Looking for practical Yucatec Maya to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Yucatec Maya 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.
Ba'ax ka wa'alik
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Yum bo'otik
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Bix a k'iik
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Bix a k'iik tu yook
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Bix a k'iik tu ka'ab
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Bix a k'iik tu nojoch k'iik
ລາບດີ(laap dee)
Tuméen k'i'ik
ເອີ້ຍກັນໃໝ່(eiy kan mai)
K'a'abet
ລາບອກ(laap bok)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik a na'atik?
ຊື່ຂອງທ່ານແມ່ນຫຍັງ?(sue khong than maen nyang)
In na'atik John
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
¿Bix a k'áatech?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
K'a'abéet in k'áatech
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tú k'áat u yook'ol English?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Téen in k'áat u yook'ol Hindi ma' k'i'ik'
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Ma' in k'áatech
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Por favor, k'áatech k'i'ik'
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
¿Tú k'áat u k'áatech in k'i'ik'?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'áak'?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
K'áatech tu'ux
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
K'áatech tu k'i'ik'
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
K'i'ik' tu k'i'ik'
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' u k'i'ik'?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
K'i'ik' ba'ax, por favor
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
¿Téen u k'i'ik' ma' k'i'ik'?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Téen in k'áat in k'i'ik'
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
¿Ba'ax k'áat in k'áatech u k'i'ik' SIM?
ຂໍແນະນຳສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າເພີ່ມຂອງສິນຄ້າສິນຄ້າໄດ້ບໍ?(kho na nam sin kha sin kha dai bo?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'ab'
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Ma'
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
K'a'abet
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
In k'áat u
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ma' in k'áat u
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Ba'ax k'i'ik'
ມັນດີ(mæn dī)
Ba'ax k'a'atech?
ເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າແນວໃດ?(cāo kʰít vā̄ nɛ̄o dāi)
¿K'a'atech in wóol?
ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂໍເລີຍ?(cāo sǭ̄a kʰɔ̄ lɯ̄)
In wóol k'i'ik'
ຂໍແບບຊ່ວຍ(kʰɔ̄ bɛ̄p sǭ̄a)
T'aan u k'i'ik'
ລໍຖໍ່(lɔ̄ tʰɔ̄)
In k'i'ik'
ຂໍອະໄພ(kʰɔ̄ ʔā pʰāi)
Ma' k'i'ik'
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ(bɔ̄ mī bān hā)
K'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
K'i'ik' u k'i'ik' a k'i'ik'
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
K'a'ab' u k'i'ik' a t'aan
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' train?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
¿K'a'abéet u k'i'ik' bus?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le plataforma?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo k'i'ik'?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
¿Tuméen in k'áate' le k'i'ik'?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
K'i'ik' le ka'ach
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
K'i'ik' le k'i'ik' tu yóok'ol
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
¿K'a'abet in wóol u t'aan k'i'ik'?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
¿K'áate' k'i'ik' aquí, por favor?
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
¿Ba'ax k'i'ik' le tiempo?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.