Looking for practical Latin to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Lao translation (Lao) — 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 Lao.
Tip: pick five Lao 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.
Salve
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Gratias tibi
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Bonum mane
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Bonum postmeridianum
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Bonum vesperum
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Bona nox
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Vide te postea
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Vale
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Quod est nomen tuum?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Quomodo es?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Non intellego.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Ubi est latrina?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Dextra verte.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Sinistra verte.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
I ad rectum.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Quot est merces?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Estne longum a hic?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ego sum perditus.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Non
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Fortasse
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Consentio
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Non consentio
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Bene sonat
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Quid censes?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Potesne me adiuvare?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Auxilium mihi opus est
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Exspecta paulisper
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Me paenitet
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Nullum problema
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Felicitaciones
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Felix natalis dies
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Felix iter habeas
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Ubi est statio bus?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Quae est suggestus?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Quo tempore discedit?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Estne haec via recta?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Prope est hic
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Longius est ab hoc
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Siste hic, quaeso
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Quot tempus capit?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Id nimis carum est.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Habesne quidquam cheap?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Possumne solvere charta?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Ratio, quaeso.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Estne servitium inclusum?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Vegetarianus sum.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Hoc est deliciosum.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Possumne habere menu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Vocā ambulantiam
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Medicum mihi opus est
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Māla mē sentio
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Hic dolet
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Passum meum perdidī
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Auxilium!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Conventum constituamus
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Quot hora tibi convenit?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Reportum hodie mittam
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Possumusne cras loqui?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Spero ad te laborare
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Permitte me ad te redire
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Terminatio est Veneris
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.