Lao Language
Greetings
sabaai-dii sabaai-dii baw? sabaai-dii khawp jai jao deh? khawp jai lai lai baw penn nyang khaw thoht	Hello How are you? I'm fine Thank you And you? Thank you very much It's nothing (never mind) Excuse me
Pronouns
khawy kha-nawy phuak hao (phuak khawy) jao phuak jao khao phoen lao thaan phuak khao (phoen,lao) man	I / me I / me (to elders / superiors) we / us you (singular) you (plural) he / she he / she (elders) he / she (friends) he / she (high status people) they it (objects and animals)
Small Talk
jao paak phaasaa angkit dai baw? kalunaa wao saa-saa kalunaa wao mai boeng duu jao khao jai baw? khaw thoht, khawy baw khao nyang jao seu nyang? khawy seu .... dii-jai thii huu kap jao jao maa tae sai? khawy ma tae .... jao aanyuu jakapii? khawy aanyuu ... pii num laai! thao laii! taeng-ngaan laew leu baw? taeng-ngaan laew yang baw taeng-ngaan pen soht aakaat dii maen baw? khawy mak yuu nii khawy khit waa .... nyin nyawm baw nyin nyawm	can you speak English? please speak slowly please repeat do you understand? forgive me, I don't understand what? what is your name? my name is .... pleased to meet you where do you come from? I come from .... how old are you? I am .... years old very young! very old! are you married? yes, I'm married not yet (I'm) single nice weather, isn't it? I like it here I think that .... I agree I disagree
Getting Around
khawy yaakapai .... khawy sawk haa .... .... yuu sai? .... kai thao dai? sathaanii lot pajam thaang bawn jawt lot pajam thaang bawn jawt lot thaek-sii .... ja awk jak? heua heua wai long heua yuu sai? heua ja maa hawt jak? lot tuu heua bin jao mii phaen thii thawng thiin bau? jak ki-loh-maet jaak nii? pai seu-seu liaw saai (khwaa) iaw kap kap maa kai thao dai? kai kai / baw kai kai kai / baw kai thit neua thit tai thit taawan awk thit taawan tok khawy yaak dai pii khawy yaak dai pii sawng bai bawn-la thao dai? phuak hao yaak jawng bawn .... bawn khawy yaak pian pii khawy yaak kheun pii .... mii jak thiaw? meu nii meu eun heua bin Kaan-bin Lao pii heua bin thiaw doen bin jak mohng heua binsi awk? lot ja awk jak mohng? pai .... thao dai? phaeng phoht .... kiip dai baw? tok-long laew pai kalunaa khap saa-saa dae jawt yuu nii khawy yaak sao .... lot (oh-toh) lot jak .... thao dai? sua-mohng-la meu-la nang bawn nii dai baw? pai sai? thaa khawy dai baw? khawy si long bawn nii	I want to go to .... I am looking for .... where is the .... how far is the ....? bus station bus stop taxi stand what time will the ... leave? boat speed boat where do we get on the boat? what time does the boat arrive? mini van aeroplane do you have local map? how many kilometres from here? go straight ahead turn left (right) turn around turn back (return) how far? far / not far near / not near north south east west I'd like a ticket I'd like two tickets how much per seat? we would like to reserve ... seats I'd like to change my ticket I'd like to refund my ticket how many departures are there ....? today tomorrow aeroplane Lao Aviation aeroplane tickets flights / departures airport what time will the plane leave? what time will the bus leave how much to ....? too expensive, how about .... Kip? agreed, let's go drive slowly please stop here I'd like to rent a .... car motorcycle how much ....? per hour per day can I sit here? where are you going? can you wait for me I'll get out here
Hotel
mii hawng baw? neung khon (khon diaw) sawng khon .... thao dai? kheun-la aathit-la saam kheun phaeng phoht khaw boeng hawng dai baw? mii hawng iik baw? si phak sawng kheun phuak hao tawng-kaan hawng .... nii theuk-kwaa nyai-kwaa nawy-kwaa mit-kwaa ae yen hawng naam kaan fai faa phat lom hawng sabuu suam phaa set toh	do you have a room? one person two persons how much ....? per night per week for three nights too expensive can I / we see the room? do you have any other rooms? I /we will stay two nights I / we need a .... room than this cheaper larger smaller quieter air-con bathroom electricity fan room soap toilet towel
Numbers
suun neung sawng saam sii haa hok jet paet kao sip sip-et sip-sawng sip-saam sip-sii sao sao-et saam-sip sii-sip hawy sawng hawy phan laan	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 20 21 30 40 100 200 1000 1 million
Days of the Week
wan aathit wan jan wan angkhaan wan phut wan phahat wan suk wan sao	sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
Time
meu nii laeng nii kheun nii sao nii baai nii talawt meu diaw nii / tawn nii meu waan nii meu seun aathit thii laew meu eun meu heu aathit naa deuan naa tawan kheun kaang wan laeng kheun	today this evening tonight this morning this afternoon all day long now yesterday the day before yesterday last week tomorrow day after tomorrow next week next month dawn daytime evening night
Exclamations
suay dae yut pai doe lawang kha-mohy! fai mai suai taam haa maw hai dae suay oen lot hohng maw dae suay oen tam-luat dae khawy theuk kha-mohy khawy puay khawy long thaang khaw thoht, sia jai hawng suam yuu sai?	help! stop! go away! watch out! thief fire! call a doctor call an ambulance call the police I've been robbed I'm ill I'm lost I'm sorry, I apologise where are the toilets?

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