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English uses Latin while Lao uses Khmer. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.
English belongs to the Indo-European family while Lao belongs to the Tai-Kadai family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
English: Approximately 1.5 billion people speak English to varying degrees of proficiency, with around 360 million native speakers. Lao: Approximately 3 million speakers in Laos, 15+ million speakers of closely related Isan variety in Thailand.
Everyday phrases translated from English to Lao — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| Hello | ສະບາຍດີ |
| Good morning | ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ |
| Good afternoon | ສະບາຍດີຕອນບ່າຍ |
| Good evening | ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ |
| Good night | ຝັນດີ |
| Goodbye | ສະບາຍດີ |
| See you later | ແລ້ວພົບກັນໃນພາຍຫຼັງ |
| See you tomorrow | ແລ້ວພົບກັນມື້ອື່ນ |
| Welcome | ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ |
| How are you? | ເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ? |
| I am fine, thank you | ຂ້ອຍສະບາຍດີ, ຂອບໃຈ |
| Have a good day | ມີມື້ທີ່ດີ |
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| Please | ກະລຸນາ |
| Thank you | ຂອບໃຈ |
| Thank you very much | ຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍໆ |
| You are welcome | ທ່ານຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ |
| Yes | ແມ່ນແລ້ວ |
| No | ບໍ່ |
| Excuse me | ຂໍໂທດ |
| I am sorry | ຂ້ອຍຂໍໂທດ |
| No problem | ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ |
| Of course | ແນ່ນອນ |
| Congratulations | ຊົມເຊີຍ |
| Good luck | ໂຊກດີ |
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| What is your name? | ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? |
| Nice to meet you | ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ພົບເຈົ້າ |
| Where are you from? | ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ? |
| How old are you? | ເຈົ້າອາຍຸເທົ່າໃດ? |
| I am a student | ຂ້ອຍເປັນນັກຮຽນ |
| I am here on holiday | ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ໃນວັນພັກ |
| I am here for work | ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ເພື່ອເຮັດວຽກ |
| This is my friend | ນີ້ແມ່ນຫມູ່ຂອງຂ້ອຍ |
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| One | ຫນຶ່ງ |
| Two | ສອງ |
| Three | ສາມ |
| Four | ສີ່ |
| Five | ຫ້າ |
| Six | ຫົກ |
| Seven | ເຈັດ |
| Eight | ແປດ |
| Nine | ເກົ້າ |
| Ten | ສິບ |
| One hundred | ຫນຶ່ງຮ້ອຍ |
| One thousand | ຫນຶ່ງພັນ |
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| Today | ມື້ນີ້ |
| Tomorrow | ມື້ອື່ນ |
| Yesterday | ມື້ວານນີ້ |
| Now | ດຽວນີ້ |
| Later | ຕໍ່ມາ |
| What time is it? | ເວລາໃດ? |
| In the morning | ໃນຕອນເຊົ້າ |
| In the evening | ໃນຕອນແລງ |
| Monday | ວັນຈັນ |
| Friday | ວັນສຸກ |
| Next week | ອາທິດໜ້າ |
| One hour | ຫນຶ່ງຊົ່ວໂມງ |
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| Where is the bathroom? | ຫ້ອງນ້ຳຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Where is the train station? | ສະຖານີລົດໄຟຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Where is the airport? | ສະໜາມບິນຢູ່ໃສ? |
| How do I get there? | ຂ້ອຍຈະໄປບ່ອນນັ້ນໄດ້ແນວໃດ? |
| Turn left | ລ້ຽວຊ້າຍ |
| Turn right | ລ້ຽວຂວາ |
| Go straight ahead | ໄປຊື່ໆ |
| It is near | ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ |
| It is far | ມັນໄກ |
| I am lost | ຂ້ອຍເສຍ |
| I need a taxi | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການ taxi |
| Where can I buy a ticket? | ຂ້ອຍສາມາດຊື້ປີ້ໄດ້ຢູ່ໃສ? |
| How much is the ticket? | ປີ້ລາຄາເທົ່າໃດ? |
| Is it safe to walk? | ຍ່າງປອດໄພບໍ? |
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| I am hungry | ຂ້ອຍຫິວ |
| I am thirsty | ຂ້ອຍຫິວນໍ້າ |
| Water, please | ນ້ໍາ, ກະລຸນາ |
| A table for two, please | ຕາຕະລາງສໍາລັບສອງ, ກະລຸນາ |
| The menu, please | ເມນູ, ກະລຸນາ |
| What do you recommend? | ເຈົ້າແນະນໍາຫຍັງ? |
| I would like this | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການນີ້ |
| It is delicious | ມັນແຊບ |
| The bill, please | ບັນຊີລາຍການ, ກະລຸນາ |
| I do not eat meat | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ກິນຊີ້ນ |
| I have a food allergy | ຂ້ອຍມີອາການແພ້ອາຫານ |
| Coffee | ກາເຟ |
| Tea | ຊາ |
| Bread | ເຂົ້າຈີ່ |
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| How much does this cost? | ຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍນີ້ເທົ່າໃດ? |
| It is too expensive | ມັນແພງເກີນໄປ |
| Do you accept credit cards? | ເຈົ້າຍອມຮັບບັດເຄຣດິດບໍ? |
| I am just looking | ຂ້ອຍພຽງແຕ່ຊອກຫາ |
| I will take it | ຂ້ອຍຈະເອົາມັນ |
| Open | ເປີດ |
| Closed | ປິດ |
| Entrance | ທາງເຂົ້າ |
| Exit | ອອກໄປ |
| Where is the market? | ຕະຫຼາດຢູ່ໃສ? |
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| Help | ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ |
| Call a doctor | ໂທຫາທ່ານຫມໍ |
| Call the police | ໂທຫາຕໍາຫຼວດ |
| I need help | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ |
| I am sick | ຂ້ອຍເຈັບ |
| Where is the hospital? | ໂຮງໝໍຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Where is the pharmacy? | ຮ້ານຂາຍຢາຢູ່ໃສ? |
| It hurts here | ມັນເຈັບປວດຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ |
| I need a doctor | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການທ່ານຫມໍ |
| Is there a hospital nearby? | ມີໂຮງໝໍໃກ້ຄຽງບໍ່? |
| English | Lao |
|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດບໍ? |
| I do not understand | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ |
| I understand | ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈ |
| Please speak slowly | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ |
| Please repeat that | ກະລຸນາເຮັດຊ້ຳ |
| Please write it down | ກະລຸນາຂຽນມັນລົງ |
| What does this mean? | ນີ້ຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າແນວໃດ? |
| How do you say this? | ເຈົ້າເວົ້າແນວນີ້ແນວໃດ? |
| I am learning | ຂ້ອຍກໍາລັງຮຽນ |
| I speak a little | ຂ້ອຍເວົ້າເລັກນ້ອຍ |
| Can you help me? | ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ? |
| I do not know | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້ |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in Laos and northeastern Thailand (Isan), with communities in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Lao diaspora worldwide.
Uses Lao script with 27 consonants and 28 vowels: ກ, ຂ, ຄ, ງ, ຈ, ສ, ຊ, ຍ, ດ, ຕ, ຖ, ທ, ນ, ບ, ປ, ຜ, ຝ, ພ, ຟ, ມ, ຢ, ຣ, ລ, ວ, ຫ, ອ, ຮ
Features 6 lexical tones (high, mid, low, rising, high falling, low falling), complex vowel system, and distinctive consonant clusters.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Isolating language with extensive use of particles and classifiers for nouns.
Contains loanwords from Sanskrit, Pali, Thai, French, Vietnamese, and increasingly English.
Part of the Kra-Dai (Tai-Kadai) family, specifically the Tai branch, closely related to Thai.
Uses Lao script derived from ancient Khmer script, written left-to-right without spaces between words.
Lao script developed in 14th century from Khmer script, reformed in 1960s to simplify and standardize orthography.
Approximately 3 million speakers in Laos, 15+ million speakers of closely related Isan variety in Thailand.
English is a global language, spoken as a first language in countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is also widely used as a second language worldwide.
Uses the Latin alphabet. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Features a complex phonetic system with significant variations in accent and pronunciation across different regions. Includes around 44 phonemes in Received Pronunciation and diphthongs and triphthongs.
Typically follows a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Known for its relatively flexible syntax and extensive use of auxiliary verbs.
English vocabulary includes a vast number of loanwords from Latin, French, Norse, and many other languages, reflecting its historical development and adaptability.
Part of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.
Currently uses the Latin script, with a history of using other scripts such as Old English runes and the Anglo-Saxon futhorc
The Latin script was adopted during the medieval period, replacing the earlier runic alphabets used by Anglo-Saxon settlers.
Approximately 1.5 billion people speak English to varying degrees of proficiency, with around 360 million native speakers.
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