Looking for practical Sepedi to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi 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: read the Lao line out loud three times, then cover the Sepedi side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Dumela
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Ke a leboga
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Dumelang
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Mokhutsong o motle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Mokhutsong o motle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Borai bo botle
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Tsamaya sentle
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Siyabonga
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
O na le leina lefe?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Leina la ka ke John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
O kae?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Ke sitwa go kwele
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Borai bo kae?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Fetola go le letšatši
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Fetola go le letona
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Ya ka pela
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Phetho ke bokae?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ke sitwa go etse
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Borai bo kae ke ka reka 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.
Ee
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Aowa
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mohlomong
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ke a dumela
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ke sitwa go dumela
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Seo se utlwa sentle
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
O nagana eng?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
O ka nthusa?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ke hloka thuso
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Emela nako
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ke maswabi
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Ga go na bothata
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Dumelang
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Tlhogong e monate
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
E haufi le fa
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
E hole le fa
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
E nka nako e kae?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bille, tswarela
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ke movegetarian
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)