Looking for practical Xhosa to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Xhosa 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.
Molo
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Enkosi
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Ubusuku obuhle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Ubusuku obuhle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Ubusuku obuhle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Lala ngoxolo
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Ndiza kubonana kamva
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
Hamba kakuhle
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
Ngubani igama lakho?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
Igama lam nguJohn
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Unjani?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Kuhle ukukwazi
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uthetha isiNgesi?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Andiqondi
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Nceda thethe kancinci
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Ungakuphinda lokho?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Iphi ibhafu?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Jolisa kwesokunxele
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Jolisa kwesokudla
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Hamba ngqo
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Iholo ingakanani?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Ithikithi elinye, nceda
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Ingakanani ukusuka apha?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ndilahlekile
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Hayi
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mhlawumbi
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ndiyavuma
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Andivumi
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Okuhle
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Ucinga ntoni?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
Ungandinceda?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
Ndidinga uncedo
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
Linda umzuzu
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
Ndicela uxolo
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Akukho ngxaki
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
Wamkelekile
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Uhambo olukhuselekileyo
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Uphi umphakathi weebhasi?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Yeyiphi iphondo?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Ikho kufutshane apha
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Ikude apha
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Ungandibonisa kwiimeko?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Misa apha, nceda
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Ithatha ixesha elingakanani?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ithini le mali?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Le mali ibiza kakhulu.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Unayo into engabizi?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Ndingakhokha ngekhadi?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Ibhili, nceda.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Ndiyavegetarian.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Oku kumnandi.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Ndingafumana imenyu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Ingxube ye water, nceda.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza uphondo
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Biza i-ambulensi
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Ndifuna ugqirha
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Ndiziva ndingalunganga
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Uphi umphakathi oseduze?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Kubuhlungu apha
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Ungabiza ihotele yam?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Uncedo!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle ukukwazi
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Masihlele umhlangano
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Singathetha ngomso?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Enkosi ngexesha lakho
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Ungacacisa le ndawo?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Umhla wokugqibela nguLwesihlanu
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.