Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tok Pisin 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 Tok Pisin 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.
Halo
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Tenkyu
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Gutpela moning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Gutpela apinun
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Gutpela nait
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Gutpela nait
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Lukim yu bihain
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Gudbai
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Wanem nem bilong yu?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Mi nem em John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Yu stap gut?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Gutpela long mitim yu
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Mi no save.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Plis, tok liklik.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Yu ken tokim gen?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Wea toilet?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Taim yu go, tanim left.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Go stret.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Wan tiket, plis.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Em i long long wanem?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Mi lus.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Wea mi ken baim 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.
Yes
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
No
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Baibe
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Mi agri
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Mi no agri
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Em i gut
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Yu ting wanem?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Yu inap helpim mi?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Mi nidim help
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Wai liklik
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Mi sori
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
No problem
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Tenkyu
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Hapi baisde
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Lukaut long trip
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Wea em bus stop?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Wea em platform?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Wanem taim em i likim?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Dispela em stret rot?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Em i klostu hia
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Em i longwe long hia
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Yu inap soim mi long map?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Stap hia, plis
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Hao long em i tek?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Dispela i tu mipela
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ(mipela = expensive)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?(nap = cheaper)
Inap mi peim long kad?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?(peim = pay)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Bil, plis
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Service i stap insait?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?(stap = included)
Mi vegetarian
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
No spicy kaikai, plis
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Dispela i naispela
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Inap mi kisim menu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Kolim ambulans
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Mi nidim dokta
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Mi sik
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Mi gat alergi long pinat
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Wea hospital i klostu?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
I penim hia
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Mi lusim paspot
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Help!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Makim wanpela miting
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Mi bai sendim report tude
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Plis lukim fael i atach
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Tenkyu long yu taim
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Deidlain i Fraida
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.