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Common Lao to Tok Pisin phrases

100 practical Lao to Tok Pisin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Lao to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Tok Pisin translation (Tok Pisin) — 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 Tok Pisin.

Tip: pick five Tok Pisin phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. ສະບາຍດີ

    Halo (sabaidee)

  2. ຂອບໃຈ

    Tenkyu (khob chai)

  3. ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ

    Gutpela moning (sabaidee ton sao)

  4. ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ

    Gutpela apinun (sabaidee ton laeng)

  5. ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ

    Gutpela nait (sabaidee ton sang)

  6. ລາບດີ

    Gutpela nait (laap dee)

  7. ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່

    Lukim yu bihain (eiy kan mai)

  8. ລາບອກ

    Gudbai (laap bok)

  9. ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?

    Wanem nem bilong yu? (sue khong than maen nyang)

  10. ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ

    Mi nem em John (sue khong kho khue John)

  11. ສະບາຍດີບໍ?

    Yu stap gut? (sabaidee bor)

  12. ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ

    Gutpela long mitim yu (dee jai thi dai phou phan)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?

    Yu tok Pisin? (thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)

  2. ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ

    Mi no tok Hindi gut. (kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)

  3. ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ

    Mi no save. (kho eao bo khao chai)

  4. ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ

    Plis, tok liklik. (kho jaeng soi)

  5. ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?

    Yu ken tokim gen? (thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)

  6. ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?

    Wea toilet? (hnyang maen sa daeng?)

  7. ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?

    Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa? (kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)

  8. ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ

    Taim yu go, tanim left. (laen pai dan seung)

  9. ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ

    Taim yu go, tanim raet. (laen pai dan sung)

  10. ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ

    Go stret. (khao pai sung)

  11. ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?

    Olsem wanem pris bilong fare? (kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)

  12. ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ

    Wan tiket, plis. (kho baep den thang neung)

  13. ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?

    Em i long long wanem? (man kai jak ni bo?)

  14. ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ

    Mi lus. (kho eao sun sun)

  15. ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?

    Wea mi ken baim SIM card? (kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. ແມ່ນ

    Yes (mɛ̄n)

  2. ບໍ່

    No (bɔ̄)

  3. ອາດຈະ

    Baibe (ʔāt jā)

  4. ຂໍໍຍອມ

    Mi agri (kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)

  5. ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ

    Mi no agri (kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)

  6. ມັນດີ

    Em i gut (mæn dī)

  7. ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?

    Yu ting wanem? (cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)

  8. ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?

    Yu inap helpim mi? (cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)

  9. ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ

    Mi nidim help (kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)

  10. ລໍຖໍ່

    Wai liklik (lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)

  11. ຂໍອະໄພ

    Mi sori (kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)

  12. ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ

    No problem (bɔ̄ mī bān hā)

  13. ຍິນດີດ່ວນ

    Tenkyu (ɲīn dī dūan)

  14. ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ

    Hapi baisde (sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)

  15. ເດີນທາງດີ

    Lukaut long trip (dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?

    Wea em train stesen? (sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)

  2. ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?

    Wea em bus stop? (sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)

  3. ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?

    Wea em platform? (sathānthī dai?)

  4. ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?

    Wanem taim em i likim? (man ok welā dai?)

  5. ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?

    Dispela em stret rot? (nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)

  6. ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້

    Em i klostu hia (man yū kai nī)

  7. ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້

    Em i longwe long hia (man yū kai jānī)

  8. ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?

    Yu inap soim mi long map? (jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)

  9. ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່

    Stap hia, plis (yud thī nī, but jai dā)

  10. ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?

    Hao long em i tek? (jai welā din bō?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?

    Hamamas dispela i kost? (hamamas = how much)

  2. ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ

    Dispela i tu mipela (mipela = expensive)

  3. ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?

    Yu gat wanpela samting i nap? (nap = cheaper)

  4. ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?

    Inap mi peim long kad? (peim = pay)

  5. ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ

    Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela

  6. ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ

    Bil, plis

  7. ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?

    Service i stap insait? (stap = included)

  8. ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ

    Mi vegetarian

  9. ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ

    No spicy kaikai, plis

  10. ນີ້ແອບອິດ

    Dispela i naispela

  11. ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ

    Inap mi kisim menu?

  12. ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ

    Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ

    Kolim polis

  2. ໂທແອກລົດແພດ

    Kolim ambulans

  3. ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ

    Mi nidim dokta

  4. ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ

    Mi sik

  5. ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ

    Mi gat alergi long pinat

  6. ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?

    Wea hospital i klostu?

  7. ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້

    I penim hia

  8. ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ

    Mi lusim paspot

  9. ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?

    Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?

  10. ຊ່ອຍ!

    Help!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ

    Nais long mitim yu (di chai thi phuen phoua phan)

  2. ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ

    Makim wanpela miting

  3. ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?

    Wanem taim i gut long yu?

  4. ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້

    Mi bai sendim report tude

  5. ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?

    Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?

  6. ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ

    Plis lukim fael i atach

  7. ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ

    Tenkyu long yu taim

  8. ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ

    Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu

  9. ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?

    Yu inap kliaim dispela point?

  10. ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ

    Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu

  11. ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ

    Deidlain i Fraida

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. ແມ່ນເວລາໃດ?

    Dispela taim em i wanem? (maen wela dai?)

  2. ແມ່ນເວລາສາມແຕ່ງ

    Em i tri oklok (maen wela saam taeng)

  3. ມື້ນີ້

    Tude (mue ni)

  4. ມື້ອາທິດ

    Tumora (mue athit)

  5. ມື້ກ່ອນ

    Yestede (mue kon)

  6. ວັນຈັນ

    Mande (wan jan)

  7. ວັນອັງຄານ

    Tiusde (wan angkhan)

  8. ວັນພະລະສົງ

    Wensde (wan pharasan)

  9. ໜຶ່ງ

    Wan (neung)

  10. ສອງ

    Tu (song)

  11. ສາມ

    Tri (saam)

  12. ສິບ

    Ten (sip)

  13. ຮອຍ

    Wan hanred (hoi)

  14. ຄົງ

    Haf (khong)

  15. ອີກ

    Mo (ik)

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