A repertoire of valuable phrases in Lao, a Tai-Kaidai language talked mainly in Laos.
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Welcome | ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ (nyín dee) |
Hello (General greeting) | ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) |
How are you? | ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?) |
Reply come 'How are you?' | ສະບາຍດີ (sábaai-di̖i) |
Long time no see | ບໍ່ເຫັນໜ້າກັນດົນລະນໍ (bor hen naa gun don la nor) |
What's your name? | ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? (jâo seu nyãng?) |
My name is ... | ຂ້ອຍຊື່ ... (kháwy seu ...) |
Where are you from? | ເຈົ້າມາແຕ່ໃສ? (jâo máa tae sai?) |
I'm indigenous ... | ຂ້ອຍມາແຕ່ ... (kháwy m a tae ...) |
Pleased to satisfy you | ດີໃຈທີ່ຮູ້ກັບເຈົ້າ (di̖i ja̖i thii hûu káp jâo) |
Good morning (Morning greeting) | ສະບາຍດີ ton sao (sába̖ai-di̖i ton sao) |
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) | ສະບາຍດີຍາມແລງ (sabaidee yarm laeng) ສະບາຍດີ (sabaidee) |
Good night (Evening greeting) | ສະບາຍດີຍາມແລງ (sabaidee yarm laeng) ສະບາຍດີ (sabaidee) |
Good night | ຝັນດີ (fun dee) ນອນຫຼັບຝັນດີ (non lub fun dee) |
Goodbye (Parting phrases) | ໂຊກດີເດີ້ (sôhk dii der) ລາກ່ອນ (la kon) - stay well ໄປດີ (pai di) - go well |
Good luck! | ໂຊກດີ (sok dee) |
Cheers! great Health! (Toasts offered when drinking) | ຕຳແກ້ວ! (thum keo!) - hit glass ສຸຂະພາບແຂງແຮງ (sukhaphab khaeng haeng) ຂໍໃຫ້ສຸຂະພາບແຂງແຮງ (khor hai sukhaphab khaeng haeng) - wish (you) solid health |
Have a quite day | ມີວັນທີ່ດີ! (mi van thidi) |
Bon appetit / have actually a pretty meal | ເຊີນແຊບ (soen saeb) |
Bon trip / have actually a an excellent journey | ເດິນທາງໂຊກດີ (doen thang sok dee) ເດິນທາງປອດໄພ (doen thang pord phai) |
I don't know | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້ (khoi bor hu) |
I understand | ເຂົ້າໃຈ (khao jai) |
I don't understand | ບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ (baw khào ja̖i) |
Please speak much more slowly | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ (kálunaa wâo sâa sâa) |
Please say the again | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າໃໝ່ເບິ່ງດູ (kállunaa wâo roof boeng duu) |
Please write it down | ກະລຸນາ ຈົດລົງໄປ (kaluna chod long pai) |
Do friend speak Lao? | ເຈົ້າປາກພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ່ (jâo páak pháasaa láo dâi baw?) ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ່ (jâo vâo pháasaa láo dâi baw?) |
Yes, a little(reply to 'Do girlfriend speak ...?') | dai, noi nung |
Do girlfriend speak English? | ເຈົ້າປາກພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ່ (jâo páak pháasaa a̖ngkít dâi baw?) |
How perform you speak ... In Lao? | ພາສາລາວ ... Pe wa nyang (phasaa lao ... Pe wa nyang?) |
Speak come me in Lao | ກະລຸນາ ເວົ້າພາສາລາວກັບຂ້ອຍ (kaluna vao phasaa lao gub khoi) |
Excuse me | ຂໍໂທດ (khãw thôht) |
How lot is this? | ເທົ່າໃດ? (thao da̖i?) |
Sorry | ຂໍໂທດ (khãw thôht) |
Please | ກະລຸນາ (kaluna) |
Thank you | ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i) ຂອບໃຈຫລາຍໆ (khàwp ja̖i lãi lãi) |
Reply to thank you | ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ (baw pe̖n nyãng) |
Where's the toilet / bathroom? | ຫ້ອງ້ຳຢູ່ໃສ (hàwng nâm yuu sǎi?) |
This gentleman will pay because that everything | |
This lady will pay for everything | |
Would you prefer to dance with me? | ເພິ່ນຢາກໄປເຕັ້ນລຳນຳເຮົາບໍ່? (phoen yark pai ten lum num hao bor?) - frm ໄປເຕັ້ນນຳກັນບໍ່? (paii ten num total bor) - inf ຂໍເຊີນເຕັ້ນລຳນຳກັນ (khor soen ten lum num gun) - traditional, supplied at weddings |
I miss you | |
I love you | ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (kho huk jâo/chau) |
Get fine soon | ເຊົາໄວໆເດີ (sao vai vai de) |
Leave me alone! | Boh tong koun khoy! |
Help! | ຊ່ອຍແດ່! (suay dae!) |
Fire! | ໄຟໄໝ້! (fái mài!) |
Stop! | ຢຸດ! (yút!) |
Call the police! | ຊ່ອຍເອີ້ນຕໍາຫລວດແດ່! (suay ôen tem-lùat dae!) |
Christmas greetings | ສຸກສັນວັນຄິສມາດ (suksan van khismad) |
New Year greetings | ສະບາຍດີປີໃຫມ່ (sabai di pi mai) |
Easter greetings | |
Birthday greetings | ສຸກສັນວັນເກີດ (suksan van koed) |
Congratulations! | ຊົມເຊີຍ! (somsoeny) |
One language is never ever enough | ພາສາດຽວບໍ່ພໍ (pasa diao bor phor) |
My hovercraft is complete of eels | ມີປາໄຫຼເຕັມຢູ່ໃນເຮືອພັດລົມຂອງຂ້ອຍ (mi pa lai tem yunai heu phad lom khong khoi) |
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