Looking for practical Lao to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Santali (Ol Chiki) translation (Santali (Ol Chiki)) — 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 Santali (Ol Chiki).
Tip: when a Santali (Ol Chiki) 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
ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ(rikiya)
ຂອບໃຈ
ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ(ahojaga)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ(ahor boro)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ(ahor apay)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ(ahor amay)
ລາບດີ
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ(ahor amay anaa)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ(ahor anaa)
ລາບອກ
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ(ahor anaa)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ?(ahor anaa ada?)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ(anaa ada anaa John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ?(ahor anaa?)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ(ahor jona)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Tuhun English bolang?(tuhun English bolang)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang(maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Maan samjha nahi(maan samjha nahi)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Dohar dhire bolang(dohar dhire bolang)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Tuhun ohu bar bar bolang?(tuhun ohu bar bar bolang)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Ghar gela kaha?(ghar gela kaha)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Maan nagar kendraka katha jabo?(maan nagar kendraka katha jabo)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Bamra gela(bamra gela)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Dahra gela(dahra gela)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Sidha jabo(sidha jabo)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Kota kharch?(kota kharch)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Ek ticket, dohar(ek ticket, dohar)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Ika duraka?(ika duraka)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Maan khoya gelam(maan khoya gelam)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Maan SIM card kahan kinabo?(maan SIM card kahan kinabo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹ(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.