Looking for practical Lao to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: when a Romani 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
Sastimos(sabaidee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Dikhes(khob chai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Sar san o drom(sabaidee ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Sar san o drom(sabaidee ton laeng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Sar san o večer(sabaidee ton sang)
ລາບດີ
Sar san o noć(laap dee)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Sikav tuke na jekh(eiy kan mai)
ລາບອກ
Sastipen(laap bok)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
So t'avel tiri navn?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Mande t'avel John(sue khong kho khue John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Soske tuke?(sabaidee bor)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Rromale tuke(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Ja(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Na(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Možda(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Sukalav(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Nesukalav(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
To so boro(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
So te phendav?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
Sako te mikerav?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Me mangav miker(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Phirav kher(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Me som te bachtal(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Na problem(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Sukalav tuke(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Sukal tuke kher(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Sakona safar kher(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.