Looking for practical Lao to Kituba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Kituba translation (Kituba) — 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 Kituba.
Tip: when a Kituba 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
Mbote(sabaidee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Matondo(khob chai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Mbote na ntanga(sabaidee ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Mbote na moke(sabaidee ton laeng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Mbote na nsuka(sabaidee ton sang)
ລາບດີ
Malamu na lola(laap dee)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Tala moke(eiy kan mai)
ລາບອກ
Kende malamu(laap bok)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Nani na yo?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Nani na ngai John(sue khong kho khue John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Oyo olingi?(sabaidee bor)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Nionso 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 azali koloba Lingala?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Nani nazali koyeba te(kho eao bo khao chai)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Soki, koloba na mbala moke(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Okoki koloba yango lisusu?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Bato ya mbala eza wapi?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Nani nakoki kokende na centre ya ville?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Tika na ngonga ya mabele(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Tika na ngonga ya likolo(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Yaka na mbala moke(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Mbongo ya nzela ezali boni?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Billet moko, s'il vous plaît(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Eza mbali na awa?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Nani nazali na nzela te(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Nani nakoki kotonga SIM card wapi?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Eee(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Te(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Pamba(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Nani na yo(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Nani te na yo(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
Eza malamu(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
Oyo olingi nini?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
Okanisa ngai?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Nalingi lisungi(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Tika moke(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Nasalisa(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Te na mabe(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Mbote na yo(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Mbote na mokolo ya mbotama(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Zala na nzela ya malamu(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?
Nani esika ya ndako ya treni?(nani esika ya ndako ya treni)
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?
Nani esika ya ndako ya bisi?(nani esika ya ndako ya bisi)