Basic Lao Travel Phrases: Greetings

Spoken in: Laos; also Thailand (Isan region). 

Language known locally as: Phasa Lao. 

Alphabet: Lao script (derived from Khmer script).

Travelling to a Lao speaking country and don't know a word of Lao?

No problem!

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I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special. You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.

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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. 👎🏼 No thank you!

That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!

What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮

I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.

In the meantime, here are my basic Lao travel phrases, for free 🤑

Basic Lao Travel Phrases

Lao Greetings

English	Lao	Pronunciation
Hello	ສະບາຍດີ	sah-bye-dee
Good morning	ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ	sa-bai-dee ton chao
Good afternoon	ສະບາຍດີຕອນບ່າຍ	sah-bye-dee tawn bye
Good evening	ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ	sah-bye-dee tawn laeng
Goodnight	ນອນຫຼັບຝັນດີ	nawn lap fan dee
Goodbye	ລາກ່ອນ	lah khawn
Have a nice day	ຂໍໃຫ້ມີມື້ດີ	kaw hai mee meu dee
How are you?	ສະບາຍດີບໍ?	sah-bye-dee baw?
I’m good, and you?	ຂ້ອຍສະບາຍດີ, ແລ້ວເຈົ້າເດ?	Khony sabaidi aelv chao de
Please	ກະລຸນນາ	kah-loo-nah
Thank you	ຂອບໃຈ	khawp chai
You’re welcome	ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ	baw pen nyahng
Enjoy your meal	ເຊີນແຊບ	Soenaesb
I love you	ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ	khoy hak chow
What’s your name?	ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ?	chow seu nyahng?
My name is ____	ຂ້ອຍຊື່ ____	khoy seu ____
Nice to meet you	ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ	nin dee tee dai hoo jak
Where are you from?	ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ?	chow mah chak sai?
I’m from ____	ຂ້ອຍມາຈາກ ____	khoy mah chak ____
I’m ____	ຂ້ອຍແມ່ນ ____	khoy maen ____
Cheers!	ຍົກ!	Nyok!

Now you've got all the Lao Greetings travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:

• Lao Travel Basics Travel Phrases

• Lao Food & Dining Travel Phrases

• Lao Days & Numbers Travel Phrases

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Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.