Looking for practical Swati to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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.
Sawubona
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Ngiyabonga
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Siyaphila
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Siyaphila
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Siyaphila
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Lalani kahle
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Sizobonana
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Hamba kahle
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Ubani igama lakho?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Igama lami nguJohn
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Unjani?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Angiqondi.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Ungakuphindze lokho?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Phendukela kwesokudla.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Hamba phambili.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Kubiza malini?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Kude lapha?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ngilahlekile.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Cha
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mhlawumbe
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ngiyavuma
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ngiyaphikisa
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Lokho kuhle
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Ucabanga ukuthini?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Ungangisiza?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ngidinga usizo
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Linda umzuzu
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ngiyaxolisa
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Akukho nkinga
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Siyabonga
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Uhambe kahle
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Kusondela lapha
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Kude lapha
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.