Looking for practical Luganda to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luganda 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: when a Lao phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Luganda 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.
Oli otya?
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Webale
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Osiibye otya?
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Osiibye bulungi?
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Osiibye otya?
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Lwaki olugendo?
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Tugenda kutya?
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Nkwagala
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Erinnya lyo ani?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Erinnya lyange nze John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Oli otya?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Nkwagala okukulaba
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Okwogera mu Lungereza?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Sijja kumanya.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Nnyonnyola bulungi.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Osobola okwogera buno buno?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Ekitanda kiki?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Nteekateeka owa city center?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Genda ku kkono.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Genda ku mwoyo.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Genda mu maaso.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Ekitundu kiki?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Ticket emu, please.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Kiki kirekera wano?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ndi mu bubi.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Nneeyisa SIM card wano?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ye
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Nedda
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Okwagala
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Nnaakuwandiika
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Sikuwandiika
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Kyo kyekirungi
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Otekayo ki?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Osobola okundabira?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Nfuna obuyambi
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Saba omukutu
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Nsaba
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Tewali kibadde
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Okwagaliza
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Okwagaliza ku lunaku lw'okuzaala
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Genda bulungi
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Ekitangaala ki?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Bwe ki ssaawa esigala?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Okwetegeka kwe?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Kiri wano wansi
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Kiri mangu
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Osobola okundabira ku kaddde?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Ggenda wano, please
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Tewali bungi ki?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kiki ky'ekitundu?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Ekitundu kyo kireetese.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Oli n'ekikadde ekirala?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Nneetaaga okwefuga ku kadi?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Nneetaaga akatale ka abantu babiri.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Ekitabo, please.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Okwetegereza kukyusiddwa?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Nze ndi omukazi wa mboga.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Tewali emmere eya kinyama, please.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Ono mulungi.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Nneetaaga menu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Ekikopo ky'amata, please.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Mpozzi polisi
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Mpozzi ambulance
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Nfuna daktari
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Ndi mu mbeera mbi
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Ndi mu bbeera ya nfuzi
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Okwetegereza hospital ey'ekyama?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Bikozesa wano
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Nfuuse passport yange
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Osobola okumpa mpozzi hotel yange?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Mbadde!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.