Looking for practical Marshallese to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Marshallese 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Lao-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.
Yokwe
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Komol tata
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Yokwe in the morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Yokwe in the afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Yokwe in the evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Yokwe in the night
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Aolep in
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Aolep
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Ejjab in name?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Ejjab in John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Iakwe?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Ejjab in an
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ijo im jab in English?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Ej jab in Hindi bwe enaj
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Ej jab in jorren
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Jab in jorren bwe enaj
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Ejjab in jorren an?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Ejjab in wōt ian?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ejjab in jorren eok wōt?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Jab in jorren jān
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Jab in jorren jān
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Jab in jorren wōt
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Ejjab in jorren eok?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Jab in ticket, please
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Ejjab in jorren eok?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ej jab in jorren
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Ejjab in wōt in 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.
Ejjab
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Aolep
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Ejjab im aolep
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ejjab im an
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Aolep im an
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ejjab in aolep
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Nin in ke ejjake?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Ien ke eja in?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Enaaj ejjake
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Jab in
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ejjab in jorren
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Aolep in jorren
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Bwij in jorren
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Yokwe in jorren
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Jab in ad jorren
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Enaaj im jab in train?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Enaaj im jab in bus?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Iakwe im jab in platform?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Nin in kijen?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Enaaj in jiban?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Enaaj jikin in?
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Enaaj jikin in jikin?
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Enaaj im jab in map?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Jab in jikin, please
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Enaaj im jab in jikin?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Enaaj im jab?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Ej juon im jab.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Enaaj im jab aolep?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Enaaj im jipan eñ?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Enaaj im jipan table roñ.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Enaaj im jipan bill.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Enaaj im jab service?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Ej im vegetarian.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Enaaj im jab spicy food.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Ej ej jab.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Enaaj im jipan menu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Enaaj im jipan glass wōt.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kōmmani ian jān
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ(kōmmani ian jān)
Kōmmani ian ambulance
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ(kōmmani ian ambulance)
Ej jekōn doctor
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ(ej jekōn doctor)
Ej jekūn
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ(ej jekūn)
Ej jekūn jab in jekōn
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ(ej jekūn jab in jekōn)
Ejjab jān hospital in jān?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?(ejjab jān hospital in jān?)
Ej jekūn in
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້(ej jekūn in)
Ej jekūn passport
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ(ej jekūn passport)
Ijjab kōmmani ian hotel in?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?(ijjab kōmmani ian hotel in?)
Jab!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ij jorren in
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Kij in jorren eok
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ(Let's arrange a meeting)
Ejjab in jorren?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?(What time is good for you?)
Ej jekar in report an
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້(I will send the report today)
Ejjab in jorren ak jorren?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?(Can we talk tomorrow?)
Jab in jorren eok file an
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ(Please see the attached file)
Komol tata in jorren
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ(Thank you for your time)
Ij jorren in jab in jorren
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ(I look forward to working with you)
Ejjab in jorren eok?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?(Can you clarify that point?)
Kij in jorren eok
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ(Let me return to you)
Ejjab in jorren Friday
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ(The deadline is Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.