Looking for practical Romani to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani 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.
Sastimos
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Dikhes
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Sar san o drom
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Sar san o drom
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Sar san o večer
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Sar san o noć
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Sikav tuke na jekh
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Sastipen
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
So t'avel tiri navn?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Mande t'avel John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Soske tuke?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Rromale tuke
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Aš tuke anglis thaj?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Na sam tuke
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Sikav tuke buti
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Suk tuke so khanav avri?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Kade si o toalet?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Sako me džanav katar o centar?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Džanav levo
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Džanav pravo
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Džanav buti
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Sako si o tarifo?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Eka tiketa, please
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Si o baro katar here?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Me si na džanav
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Na
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Možda
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Sukalav
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Nesukalav
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
To so boro
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
So te phendav?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Sako te mikerav?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Me mangav miker
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Phirav kher
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Me som te bachtal
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Na problem
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Sukalav tuke
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Sukal tuke kher
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Sakona safar kher
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kasa jekh train station?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Kasa jekh bus stop?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Kasa platform?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
So kalo khera?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
So si jekh pravas?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
So si buchi tu?
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
So si dikh le tu?
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Tu kheres me le mapa?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Sti le tu, please.
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Kado kheras?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Sako kheres thaj?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Taj e bori drago
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ(taj e bori drago)
Aso tuke katar chede?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?(aso tuke katar chede)
Sakava kade kerdan?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?(sakava kade kerdan)
Mande sar o buchi for duj
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ(mande sar o buchi for duj)
O bil, please
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ(o bil, please)
Sar o servis included?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?(sar o servis included)
Mande so vegetarian
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ(mande so vegetarian)
Na spicy khana, please
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ(na spicy khana, please)
Taj e delikates
ນີ້ແອບອິດ(taj e delikates)
Sakava kade o menu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ(sakava kade o menu)
O buchi thaj, please
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Zhanav te policija
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Zhanav te ambulanca
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Mane kaj doctoro
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Mane si mala
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Sikav tut here
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Mane si zhalav my passport
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Pomoć!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Sastipen te kerel tuke
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Aven te kerdan o kher
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
So kher o vremi te tuke?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Phral te jekh file kerdik
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
O deadline si o Vrihda
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.