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Malay 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.
Malay belongs to the Austronesian 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.
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. Lao: Approximately 3 million speakers in Laos, 15+ million speakers of closely related Isan variety in Thailand.
Everyday phrases translated from Malay to Lao — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Hello | ສະບາຍດີ |
| Selamat pagi | ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ |
| Selamat petang | ສະບາຍດີຕອນບ່າຍ |
| Selamat petang | ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ |
| Selamat malam | ຝັນດີ |
| Selamat tinggal | ສະບາຍດີ |
| Jumpa lagi nanti | ແລ້ວພົບກັນໃນພາຍຫຼັງ |
| Jumpa esok | ແລ້ວພົບກັນມື້ອື່ນ |
| Selamat datang | ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ |
| Apa khabar | ເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ? |
| Saya sihat, terima kasih | ຂ້ອຍສະບາຍດີ, ຂອບໃຈ |
| Selamat hari raya | ມີມື້ທີ່ດີ |
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Tolonglah | ກະລຸນາ |
| Terima kasih | ຂອບໃຈ |
| Terima kasih banyak-banyak | ຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍໆ |
| Anda dialu-alukan | ທ່ານຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ |
| Ya | ແມ່ນແລ້ວ |
| Tidak | ບໍ່ |
| Maafkan saya | ຂໍໂທດ |
| Saya minta maaf | ຂ້ອຍຂໍໂທດ |
| Tiada masalah | ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ |
| Sudah tentu | ແນ່ນອນ |
| Tahniah | ຊົມເຊີຍ |
| Semoga berjaya | ໂຊກດີ |
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Siapa nama awak | ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? |
| Selamat berkenalan | ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ພົບເຈົ້າ |
| Awak dari mana? | ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ? |
| Berapa umur awak? | ເຈົ້າອາຍຸເທົ່າໃດ? |
| Saya seorang pelajar | ຂ້ອຍເປັນນັກຮຽນ |
| Saya di sini sedang bercuti | ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ໃນວັນພັກ |
| Saya di sini untuk kerja | ຂ້ອຍຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ເພື່ອເຮັດວຽກ |
| Ini kawan saya | ນີ້ແມ່ນຫມູ່ຂອງຂ້ອຍ |
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Satu | ຫນຶ່ງ |
| Dua | ສອງ |
| Tiga | ສາມ |
| Empat | ສີ່ |
| Lima | ຫ້າ |
| Enam | ຫົກ |
| Tujuh | ເຈັດ |
| Lapan | ແປດ |
| Sembilan | ເກົ້າ |
| Sepuluh | ສິບ |
| Seratus | ຫນຶ່ງຮ້ອຍ |
| Seribu | ຫນຶ່ງພັນ |
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Hari ini | ມື້ນີ້ |
| Esok | ມື້ອື່ນ |
| Semalam | ມື້ວານນີ້ |
| Sekarang | ດຽວນີ້ |
| Nanti | ຕໍ່ມາ |
| Pukul berapa sekarang? | ເວລາໃດ? |
| Pada waktu pagi | ໃນຕອນເຊົ້າ |
| Pada waktu petang | ໃນຕອນແລງ |
| Isnin | ວັນຈັນ |
| Jumaat | ວັນສຸກ |
| Minggu depan | ອາທິດໜ້າ |
| Satu jam | ຫນຶ່ງຊົ່ວໂມງ |
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Di mana bilik air? | ຫ້ອງນ້ຳຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Di manakah stesen kereta api? | ສະຖານີລົດໄຟຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Di manakah lapangan terbang? | ສະໜາມບິນຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Bagaimana saya boleh ke sana? | ຂ້ອຍຈະໄປບ່ອນນັ້ນໄດ້ແນວໃດ? |
| Belok kiri | ລ້ຽວຊ້າຍ |
| Belok kanan | ລ້ຽວຂວາ |
| Terus ke hadapan | ໄປຊື່ໆ |
| Ia dekat | ມັນຢູ່ໃກ້ |
| Ia jauh | ມັນໄກ |
| Saya sesat | ຂ້ອຍເສຍ |
| Saya perlukan teksi | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການ taxi |
| Di mana saya boleh membeli tiket? | ຂ້ອຍສາມາດຊື້ປີ້ໄດ້ຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Berapa harga tiket? | ປີ້ລາຄາເທົ່າໃດ? |
| Adakah selamat untuk berjalan? | ຍ່າງປອດໄພບໍ? |
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Saya lapar | ຂ້ອຍຫິວ |
| Saya dahaga | ຂ້ອຍຫິວນໍ້າ |
| Air, tolong | ນ້ໍາ, ກະລຸນາ |
| Tolong satu meja untuk dua orang | ຕາຕະລາງສໍາລັບສອງ, ກະລຸນາ |
| Tolong menunya | ເມນູ, ກະລຸນາ |
| Apa yang anda cadangkan? | ເຈົ້າແນະນໍາຫຍັງ? |
| Saya ingin ini | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການນີ້ |
| Memang sedap | ມັນແຊບ |
| Bil, tolong | ບັນຊີລາຍການ, ກະລຸນາ |
| Saya tidak makan daging | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ກິນຊີ້ນ |
| Saya mempunyai alahan makanan | ຂ້ອຍມີອາການແພ້ອາຫານ |
| Kopi | ກາເຟ |
| Teh | ຊາ |
| Roti | ເຂົ້າຈີ່ |
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Berapa kos ini? | ຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍນີ້ເທົ່າໃດ? |
| Ia terlalu mahal | ມັນແພງເກີນໄປ |
| Adakah anda menerima kad kredit? | ເຈົ້າຍອມຮັບບັດເຄຣດິດບໍ? |
| Saya hanya melihat | ຂ້ອຍພຽງແຕ່ຊອກຫາ |
| Saya akan mengambilnya | ຂ້ອຍຈະເອົາມັນ |
| Buka | ເປີດ |
| Tertutup | ປິດ |
| Pintu masuk | ທາງເຂົ້າ |
| Keluar | ອອກໄປ |
| Di manakah pasaran? | ຕະຫຼາດຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Tolong | ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ |
| Panggil doktor | ໂທຫາທ່ານຫມໍ |
| Hubungi polis | ໂທຫາຕໍາຫຼວດ |
| Saya perlukan bantuan | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ |
| Saya sakit | ຂ້ອຍເຈັບ |
| Di mana hospital? | ໂຮງໝໍຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Di mana farmasi? | ຮ້ານຂາຍຢາຢູ່ໃສ? |
| Sakit di sini | ມັນເຈັບປວດຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ |
| Saya perlukan doktor | ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການທ່ານຫມໍ |
| Adakah terdapat hospital berdekatan? | ມີໂຮງໝໍໃກ້ຄຽງບໍ່? |
| Malay | Lao |
|---|---|
| Adakah anda bercakap bahasa Inggeris? | ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດບໍ? |
| Saya tak faham | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ |
| Saya faham | ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈ |
| Tolong cakap perlahan-lahan | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ |
| Tolong ulangi itu | ກະລຸນາເຮັດຊ້ຳ |
| Sila tuliskannya | ກະລຸນາຂຽນມັນລົງ |
| Apakah maksud ini? | ນີ້ຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າແນວໃດ? |
| Bagaimana anda mengatakan ini? | ເຈົ້າເວົ້າແນວນີ້ແນວໃດ? |
| Saya sedang belajar | ຂ້ອຍກໍາລັງຮຽນ |
| Saya bercakap sedikit | ຂ້ອຍເວົ້າເລັກນ້ອຍ |
| Boleh awak tolong saya? | ເຈົ້າຊ່ວຍຂ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ? |
| Saya tidak tahu | 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.
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.
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