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Useful Lao Travel Phrases: Days & Numbers

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 29
3 min read

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

Language known locally as:Ā Phasa Lao.Ā 

Alphabet:Ā Lao script (derived from Khmer script).


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


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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.Ā 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. šŸ‘ŽšŸ¼ 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 useful Lao travel phrases, for free šŸ¤‘


Useful Lao Travel Phrases

Lao Days & Numbers


English

Lao

Pronunciation

Monday

ąŗ§ąŗ±ąŗ™ąŗˆąŗ±ąŗ™

wan chan

Tuesday

ວັນອັງຄານ

wan ang-khan

Wednesday

ąŗ§ąŗ±ąŗ™ąŗžąŗøąŗ”

wan poot

Thursday

ąŗ§ąŗ±ąŗ™ąŗžąŗ°ąŗ«ąŗ±ąŗ”

wan pa-hat

Friday

ວັນສຸກ

wan sook

Saturday

ວັນເສົາ

wan sow

Sunday

ວັນອາທຓດ

wan ah-thit


English

Lao

Pronunciation

0

ສູນ

soon

1

ą»œąŗ¶ą»ˆąŗ‡

nung

2

ąŗŖąŗ­ąŗ‡

song

3

ສາດ

sahm

4

ສີ່

see

5

ຫ້າ

hah

6

ຫົກ

hok

7

ą»€ąŗˆąŗ±ąŗ”

jet

8

ແປດ

paet

9

ເກົ້າ

khao

10

ສຓບ

sip

11

ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗšą»€ąŗ­ąŗ±ąŗ”

sip et

12

ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗšąŗŖąŗ­ąŗ‡

sip song

13

ສຓບສາດ

sip sahm

14

ສຓບສີ່

sip see

15

ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗšąŗ«ą»‰ąŗ²

sip ha

16

ສຓບຫົກ

sip hok

17

ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗšą»€ąŗˆąŗ±ąŗ”

sip jet

18

ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗšą»ąŗ›ąŗ”

sip paet

19

ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗšą»€ąŗąŗ»ą»‰ąŗ²

sip khao

20

ຊາວ

sow

21

ąŗŠąŗ²ąŗ§ą»€ąŗ­ąŗ±ąŗ”

sao et

25

ąŗŠąŗ²ąŗ§ąŗ«ą»‰ąŗ²

sow ha

30

ສາດສຓບ

sahm sip

40

ສີ່ສຓບ

see sip

50

ąŗ«ą»‰ąŗ²ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗš

ha sip

60

ຫົກສຓບ

hok sip

70

ą»€ąŗˆąŗ±ąŗ”ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗš

jet sip

80

ą»ąŗ›ąŗ”ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗš

paet sip

90

ą»€ąŗąŗ»ą»‰ąŗ²ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗš

khao sip

100

ą»œąŗ¶ą»ˆąŗ‡ąŗ®ą»‰ąŗ­ąŗ

nung hoy

101

ą»œąŗ¶ą»ˆąŗ‡ąŗ®ą»‰ąŗ­ąŗą»€ąŗ­ąŗ±ąŗ”

nung honyoed

150

ą»œąŗ¶ą»ˆąŗ‡ąŗ®ą»‰ąŗ­ąŗąŗ«ą»‰ąŗ²ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗš

nung hoy ha sip

200

ąŗŖąŗ­ąŗ‡ąŗ®ą»‰ąŗ­ąŗ

song roy

1,000

ąŗžąŗ±ąŗ™

pan

10,000

ąŗŖąŗ“ąŗšąŗžąŗ±ąŗ™

sib phan

100,000

ແສນ

saen

1,000,000

ຄ້ານ

lahn


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


  • Lao Greetings Travel Phrases

  • Lao Travel Basics Travel Phrases

  • Lao Food & Dining Travel Phrases


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From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here šŸ‘‡šŸ½


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Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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