Looking for practical Lao to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Qeqchi translation (Qeqchi) — 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 Qeqchi.
Tip: when a Qeqchi 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
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
ລາບດີ
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
ລາບອກ
K'ux(koosh)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
In k'ut John(een koot John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
K'ax k'ut k'ux(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(kho eao bo khao chai)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
K'utun ri k'ay.(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
K'utun ri k'ay.(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
K'utun k'ay.(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
K'utun ri k'ay.(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Ja'(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Nok(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
K'a riq(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
In k'ut(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
In k'ut nok(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
K'ut in k'ut(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
In k'uch k'ax(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
K'ut k'ax riq(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
In k'ut k'ax(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Nok k'ut(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
K'ut in k'ut riq(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
K'ut in k'ut k'uch(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.