Looking for practical Ndau to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ndau 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 Ndau 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.
Mhoro
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Ndatenda
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Mangwanani akanaka
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Masikati akanaka
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Manheru akanaka
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Usiku hwakanaka
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Tichasangana zvakare
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Sara zvakanaka
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Zita rako ndiani?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Zita rangu ndiJohn
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Uri sei?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Ndinofara kukuziva
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unotaura Chirungu here?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Handinzwisise.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Ndapota taura zvishoma.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Pinda kuruboshwe.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Pinda kurudyi.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Enda mberi.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Mari yefare ingani?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Tiketi imwe, ndapota.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Iko kure kubva pano?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ndakakanganiswa.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Ndingatenga kupi 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.
Ehe
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Aih
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Pangani
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ndakubvumirana
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Handibvumirani
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Unofungei?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Ungandibatsira here?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Mirira nguva shoma
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ndineurombo
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Hapana dambudziko
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Makorokoto
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi kwete chiteshi chenjere?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Kupi kwete chiteshi chebhazi?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Ndeipi chikuva?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Iri pedyo pano
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Iri kure neapo
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Mira pano, ndapota
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.