Looking for practical Lao to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ສະບາຍດີ
Mgbakpa(sabaidee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Ior na(khob chai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Mgbakpa u sha(sabaidee ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Mgbakpa u kpa(sabaidee ton laeng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Mgbakpa u ter(sabaidee ton sang)
ລາບດີ
Mgbakpa u ter sha(laap dee)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Kpa a joo(eiy kan mai)
ລາບອກ
Ior a joo(laap bok)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Ior m ngu?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
M ngu John(sue khong kho khue John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Ior m nande?(sabaidee bor)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Ior m nande a joo(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
I kpa English?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
M nahan Hindi nahan.(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
M nahan usha.(kho eao bo khao chai)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
M nahan usha kpa.(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
I kpa a sha?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
I we a joo?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Nenge a kpa a city center?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Kpa a joo.(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Kpa a nahan.(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Kpa a sha.(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Nenge a kpa a fare?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
I kpa a ticket, please.(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
I we a nahan a nahan?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
M nahan sha.(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
I we a kpa a SIM card?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Ee(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Naa(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Iye(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
M na a kpa(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
M na a kpa nahan(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
I kpa a kpa(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
U kpa a nahan?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
U kpa m nahan?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
M na a kpa nahan(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Kpa a kpa(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
M na a kpa(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Naa a kpa(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
I kpa a kpa(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
A kpa a kpa(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
U kpa a kpa(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?
Ior a kpa?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?
Ior a nyam?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?
Ior a gande?(sathānthī dai?)
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?
Nenge a kpa?(man ok welā dai?)
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?
Ior a nenge a?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້
I na kpa a.(man yū kai nī)
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້
I na kpa a kpa.(man yū kai jānī)
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?
I ma ior a gande?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່
Kpa a, please.(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?
Nenge a kpa?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Kpa a police
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Kpa a ambulance
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
M ba a doctor
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
M kpa a kpa
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
M kpa a nyam
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
I kpa a hospital mza?
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
I kpa a sha
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
M kpa a passport m
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
I kpa a hotel m?
ຊ່ອຍ!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ
Ior u kpa.(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Ka a hia ikyô.
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Nî kpa u kpa?
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
M gbanor u kpe.
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
A hia nî u hia?
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
M kpa u venge.
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Ior u nenge.
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
M hia u kpa.
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Ior a hia u mba?
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Ka m hia u.
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.