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Lao uses Khmer while Malay 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 Malay belongs to the Austronesian 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. Malay: Approximately 290 million speakers, including those who speak Indonesian as a standardized form of Malay, making it one of the most spoken languages in the world.
Everyday phrases translated from Lao to Malay — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ສະບາຍດີ | Hello |
| ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ | Selamat pagi |
| ສະບາຍດີຕອນບ່າຍ | Selamat petang |
| ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ | Selamat petang |
| ຝັນດີ | Selamat malam |
| ສະບາຍດີ | Selamat tinggal |
| ແລ້ວພົບກັນໃນພາຍຫຼັງ | Jumpa lagi nanti |
| ແລ້ວພົບກັນມື້ອື່ນ | Jumpa esok |
| ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ | Selamat datang |
| ເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ? | Apa khabar |
| ຂ້ອຍສະບາຍດີ, ຂອບໃຈ | Saya sihat, terima kasih |
| ມີມື້ທີ່ດີ | Selamat hari raya |
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ກະລຸນາ | Tolonglah |
| ຂອບໃຈ | Terima kasih |
| ຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍໆ | Terima kasih banyak-banyak |
| ທ່ານຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ | Anda dialu-alukan |
| ແມ່ນແລ້ວ | Ya |
| ບໍ່ | Tidak |
| ຂໍໂທດ | Maafkan saya |
| ຂ້ອຍຂໍໂທດ | Saya minta maaf |
| ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ | Tiada masalah |
| ແນ່ນອນ | Sudah tentu |
| ຊົມເຊີຍ | Tahniah |
| ໂຊກດີ | Semoga berjaya |
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? | Siapa nama awak |
| ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ພົບເຈົ້າ | Selamat berkenalan |
| ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ? | Awak dari mana? |
| ເຈົ້າອາຍຸເທົ່າໃດ? | Berapa umur awak? |
| ຂ້ອຍເປັນນັກຮຽນ | Saya seorang pelajar |
| ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ໃນວັນພັກ | Saya di sini sedang bercuti |
| ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ເພື່ອເຮັດວຽກ | Saya di sini untuk kerja |
| ນີ້ແມ່ນຫມູ່ຂອງຂ້ອຍ | Ini kawan saya |
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ຫນຶ່ງ | Satu |
| ສອງ | Dua |
| ສາມ | Tiga |
| ສີ່ | Empat |
| ຫ້າ | Lima |
| ຫົກ | Enam |
| ເຈັດ | Tujuh |
| ແປດ | Lapan |
| ເກົ້າ | Sembilan |
| ສິບ | Sepuluh |
| ຫນຶ່ງຮ້ອຍ | Seratus |
| ຫນຶ່ງພັນ | Seribu |
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ມື້ນີ້ | Hari ini |
| ມື້ອື່ນ | Esok |
| ມື້ວານນີ້ | Semalam |
| ດຽວນີ້ | Sekarang |
| ຕໍ່ມາ | Nanti |
| ເວລາໃດ? | Pukul berapa sekarang? |
| ໃນຕອນເຊົ້າ | Pada waktu pagi |
| ໃນຕອນແລງ | Pada waktu petang |
| ວັນຈັນ | Isnin |
| ວັນສຸກ | Jumaat |
| ອາທິດໜ້າ | Minggu depan |
| ຫນຶ່ງຊົ່ວໂມງ | Satu jam |
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ຫ້ອງນ້ຳຢູ່ໃສ? | Di mana bilik air? |
| ສະຖານີລົດໄຟຢູ່ໃສ? | Di manakah stesen kereta api? |
| ສະໜາມບິນຢູ່ໃສ? | Di manakah lapangan terbang? |
| ຂ້ອຍຈະໄປບ່ອນນັ້ນໄດ້ແນວໃດ? | Bagaimana saya boleh ke sana? |
| ລ້ຽວຊ້າຍ | Belok kiri |
| ລ້ຽວຂວາ | Belok kanan |
| ໄປຊື່ໆ | Terus ke hadapan |
| ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ | Ia dekat |
| ມັນໄກ | Ia jauh |
| ຂ້ອຍເສຍ | Saya sesat |
| ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການ taxi | Saya perlukan teksi |
| ຂ້ອຍສາມາດຊື້ປີ້ໄດ້ຢູ່ໃສ? | Di mana saya boleh membeli tiket? |
| ປີ້ລາຄາເທົ່າໃດ? | Berapa harga tiket? |
| ຍ່າງປອດໄພບໍ? | Adakah selamat untuk berjalan? |
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ຂ້ອຍຫິວ | Saya lapar |
| ຂ້ອຍຫິວນໍ້າ | Saya dahaga |
| ນ້ໍາ, ກະລຸນາ | Air, tolong |
| ຕາຕະລາງສໍາລັບສອງ, ກະລຸນາ | Tolong satu meja untuk dua orang |
| ເມນູ, ກະລຸນາ | Tolong menunya |
| ເຈົ້າແນະນໍາຫຍັງ? | Apa yang anda cadangkan? |
| ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການນີ້ | Saya ingin ini |
| ມັນແຊບ | Memang sedap |
| ບັນຊີລາຍການ, ກະລຸນາ | Bil, tolong |
| ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ກິນຊີ້ນ | Saya tidak makan daging |
| ຂ້ອຍມີອາການແພ້ອາຫານ | Saya mempunyai alahan makanan |
| ກາເຟ | Kopi |
| ຊາ | Teh |
| ເຂົ້າຈີ່ | Roti |
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍນີ້ເທົ່າໃດ? | Berapa kos ini? |
| ມັນແພງເກີນໄປ | Ia terlalu mahal |
| ເຈົ້າຍອມຮັບບັດເຄຣດິດບໍ? | Adakah anda menerima kad kredit? |
| ຂ້ອຍພຽງແຕ່ຊອກຫາ | Saya hanya melihat |
| ຂ້ອຍຈະເອົາມັນ | Saya akan mengambilnya |
| ເປີດ | Buka |
| ປິດ | Tertutup |
| ທາງເຂົ້າ | Pintu masuk |
| ອອກໄປ | Keluar |
| ຕະຫຼາດຢູ່ໃສ? | Di manakah pasaran? |
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ | Tolong |
| ໂທຫາທ່ານຫມໍ | Panggil doktor |
| ໂທຫາຕໍາຫຼວດ | Hubungi polis |
| ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ | Saya perlukan bantuan |
| ຂ້ອຍເຈັບ | Saya sakit |
| ໂຮງໝໍຢູ່ໃສ? | Di mana hospital? |
| ຮ້ານຂາຍຢາຢູ່ໃສ? | Di mana farmasi? |
| ມັນເຈັບປວດຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ | Sakit di sini |
| ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການທ່ານຫມໍ | Saya perlukan doktor |
| ມີໂຮງໝໍໃກ້ຄຽງບໍ່? | Adakah terdapat hospital berdekatan? |
| Lao | Malay |
|---|---|
| ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດບໍ? | Adakah anda bercakap bahasa Inggeris? |
| ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ | Saya tak faham |
| ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈ | Saya faham |
| ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ | Tolong cakap perlahan-lahan |
| ກະລຸນາເຮັດຊ້ຳ | Tolong ulangi itu |
| ກະລຸນາຂຽນມັນລົງ | Sila tuliskannya |
| ນີ້ຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າແນວໃດ? | Apakah maksud ini? |
| ເຈົ້າເວົ້າແນວນີ້ແນວໃດ? | Bagaimana anda mengatakan ini? |
| ຂ້ອຍກໍາລັງຮຽນ | Saya sedang belajar |
| ຂ້ອຍເວົ້າເລັກນ້ອຍ | Saya bercakap sedikit |
| ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ? | Boleh awak tolong saya? |
| ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້ | Saya tidak tahu |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Widely spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia (as Indonesian, which is a standardized dialect of Malay), Brunei, and Singapore. It also has speakers in southern Thailand, southern Philippines, and among some communities in Australia.
Uses the Latin alphabet primarily in Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. The letters used are 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 simple phonetic structure with a total of 20 phonemes. Vowel length can distinguish meanings.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) order is typical. Tense is not inflected but rather indicated by time adverbs or context.
Includes numerous loanwords from Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, and English, reflecting its historical and trading influences.
Part of the Austronesian language family, within the Malayo-Polynesian branch.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used Jawi, an Arabic script, especially in religious contexts.
Transitioned from Jawi to Latin script during the 20th century, influenced by colonial and educational reforms.
Approximately 290 million speakers, including those who speak Indonesian as a standardized form of Malay, making it one of the most spoken languages in the world.
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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