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🇱🇦 Lao greetings and polite words

Hello, thank you, sorry, please. Four words that carry more weight than anything else you will learn, because they are the ones that tell a stranger you are trying. The polite forms are here too, and they matter more than beginners expect. 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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Greetings & Basics

ສະບາຍດີHello
ຂອບໃຈThank you
ແມ່ນYes
ບໍ່No
ຂໍໂທດSorry / Excuse me
ສະບາຍດີບໍ?How are you?
ສະບາຍດີI'm fine
ລາກ່ອນGoodbye
ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງNo worries
ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກNice to meet you

Magic Little Words

ໂດຍPolite word (men)
ເຈົ້າPolite word (women)
ບໍQuestion word (yes/no)
ແລ້ວAlready
ຈະWill (future)
ກຳລັງRight now (-ing)
ທີ່ສຸດThe most (superlative)
ຫຼາຍVery / a lot
ໜ້ອຍໜຶ່ງA little bit
ຄືກັນAlso / too

Compliments & Cheer

ເກັ່ງຫຼາຍ!Very talented!
ເຮັດໄດ້ດີWell done
ພູມໃຈໃນຕົວເຈົ້າProud of you
ຢ່າຍອມແພ້Don't give up
ເຊື່ອໝັ້ນໃນຕົວເອງBelieve in yourself
ສູ້ຕໍ່ໄປKeep fighting
ໜ້າປະທັບໃຈAmazing / impressive
ເຮັດດີຕໍ່ໄປ!Keep it up!
ດີເດັ່ນOutstanding
ຂອບໃຈທີ່ບໍ່ຍອມແພ້Thanks for not giving up

Reactions & Interjections

ວ້າວ!Wow!
ໂອ້ໂຫ!Whoa!
ໂອ້ຍ ບໍ່ດີເລີຍ!Oh no! / that's bad
ດີເນາະ!That's great!
ແທ້ບໍ?!Really?!
ໂຊກດີແທ້!Lucky you!
ໜ້າເສຍດາຍWhat a shame
ຕົກໃຈStartled / shocked
ຫາ?Huh? / eh?
ສຸດຍອດ!Awesome!

Polite & Kind Words

ໂດຍPolite particle (male speaker)
ເຈົ້າPolite particle (female speaker)
ຂໍໂທດSorry / excuse me
ຂໍ…ແດ່May I have…
ຊ່ວຍແດ່Please help
ກະລຸນາKindly / please
ຍິນດີYou're welcome / gladly
ໂຊກດີGood luck
ເຊີນPlease, go ahead
ຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍໆThank you very much
ບໍ່ຕ້ອງເກງໃຈNo need to be shy / it's fine
ດ້ວຍຄວາມຍິນດີMy pleasure

Useful Phrases

ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບWelcome
ບໍ່ມີບັນຫາNo problem
ດຽວມາBe right back
ລໍຖ້າບຶດໜຶ່ງWait a moment
ເຊີນຕາມສະບາຍMake yourself comfortable
ໂຊກດີGood luck
ລະວັງເດີ້Be careful
ຝັນດີSweet dreams
ຂໍໃຫ້ຫາຍໄວໆGet well soon
ຂໍສະແດງຄວາມຍິນດີCongratulations
ເຈົ້າເຮັດໄດ້!You can do it!
ພົບກັນພາຍຫຼັງSee you later

Apologies & Excuses

ຂ້ອຍຂໍໂທດຫຼາຍໆI'm so sorry
ຂ້ອຍນອນເກີນເວລາI overslept
ຂ້ອຍລືມສະນິດເລີຍI totally forgot
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ໄດ້ຕັ້ງໃຈI didn't mean to
ຈະບໍ່ເກີດຂຶ້ນອີກIt won't happen again
ມີເລື່ອງດ່ວນເກີດຂຶ້ນSomething urgent came up
ໃຫ້ອະໄພຂ້ອຍແດ່Forgive me
ຄວາມຜິດຂອງຂ້ອຍMy fault
ຫາຂໍ້ອ້າງTo make excuses
ຂໍໂທດລ່ວງໜ້າApologies in advance

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