Looking for practical Zulu to Lao phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu 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.
Sawubona
ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidee)
Ngiyabonga
ຂອບໃຈ(khob chai)
Sawubona
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ(sabaidee ton sao)
Good afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton laeng)
Ubusuku obuhle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ(sabaidee ton sang)
Lala 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 nginguJohn
ຊື່ຂອງຂໍ້ຄືຈອນ(sue khong kho khue John)
Unjani?
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?(sabaidee bor)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
ດີໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ພົວພັນ(dee jai thi dai phou phan)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan veo phasa angkit dai bo?)
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
ຂໍເອົາພາສາຮິນດີບໍ່ໄດ້ດີ(kho eao phasa hindi bo dai di)
Angiqondi.
ຂໍເອົາບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ(kho eao bo khao chai)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
ຂໍແຈ້ງຊ່ອຍໆ(kho jaeng soi)
Ungakuphinda lokho?
ທ່ານສາມາດເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໄດ້ບໍ?(thaan samat veo ik thua dai bo?)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
ຫຍັງແມ່ນສະແດງ?(hnyang maen sa daeng?)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
ຂໍແນະນຳໄປສູ່ສູນການຄໍາສັ່ງແລະສະເຖິມ?(kho na nam pai su sun kan khamsang lae sa thiem?)
Jika kwesobunxele.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານເຊວງ(laen pai dan seung)
Jika kwesokudla.
ແລ່ນໄປດ້ານສູງ(laen pai dan sung)
Hamba phambili.
ເຂົ້າໄປສູງ(khao pai sung)
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
ຄ່າໂດສະບັດເທື່ອແມ່ນດຽວບໍ?(kha do sabat thua maen diao bo?)
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
ຂໍແບບເດີນທາງໜຶ່ງ(kho baep den thang neung)
Ingabe kude lapha?
ມັນໄກຈາກນີ້ບໍ?(man kai jak ni bo?)
Ngilahlekile.
ຂໍເອົາສູນສູນ(kho eao sun sun)
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-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.
Yebo
ແມ່ນ(mɛ̄n)
Cha
ບໍ່(bɔ̄)
Mhlawumbe
ອາດຈະ(ʔāt jā)
Ngiyavuma
ຂໍໍຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Angivumi
ຂໍໍບໍ່ຍອມ(kʰɔ̄ p̄ɔ̄ bɔ̄ nyɔ̄m)
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
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)
Halala
ຍິນດີດ່ວນ(ɲīn dī dūan)
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
ສຸດສົດວັນເກິດ(sud sǭ̄t vā̄n kɯ̄t)
Uhambo olunempilo
ເດີນທາງດີ(dɯ̄n tʰāng dī)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດໄฟຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotfai yū sai?)
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
ສະຖານທີ່ລົດຊັບຢູ່ໃສ?(sathānthī lotsap yū sai?)
Iphi ipulatifomu?
ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ?(sathānthī dai?)
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
ມັນອອກເວລາໃດ?(man ok welā dai?)
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
ນີ້ແມ່ນທາງຖືກບໍ?(nī maeṇ thāng thūk bō?)
Ikhaya lapha eduze
ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ນີ້(man yū kai nī)
Ikude lapha
ມັນຢູ່ໄກແຈ່ນີ້(man yū kai jānī)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດແສດໃຫ້ຂໍແຜນທີ່ໄດ້ບໍ?(jao sā māt saēd hai khǭ phænthī dai bō?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
ຢຸດທີ່ນີ້, ບຸດໃຈແດ່(yud thī nī, but jai dā)
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
ໃຈເວລາດິ່ນບໍ?(jai welā din bō?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini lokhu?
ນີ້ເສິບທີ່ໃຈບໍ?(ni seub thi chai bo?)
Lokho kubiza kakhulu.
ນັ້ນແພງເກຽວເກີນໄປ
Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?
ທ່ານມີສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖູກກວ່າບໍ?
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
ຂໍອະໄພໃສ່ບັດໄດ້ບໍ?
Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.
ຂໍຕາບລະບົດສໍາລັບສອງຄົນ
Ibhili, ngiyacela.
ບິນຄ່າໃຫ້ຂໍອະໄພ
Inkonzo ifakiwe?
ບໍ່ບໍ່ມີບໍລິການລວມຢູ່ໃນນີ້ບໍ?
Ngiyisithuthuthu.
ຂໍອະໄພແມ່ນຄົນບໍ່ກິນເສດສິນ
Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.
ຂໍອະໄພບໍ່ໃຫ້ອາຫານປາກຈິ່ນ
Lokhu kuhle.
ນີ້ແອບອິດ
Ngicela imenyu?
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ເລືອກເອກະສານອາຫານ
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.
ຂໍອະໄພໃຫ້ນ້ຳແກ່ກັນ
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Shayela amaphoyisa
ໂທແອກຕຳລອດ
Shayela i-ambulensi
ໂທແອກລົດແພດ
Ngidinga udokotela
ຂໍແພດໃຫ້ຂໍ້ອອນ
Ngizizwa ngigula
ຂໍ້ອອນບໍ່ດີ
Ngine-allergy kumantongomane
ຂໍ້ອອນມີການແອລໍຈິດກັບຖົ່ມລາຍ
Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?
ໂຮງໝໍໃດແມ່ນໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດ?
Kubuhlungu lapha
ມັນເຈັບບ່ອນນີ້
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
ຂໍ້ອອນສາມາດບັດບໍ່ສຽງສິດ
Ungashayela ihhotela lami?
ເຈົ້າສາມາດໂທໂຮງແຮມຂອງຂໍ້ອອນແບບບໍ?
Usizo!
ຊ່ອຍ!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
ດີໃຈທີ່ເພີ່ນພົວພັນ(di chai thi phuen phoua phan)
Masihlele umhlangano
ມາຈັດຕົວກັນສໍາລັບການປະຊຸມ
Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?
ເວລາໃດທີ່ເຫຼັກສໍາລັບທ່ານ?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
ຂໍແຈ້ງລາຍງານວັນນີ້
Singakhuluma kusasa?
ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນວັນໃດ?
Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe
ກະລຸນາເບິ່ງໄຟລ໌ທີ່ແນບມາ
Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi
ຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບເວລາຂອງທ່ານ
Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
ຂໍໃຫ້ລອດລູກຈິດໃນການເຮັດວຽກກັນ
Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?
ທ່ານສາມາດອະທິບາຍຈຸດນັ້ນໃຫ້ຊັດເຈນໄດ້ບໍ?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
ໃຫ້ຂໍແອບຄືນຄືນໄປຫາທ່ານ
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
ກຳນົດເວລາແມ່ນວັນສຸກ
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.