The gap between the language in a textbook and the language on a street is mostly this: the question words, the short answers, and the ten phrases that fill a pause. Press any line to hear it.
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Lao tone marks change what a vowel sounds like, and no Latin spelling here would carry that, so it would teach a word said wrong. Press the speaker on any line instead: every one of them is spoken out loud.
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Conversation
ຂ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈI understand
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈI don't understand
ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆPlease speak slowly
ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ?What's your name?
ຂ້ອຍຊື່…My name is…
ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ?Where are you from?
ເວົ້າອີກເທື່ອໜຶ່ງໄດ້ບໍ?Can you say that again?
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້I don't know
ບາງທີMaybe
ຊ່ວຍຂ້ອຍໄດ້ບໍ?Can you help me?
Opinions & Comparing
ດີກວ່າBetter
ຮ້າຍກວ່າWorse
ເໝືອນກັນThe same
ແຕກຕ່າງDifferent
ຂ້ອຍຄິດວ່າ…I think that…
ແນ່ນອນ!Of course!
ແທ້ໆReally
ສຳຄັນImportant
ງ່າຍEasy
ຍາກDifficult
Small Talk
ອາກາດດີ!Nice weather!
ເປັນແນວໃດແດ່?How's it going?
ສະບາຍໆChill / relaxed
ແທ້ບໍ?!Really?!
ເວົ້າຫຼິ້ນ!Just kidding!
ບໍ່ແນ່ໃຈNot sure
ແລ້ວເຈົ້າເດ?And you?
ໂອເຄOkay
ໄດ້!Sure! (can do)
ບໍ່ໄດ້Can't (not possible)
Phone Calls
ຮາໂຫຼHello (on phone)
ສາຍບໍ່ວ່າງThe line is busy
ຮັບສາຍTo answer the call
ວາງສາຍTo hang up
ເບີໂທPhone number
ໂທກັບCall back
ຝາກຂໍ້ຄວາມLeave a message
ສັນຍານບໍ່ດີBad signal
ແບັດໝົດDead battery
ປິດສຽງMute / silent
Connector Words
ເພາະວ່າBecause
ແຕ່But
ແລະAnd
ຫຼືOr
ດັ່ງນັ້ນTherefore
ຖ້າIf
ກ່ອນBefore
ຫຼັງຈາກAfter
ຕົວຢ່າງFor example
ທັງໝົດAll / total
Slang & Expressions
ສຸດຍອດ!Cool! / awesome
ແຊບຫຼາຍໆSuper delicious
ສະບາຍໆChill / easy-going
ຈິງບໍ?Are you serious?
ເຈົ້າເຮັດໄດ້!You got this!
ທົນບໍ່ໄຫວCan't handle it
ເປັນຈັ່ງໃດ?What's up?
ຖ້າແດ່Hold on / wait
ຫຼາຍແທ້ໆSo much / a lot
ງົງຫຼາຍSo confused
Idioms & Sayings
ໃຈກວ້າງGenerous (big-hearted)
ອົກຫັກHeartbroken
ຕີເຫຼັກຕອນຍັງຮ້ອນStrike while the iron is hot
ຊ້າໆໄດ້ພ້າສອງເຫຼັ້ມງາມSlow and steady wins the race