Looking for practical Lao to Marshallese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Marshallese translation (Marshallese) — 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 Marshallese.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ສະບາຍດີ
Yokwe(yoh-kweh)
ຂອບໃຈ
Komol tata(koh-mol tah-tah)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Yokwe in the morning(yoh-kweh in the morning)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Yokwe in the afternoon(yoh-kweh in the afternoon)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Yokwe in the evening(yoh-kweh in the evening)
ລາບດີ
Yokwe in the night(yoh-kweh in the night)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Aolep in(ah-oh-lep in)
ລາບອກ
Aolep(ah-oh-lep)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Ejjab in name?(eh-jahb in name)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Ejjab in John(eh-jahb in John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Iakwe?(ee-ah-kweh)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Ejjab in an(eh-jahb in an)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Ijo im jab in English?(Ijo im jab in English?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Ej jab in Hindi bwe enaj(Ej jab in Hindi bwe enaj)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Ej jab in jorren(Ej jab in jorren)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Jab in jorren bwe enaj(Jab in jorren bwe enaj)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Ejjab in jorren an?(Ejjab in jorren an?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Ejjab in wōt ian?(Ejjab in wōt ian?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Ejjab in jorren eok wōt?(Ejjab in jorren eok wōt?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Jab in jorren jān(Jab in jorren jān)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Jab in jorren jān(Jab in jorren jān)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Jab in jorren wōt(Jab in jorren wōt)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Ejjab in jorren eok?(Ejjab in jorren eok?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Jab in ticket, please(Jab in ticket, please)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Ejjab in jorren eok?(Ejjab in jorren eok?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Ej jab in jorren(Ej jab in jorren)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Ejjab in wōt in SIM card?(Ejjab in wōt in SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Ejjab(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Aolep(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Ejjab im aolep(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Ejjab im an(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Aolep im an(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
Ejjab in aolep(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
Nin in ke ejjake?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
Ien ke eja in?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Enaaj ejjake(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Jab in(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Ejjab in jorren(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Aolep in jorren(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Bwij in jorren(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Yokwe in jorren(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Jab in ad jorren(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?
Enaaj im jab in train?(enaaj im jab in train)
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?
Enaaj im jab in bus?(enaaj im jab in bus)
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?
Iakwe im jab in platform?(iakwe im jab in platform)
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?
Nin in kijen?(nin in kijen)
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?
Enaaj in jiban?(enaaj in jiban)
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້
Enaaj jikin in?(enaaj jikin in)
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້
Enaaj jikin in jikin?(enaaj jikin in jikin)
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?
Enaaj im jab in map?(enaaj im jab in map)
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່
Jab in jikin, please(jab in jikin, please)
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?
Enaaj im jab in jikin?(enaaj im jab in jikin)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?
Enaaj im jab?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Ej juon im jab.
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Enaaj im jab aolep?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Enaaj im jipan eñ?
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Enaaj im jipan table roñ.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Enaaj im jipan bill.
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Enaaj im jab service?
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Ej im vegetarian.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Enaaj im jab spicy food.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Ej ej jab.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Enaaj im jipan menu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Enaaj im jipan glass wōt.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Kōmmani ian jān(kōmmani ian jān)
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Kōmmani ian ambulance(kōmmani ian ambulance)
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Ej jekōn doctor(ej jekōn doctor)
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Ej jekūn(ej jekūn)
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Ej jekūn jab in jekōn(ej jekūn jab in jekōn)
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Ejjab jān hospital in jān?(ejjab jān hospital in jān?)
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Ej jekūn in(ej jekūn in)
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Ej jekūn passport(ej jekūn passport)
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Ijjab kōmmani ian hotel in?(ijjab kōmmani ian hotel in?)
ຊ່ອຍ!
Jab!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ
Ij jorren in(I am glad to meet you)
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Kij in jorren eok(Let's arrange a meeting)
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Ejjab in jorren?(What time is good for you?)
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Ej jekar in report an(I will send the report today)
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Ejjab in jorren ak jorren?(Can we talk tomorrow?)
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Jab in jorren eok file an(Please see the attached file)
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Komol tata in jorren(Thank you for your time)
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Ij jorren in jab in jorren(I look forward to working with you)
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Ejjab in jorren eok?(Can you clarify that point?)
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Kij in jorren eok(Let me return to you)
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Ejjab in jorren Friday(The deadline is Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.