mai)
ລາບອກ
Murabeho(laap bok)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Witwa nde?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Nitwa John(sue khong kho khue John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Umeze ute?(sabaidee bor)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Nishimiye kukumenya(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Uravuga Icyongereza?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Sinavuga Hindi neza(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Sinumva(kho eao bo khao chai)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Wabivuga ukundi?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Hindukira ibumoso(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Hindukira iburyo(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Genda imbere(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Igiciro ni ikihe?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Itike imwe, nyabuneka(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Ni kure hano?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Ndi mu kaga(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Yego(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Oya(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Birashoboka(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Ndemeranya(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Sinemeranya(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
Birumvikana neza(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
Ubitekerezaho iki?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
Urashobora kumfasha?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Nkeneye ubufasha(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Tegereza gato(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Ndakwinginze(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Nta kibazo(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Ibyishimo(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Isabukuru nziza(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Ugire urugendo rwiza(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.