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Lao uses Khmer while English uses Latin. 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.
Lao belongs to the Tai-Kadai family while English belongs to the Indo-European 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.
Lao: Approximately 3 million speakers in Laos, 15+ million speakers of closely related Isan variety in Thailand. English: Approximately 1.5 billion people speak English to varying degrees of proficiency, with around 360 million native speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Lao to English — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ສະບາຍດີ | Hello |
| ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ | Good morning |
| ສະບາຍດີຕອນບ່າຍ | Good afternoon |
| ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ | Good evening |
| ຝັນດີ | Good night |
| ສະບາຍດີ | Goodbye |
| ແລ້ວພົບກັນໃນພາຍຫຼັງ | See you later |
| ແລ້ວພົບກັນມື້ອື່ນ | See you tomorrow |
| ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ | Welcome |
| ເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ? | How are you? |
| ຂ້ອຍສະບາຍດີ, ຂອບໃຈ | I am fine, thank you |
| ມີມື້ທີ່ດີ | Have a good day |
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ກະລຸນາ | Please |
| ຂອບໃຈ | Thank you |
| ຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍໆ | Thank you very much |
| ທ່ານຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ | You are welcome |
| ແມ່ນແລ້ວ | Yes |
| ບໍ່ | No |
| ຂໍໂທດ | Excuse me |
| ຂ້ອຍຂໍໂທດ | I am sorry |
| ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ | No problem |
| ແນ່ນອນ | Of course |
| ຊົມເຊີຍ | Congratulations |
| ໂຊກດີ | Good luck |
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? | What is your name? |
| ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ພົບເຈົ້າ | Nice to meet you |
| ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ? | Where are you from? |
| ເຈົ້າອາຍຸເທົ່າໃດ? | How old are you? |
| ຂ້ອຍເປັນນັກຮຽນ | I am a student |
| ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ໃນວັນພັກ | I am here on holiday |
| ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ເພື່ອເຮັດວຽກ | I am here for work |
| ນີ້ແມ່ນຫມູ່ຂອງຂ້ອຍ | This is my friend |
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ຫນຶ່ງ | One |
| ສອງ | Two |
| ສາມ | Three |
| ສີ່ | Four |
| ຫ້າ | Five |
| ຫົກ | Six |
| ເຈັດ | Seven |
| ແປດ | Eight |
| ເກົ້າ | Nine |
| ສິບ | Ten |
| ຫນຶ່ງຮ້ອຍ | One hundred |
| ຫນຶ່ງພັນ | One thousand |
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ມື້ນີ້ | Today |
| ມື້ອື່ນ | Tomorrow |
| ມື້ວານນີ້ | Yesterday |
| ດຽວນີ້ | Now |
| ຕໍ່ມາ | Later |
| ເວລາໃດ? | What time is it? |
| ໃນຕອນເຊົ້າ | In the morning |
| ໃນຕອນແລງ | In the evening |
| ວັນຈັນ | Monday |
| ວັນສຸກ | Friday |
| ອາທິດໜ້າ | Next week |
| ຫນຶ່ງຊົ່ວໂມງ | One hour |
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ຫ້ອງນ້ຳຢູ່ໃສ? | Where is the bathroom? |
| ສະຖານີລົດໄຟຢູ່ໃສ? | Where is the train station? |
| ສະໜາມບິນຢູ່ໃສ? | Where is the airport? |
| ຂ້ອຍຈະໄປບ່ອນນັ້ນໄດ້ແນວໃດ? | How do I get there? |
| ລ້ຽວຊ້າຍ | Turn left |
| ລ້ຽວຂວາ | Turn right |
| ໄປຊື່ໆ | Go straight ahead |
| ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ | It is near |
| ມັນໄກ | It is far |
| ຂ້ອຍເສຍ | I am lost |
| ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການ taxi | I need a taxi |
| ຂ້ອຍສາມາດຊື້ປີ້ໄດ້ຢູ່ໃສ? | Where can I buy a ticket? |
| ປີ້ລາຄາເທົ່າໃດ? | How much is the ticket? |
| ຍ່າງປອດໄພບໍ? | Is it safe to walk? |
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ຂ້ອຍຫິວ | I am hungry |
| ຂ້ອຍຫິວນໍ້າ | I am thirsty |
| ນ້ໍາ, ກະລຸນາ | Water, please |
| ຕາຕະລາງສໍາລັບສອງ, ກະລຸນາ | A table for two, please |
| ເມນູ, ກະລຸນາ | The menu, please |
| ເຈົ້າແນະນໍາຫຍັງ? | What do you recommend? |
| ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການນີ້ | I would like this |
| ມັນແຊບ | It is delicious |
| ບັນຊີລາຍການ, ກະລຸນາ | The bill, please |
| ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ກິນຊີ້ນ | I do not eat meat |
| ຂ້ອຍມີອາການແພ້ອາຫານ | I have a food allergy |
| ກາເຟ | Coffee |
| ຊາ | Tea |
| ເຂົ້າຈີ່ | Bread |
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍນີ້ເທົ່າໃດ? | How much does this cost? |
| ມັນແພງເກີນໄປ | It is too expensive |
| ເຈົ້າຍອມຮັບບັດເຄຣດິດບໍ? | Do you accept credit cards? |
| ຂ້ອຍພຽງແຕ່ຊອກຫາ | I am just looking |
| ຂ້ອຍຈະເອົາມັນ | I will take it |
| ເປີດ | Open |
| ປິດ | Closed |
| ທາງເຂົ້າ | Entrance |
| ອອກໄປ | Exit |
| ຕະຫຼາດຢູ່ໃສ? | Where is the market? |
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ | Help |
| ໂທຫາທ່ານຫມໍ | Call a doctor |
| ໂທຫາຕໍາຫຼວດ | Call the police |
| ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ | I need help |
| ຂ້ອຍເຈັບ | I am sick |
| ໂຮງໝໍຢູ່ໃສ? | Where is the hospital? |
| ຮ້ານຂາຍຢາຢູ່ໃສ? | Where is the pharmacy? |
| ມັນເຈັບປວດຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ | It hurts here |
| ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການທ່ານຫມໍ | I need a doctor |
| ມີໂຮງໝໍໃກ້ຄຽງບໍ່? | Is there a hospital nearby? |
| Lao | English |
|---|---|
| ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດບໍ? | Do you speak English? |
| ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ | I do not understand |
| ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈ | I understand |
| ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ | Please speak slowly |
| ກະລຸນາເຮັດຊ້ຳ | Please repeat that |
| ກະລຸນາຂຽນມັນລົງ | Please write it down |
| ນີ້ຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າແນວໃດ? | What does this mean? |
| ເຈົ້າເວົ້າແນວນີ້ແນວໃດ? | How do you say this? |
| ຂ້ອຍກໍາລັງຮຽນ | I am learning |
| ຂ້ອຍເວົ້າເລັກນ້ອຍ | I speak a little |
| ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ? | Can you help me? |
| ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້ | I do not know |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
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.
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.
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