Common Lao to Latin phrases

100 practical Lao to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Lao to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: read the Latin 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.

  1. ສະບາຍດີ

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. ຂອບໃຈ

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. ລາບດີ

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. ລາບອກ

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. ສະບາຍດີບໍ?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. ແມ່ນ

    Ita (mɛ̄n)

  2. ບໍ່

    Non (bɔ̄)

  3. ອາດຈະ

    Fortasse (ʔāt jā)

  4. ຂໍໍຍອມ

    Consentio (kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)

  5. ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ

    Non consentio (kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)

  6. ມັນດີ

    Bene sonat (mæn dī)

  7. ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?

    Quid censes? (cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)

  8. ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?

    Potesne me adiuvare? (cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)

  9. ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ

    Auxilium mihi opus est (kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)

  10. ລໍຖໍ່

    Exspecta paulisper (lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)

  11. ຂໍອະໄພ

    Me paenitet (kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)

  12. ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ

    Nullum problema (bɔ̄ mī bān hā)

  13. ຍິນດີດ່ວນ

    Felicitaciones (ɲīn dī dūan)

  14. ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ

    Felix natalis dies (sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)

  15. ເດີນທາງດີ

    Felix iter habeas (dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?

    Quot hoc constat? (ni seub thi chai bo?)

  2. ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. ນີ້ແອບອິດ

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ

    Vocā polīciam

  2. ໂທແອກລົດແພດ

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ

    Māla mē sentio

  5. ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້

    Hic dolet

  8. ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. ຊ່ອຍ!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ

    Te convenire pulchrum est (di chai thi phuen phoua phan)

  2. ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ

    Conventum constituamus

  3. ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. ແມ່ນເວລາໃດ?

    Quot hora est? (maen wela dai?)

  2. ແມ່ນເວລາສາມແຕ່ງ

    Tertia hora est. (maen wela saam taeng)

  3. ມື້ນີ້

    Hodie (mue ni)

  4. ມື້ອາທິດ

    Cras (mue athit)

  5. ມື້ກ່ອນ

    Heri (mue kon)

  6. ວັນຈັນ

    Dies Lunae (wan jan)

  7. ວັນອັງຄານ

    Dies Martis (wan angkhan)

  8. ວັນພະລະສົງ

    Dies Mercurii (wan pharasan)

  9. ໜຶ່ງ

    Unus (neung)

  10. ສອງ

    Duo (song)

  11. ສາມ

    Tres (saam)

  12. ສິບ

    Decem (sip)

  13. ຮອຍ

    Centum (hoi)

  14. ຄົງ

    Dimidium (khong)

  15. ອີກ

    Plus (ik)