Looking for practical Tamazight to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight 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: when a Lao phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tamazight wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Azul
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Tanemmirt
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Sbah lkhir
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Nhar lkhir
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Mrahba
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Lila saïda
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Nqra wul
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Besslama
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Mekka isem-ik?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Isem-iyi John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Mekka tzemre?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Safi nniḍen
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Ur nḥemmer
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Wul is tazart?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Nek d-ɣer
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Ula
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mekkan
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Nekni d ameqran
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ula d ameqran
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ala yid ihi
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Ma yid ihi?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Nekni d tazmert
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Ssa ad tzemregh
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Nekni d ameksa
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Ula d tazmert
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Tawuri
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Aslema n tazmert
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Mara tizi?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Aman yebda?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Ihi, d amezwaru
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Ihi, d tazmert
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Mara yebda?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iḥed nniḍen?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Aḍu yella aḥil
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ(aḍu yella aḥil)
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?(ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen)
Nekki nḥed n wigi?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?(nekki nḥed n wigi)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ(nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus)
Iḍeḍ, lla yella
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ(iḍeḍ, lla yella)
Ma yella tazrigt?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?(ma yella tazrigt)
Nekki d vegetarian
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ(nekki d vegetarian)
Ula d akken, lla yella
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ(ula d akken, lla yella)
Aḍu yella amezruy
ນີ້ແອບອິດ(aḍu yella amezruy)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ(nekki nḥeb tazrigt)
Aḍu n waman, lla yella
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ(aḍu n waman, lla yella)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ssi l-police
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ(ssi l-police)
Ssi l-ambulance
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ(ssi l-ambulance)
Nekkin doctor
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ(nekkin doctor)
Nekkin yid
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ(nekkin yid)
Nekkin agdud n tazart
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ(nekkin agdud n tazart)