Looking for practical Lao to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: when a Turkmen 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
Salam(sabaidee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Sag bol(khob chai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Erteňiz hayyr(sabaidee ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Gündizňiz hayyr(sabaidee ton laeng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Akşamyňyz hayyr(sabaidee ton sang)
ລາບດີ
Gowy gijeler(laap dee)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Görüşeriz(eiy kan mai)
ລາບອກ
Hoşlaşýarys(laap bok)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Adyňyz näme?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Meniň adym John(sue khong kho khue John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Nädip?(sabaidee bor)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Wc nirede?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Düz git.(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Bilet näçe?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Men ýitdim.(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Hawa(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Ýok(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Belki(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Men razy(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Men razy däl(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
Bu gowy eşidilýär(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Meniň kömege zerur(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Bir pursat gara(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Bagyşla(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Problem ýok(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Tebrikler(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Doglan günüňiz bilen(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)