Looking for practical Lao to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — 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 Mam.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Mam-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ສະບາຍດີ
Xo'j(sho'j)
ຂອບໃຈ
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
ລາບດີ
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
ລາບອກ
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(kho eao bo khao chai)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
¿Jach'och k'ux?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
K'utun k'ux.(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
K'utun k'ux.(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
K'utun k'ux.(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Juj(hoo)
ບໍ່
Man(mah)
ອາດຈະ
K'ux(k'ush)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
ມັນດີ
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
ລໍຖໍ່
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
ເດີນທາງດີ
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(sathānthī dai?)
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(man ok welā dai?)
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້
Ri k'ut pa ri.(man yū kai nī)
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(man yū kai jānī)
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.