Looking for practical Santali (Ol Chiki) to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Santali (Ol Chiki) 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.
ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tuhun English bolang?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Maan samjha nahi
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Dohar dhire bolang
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Tuhun ohu bar bar bolang?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Ghar gela kaha?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Maan nagar kendraka katha jabo?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Bamra gela
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Dahra gela
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Sidha jabo
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Kota kharch?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Ek ticket, dohar
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Ika duraka?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Maan khoya gelam
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Maan SIM card kahan kinabo?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹ
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱵᱚᱥ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱤᱡᱤ?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱤᱡᱤ?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱩᱭᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ.
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱟᱦᱤ.
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ, ᱵᱟᱹᱨᱤ.
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ika menak kothi?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Ika aji badi kothi
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ(ika aji badi kothi)
Ika menak kothi nena?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?(ika menak kothi nena)
Ika card re pay kora?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?(ika card re pay kora)
Ika do jona table chahi
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ(ika do jona table chahi)
Bill, please
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ(Bill, please)
Service aji sarak?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?(Service aji sarak)
Ika vegetarian ahe
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ(ika vegetarian ahe)
Aji masala khana nahi, please
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ(aji masala khana nahi)
Ika badi ahe
ນີ້ແອບອິດ(ika badi ahe)
Ika menu chahi?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ(ika menu chahi)
Ek glass pani, please
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ(ek glass pani)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Polis re bāhāra
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Ambulance re bāhāra
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Ainḍa doctor re chāhi
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Ainḍa bāhāra
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Ainḍa moḍa bāhāra
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Nekā hospital kothā?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Iṭa hāṭa
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Ainḍa passport hāṭā
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Tūṅ hotel re bāhāra?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Sāhāy!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.