Looking for practical Sami North to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sami North 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.
Bures
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Giitu
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Buorre eahket
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Buorre beaivi
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Buorre iđit
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Buorre natti
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Bures boahtin
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Ráhkisvuohta
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Mii du namma lea?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Mun namma lea John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Gii du lea?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Bures boahtin
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Don leat englalaš?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Mun in boahtte
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Váldde čáhkkáldat
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Várra gohččat dán again?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Gii lea báhkkis?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Mii lea muohta gávdno?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Váldde oassal
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Váldde dehálaš
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Geahččat suohkan
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Mii lea gávdno?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Okta billeta, please
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Lea dat láhka da?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Mun lean bohtos
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta?
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)
Ii
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mii
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Mun ođđa
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Mun ii ođđa
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Dasa lea buorre
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Mii du váldde?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Sii mii geahččat mu?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Mun háliid geahččat
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Váldde ieš
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Mun lea áibbas
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Ii proplema
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Báhkkus
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Buorre álbmotbeivvi
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Váldde beaivvi buorre
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Mii lea raššabáikkit?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Mii lea bussibaikkit?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Mii platforma lea?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Mii dihte lea?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Lea dehálaš vejola?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Dat lea njuolga
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Dat lea muohta
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Sii máhcá muohta?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Dán, please
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Mii lea áibbas?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.