Lao Basic Conversation
Hi/Hello!
ສະບາຍດີ/ສະບາຍດີ! sabaidi
How are you?
ເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ? chao sabaidi bo
Fine.
ສະບາຍດີ. sabaidi
I'm sorry.
ຂ້ອຍຂໍໂທດ. khoy khoo thod
Goodbye.
ລາກ່ອນ. la kon
Never mind.
ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ. bopenyang
Do you speak English?
ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດບໍ? chao wao phasa angkid bo
I don't understand.
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ. khoy bo khaochai
Please speak more slowly.
ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆກວ່ານີ້. kaluna wao sa sa kwan ni
You're welcome.
ຍິນດີ! yindi
Yes
ເຈົ້າ chao
No
ບໍ່ bo
Excuse me.
ຂໍໂທດເດີ. khoo thod doe
I don't know.
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້. khoy bohu
No problem.
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ. bo mi banha
Good luck!
ໂຊກດີ! sokdi
Greetings
What's your name?
ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? chao su yang
My name is…
ຂ້ອຍຊື່ວ່າ... khoy suwa
Where do you come from?
ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ? chao machaksai
I come from…(country).
ຂ້ອຍມາຈາກ...(ປະເທດ). khoy machak (pathed)
How old are you?
ເຈົ້າອາຍຸເທົ່າໃດ? chao ayu thaodai
I'm 25 years old.
ຂ້ອຍອາຍຸ 25 ປີ. khoy ayu 25 pi
How many siblings do you have?
ເຈົ້າມີອ້າຍເອື້ອຍນ້ອງຈັກຄົນ? chao mi ai euoy nong chak khon
I have one younger brother.
ຂ້ອຍມີນ້ອງຊາຍຄົນໜຶ່ງ. khoy mi nongsai khon nung
I have two older sisters.
ຂ້ອຍມີນ້ອງສາວສອງຄົນ. khoy mi nongsao song khon
Where do you work?
ເຈົ້າເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ໃສ? chao hed uak yu sai
I work at…
ຂ້ອຍເຮັດວຽກຢູ... khoy hed uak yu
Where do you study?
ເຈົ້າຮຽນຢູ່ໃສ? chao hian yusai
I study at…
ຂ້ອຍຮຽນຢູ່... khoy hian yu
Can I have your name card?
ຂ້ອຍຂໍນາມບັດເຈົ້າແດ່ໄດ້ບໍ? khoy kho nam bad chao dae daibo
Nice to meet you.
ຍິນດີທີໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ. yindi thi dai huchak
I'm a college student.
ຂ້ອຍເປັນນັກສຶກສາວິທະຍາໄລ. khoy pen nak suksa witha yalai