Looking for practical Lao to Xhosa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lao phrase first, then the Xhosa translation (Xhosa) — 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 Xhosa.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Xhosa-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ສະບາຍດີ
Molo(sabaidee)
ຂອບໃຈ
Enkosi(khob chai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
Ubusuku obuhle(sabaidee ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Ubusuku obuhle(sabaidee ton laeng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ
Ubusuku obuhle(sabaidee ton sang)
ລາບດີ
Lala ngoxolo(laap dee)
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່
Ndiza kubonana kamva(eiy kan mai)
ລາບອກ
Hamba kakuhle(laap bok)
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Ngubani igama lakho?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ
Igama lam nguJohn(sue khong kho khue John)
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?
Unjani?(sabaidee bor)
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ
Kuhle ukukwazi(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?
Uthetha isiNgesi?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ
Andiqondi(kho eao bo khao chai)
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ
Nceda thethe kancinci(kho jaeng soi)
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?
Ungakuphinda lokho?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?
Iphi ibhafu?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?
Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ
Jolisa kwesokunxele(laen pai dan seung)
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ
Jolisa kwesokudla(laen pai dan sung)
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ
Hamba ngqo(khao pai sung)
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?
Iholo ingakanani?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ
Ithikithi elinye, nceda(kho baep den thang neung)
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?
Ingakanani ukusuka apha?(man kai jak ni bo?)
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ
Ndilahlekile(kho eao sun sun)
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?
Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ແມ່ນ
Ewe(mɛ̄n)
ບໍ່
Hayi(bɔ̄)
ອາດຈະ
Mhlawumbi(ʔāt jā)
ຂໍໍຍອມ
Ndiyavuma(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ
Andivumi(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ມັນດີ
Okuhle(mæn dī)
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?
Ucinga ntoni?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?
Ungandinceda?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ
Ndidinga uncedo(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ລໍຖໍ່
Linda umzuzu(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ຂໍອະໄພ
Ndicela uxolo(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ
Akukho ngxaki(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ
Wamkelekile(ɲīn dī dūan)
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ເດີນທາງດີ
Uhambo olukhuselekileyo(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.