Looking for practical Quechua to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Quechua 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.
Ñukaka rimayki
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Sukhi
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Allin punchaw
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Allin sukta
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Allin ch'isi
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Allin wawa
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Kusikuyki
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Tinkunakama
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
¿Iman nankichu?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Ñukapa sutiyki John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
¿Allin kachkanki?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Sumaq kawsayki
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ñukaka inglish rimayki?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Ñukaka hindi mana allin rimayku
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Ñukaka mana yachkani
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Allichu rimay, ch'isi ch'isi
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
¿Kispa rimayki?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
¿Maypin está waki?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
¿Imataq chay llaqta sutinchikta rikhuy?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Ñawi ch'isi
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Ñawi ch'iri
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Ch'isi ch'isi rikhuy
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
¿Haykaq k'uchu?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Chayni tiket, allichu
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
¿Kawsayki chaypi?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ñukaka wañuyki
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
¿Maypin SIM k'aruña?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ari
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Manan
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Ñukaka chaymi
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ñukaka chayniyuq
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ñukaka manan chayniyuq
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Chay suyayki
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Iman chayki?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
¿Sukuyki?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ñukaka sukuyki
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Huk punchawni
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ñukaka yuyariy
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Manan problema
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Yaykuyki
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Wawqi kawsayki
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Sumaq q'aychikuyki
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Maypi k'anchay chaka?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
¿Maypi bus chaka?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
¿Ima platforma?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
¿Imataq ch'uyay?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
¿Kayqa chaymi?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Ñukaka chaypi kanki
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Ñukaka chaypi mana kanki
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
¿Kanki mapapi qhawchiy?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
¿Kaypi t'ikray, por favor?
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
¿Haykaq chaytaq?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.