Looking for practical Lao to Venda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Venda translation (Venda) — 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 Venda.
Tip: when a Venda 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
Ndi matsheloni(sabaidee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Ndi a livhuwa(khob chai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Ndi matsheloni(sabaidee ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Ndi masiari(sabaidee ton laeng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Ndi madekwana(sabaidee ton sang)
ລາບດີ
Ndi masiari a u fhela(laap dee)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Tshilidzi(eiy kan mai)
ລາບອກ
Vhuyani(laap bok)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Ndi mini dzina lenu?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Dzina langa ndi John(sue khong kho khue John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Ni khou itea?(sabaidee bor)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?(ni a thota n'wambo)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi(a ndi thoti Hindi zwavhudi)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
A ndi ḓivhi(a ndi dhiwi)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Ndi ṱhanyela u ṱhota nga ṱhoho(ndi thanyela u thota nga thoho)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Ndi a ṱanga zwenezwi?(ndi a thanga zwenezwi)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Bani hu na khotani?(bani hu na khotani)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Ndi ya hani u ya tsini na muṱa?(ndi ya hani u ya tsini na mutha)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Fhulu u ya shango(fhulu u ya shango)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Fhulu u ya ṱhoho(fhulu u ya thoho)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Ḓi ṱhota nga ṱhoho(dhi thota nga thoho)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Fhasi i na hani?(fhasi i na hani)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Ticket ye ḽa, nd please(ticket ye la, nd please)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
I na fhasi u bva hone?(i na fhasi u bva hone)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Ndi a fhedza(ndi a fhedza)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Ndi nga wana SIM card phi?(ndi nga wana SIM card phi)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Ee(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Aih(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Ndi nga si(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Ndi a livhuwa(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Ndi a sa livhuwi(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
Izwi zwine zwa ita zwavhuya(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
U vhona mini?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
U nga nthusa?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Ndi na nyito(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Langa muthu(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Ndi a humbula(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
A hu na nḓila(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Ndi a livhuwa(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha na u shuma(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.