Say Hi in Lao language at first time
Vocabulary
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| 1 | ເຊີນ | soen | Please |
| 2 | ຂອບໃຈ | khop chai | Thank you |
| 3 | ຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍໆ | khop chai lai lai | Thank you very much |
| 4 | ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ | bo pen jang | That’s all right |
| 5 | ສະບາຍດີ | sa bai di | Hello. |
| 6 | ລາກ່ອນ | la kon | Good bye |
| 7 | ໄປກ່ອນເດີ້ | pai kon doe | Good bye (person leaving) |
| 8 | ໂຊກດີ | sok di | Good luck |
| 9 | ພົບກັນໃໝ່ | phop kan mai | See you again |
| 10 | ນີ້ແມ່ນທ່ານ… | ni maen than… | This is Mr… |
| 11 | ນີ້ແມ່ນນາງ… | ni maen nang… | This is Ms… |
| 12 | ຍິນດີທີ່ຮູ້ຈັກ | yin di thi hu chak | Pleased to meet you |
| 13 | ເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ? | chao sa bai di bo? | How are you? |
| 14 | ສະບາຍດີ, ຂອບໃຈ | sa bai di khop chai | Fine, thank you |
| 15 | ເຈົ້າເດ | chao de | And you? |
| 16 | ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ | sen diau kan | Me, too |
| 17 | ຂ້ອຍຫິວເຂົ້າ / ຫິວນ້ຳ | khoy hiu khao/ hiu nam | I’m hungry / thirsty |
| 18 | ຂ້ອຍເມື່ອຍ | khoy muoy | I’m tired |
| 19 | ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ສະບາຍ | khoy bo sa bai | I’m not well |
| 20 | ຂ້ອຍຮ້ອນ / ໜາວ | khoy hon/ nao | I’m hot/ cold |
| 21 | ຂໍໂທດ | kho thod | Excuse me / I’m sorry |
| 22 | ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາ | bo mi ban ha | No promblem |
Classroom expressions
| Lao | Pronunciation | English | |
| 1 | ພວກເຮົາເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ | phuak hao loem ton | Let’s begin |
| 2 | ເຊີນຟັງ | soen fang | Please listen |
| 3 | ເຊີນເວົ້າ | soen vao | Please say |
| 4 | ເວົ້າອີກ | vao ik | Say again |
| 5 | ເຊີນເວົ້າຕາມຫຼັງ | soen vao tam lang | Please repeat after me |
| 6 | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ | ka lu na vao sa sa | Please speak slowly |
| 7 | ອີກເທື່ອໜຶ່ງ | ik thuo nung | Once more |
| 8 | ພ້ອມກັນ | phomkan | All together |
| 9 | ເບິ່ງກະດານ | boeng ka dan | Look at the board |
| 10 | ເຊີນຂຽນ | soen khian | Please write |
| 11 | ເຊີນອ່ານ | soen an | Please read |
| 12 | ເຊີນຖາມ / ຕອບ | soen tham/ top | Please ask / answer |
| 13 | ຈື່ແລ້ວບໍ? | chu laeu bo? | Do you remember? |
| 14 | ເຂົ້າໃຈບໍ? | khao chai bo? | Do you understand? |
| ເຈົ້າ, ເຂົ້າໃຈແລ້ວ | chao khao chai laeo | Yes, I do | |
| ບໍ່, ບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ | bo, bo khao chai | No, I don’t | |
| 15 | ເຊີນເປີດປຶ້ມ | soen poed pum | Please open your book |
| 16 | ເຊີນອັດປຶ້ມ | soen ad pum | Please close your book |
| 17 | ຖ້າບຶດໜຶ່ງ | tha bud nung | Wait a moment |
| 18 | ພັກສິບນາທີ | phak sip na thi | Have a bread for 10 minutes |
| 19 | ດີ / ດີຫຼາຍ | di/ di lai | Good / very good |
| 20 | ຖືກ / ບໍ່ຖືກ | thuk/ bo thuk | Correct / incorrect |
| 21 | ມີຄຳຖາມບໍ? | mi kham tham bo? | Do you have any questions? |
| ມີ, ຂ້ອຍມີຄຳຖາມ | mi , khoy mi kham tham | Yes, I do | |
| ບໍໍ່ມີ | bo mi | No, I don’t | |
| 22 | ໝົດເວລາ | mod ve la | The time is up |
| 23 | ເຊີນພັກຜ່ອນ | soen phak phon | Please rest |
Conversation
| Lao | Pronunciation | English |
| · ສະບາຍດີ.
· ຂ້ອຍຊື່ດາວ. · ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? |
sa bai di
khoy su dao chao su jang |
· Hello
· My name is Dao · What is your name? |
| · ຂ້ອຍຊື່ຢຸກິ
· ຍິ້ນດີທີ່ຮູ້ຈັກ |
khoy su yuki
yin di thi hu chak |
· My name is Yuki
· Nice to meet you |
| · ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ
· ຂໍໂທດ, · ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ? |
sen diau kan
kho thod chao vao pha sa lao dai bo? |
· I’m too.
· Excuse me · Can you speak Lao? |
| · ໄດ້ໜ້ອຍໜຶ່ງ | dai noy nung | · I can, a little |
| · ນີ້ແມ່ນໃຜ? | ni maen phai? | · Who is this? |
| · ນີ້ແມ່ນໝູ່ຂ້ອຍ | ni maen mu khoy | · This is my friend |
| · ລາວແມ່ນໃຜ? | lao maen phai? | · Whe is she / he |
| · ລາວແມ່ນອາຈານຂ້ອຍ | lao maen a chan khoy | · She/he is my teacher |
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