Lao & English Phrases – People, Greetings & Seasons
| People / Family | Khon / Kop Kua | ຄົນ/ຄອບຄົວ | ||
| Brother (older) | aii | ອ້າຍ | ||
| Brother (younger) | nong sai | ນ້ອງຊາຍ | ||
| sister (older) | uuai | ເອື້ອຍ | ||
| sister (younger) | nong sao | ນອ້ງສາວ | ||
| father | paa | ພໍ່ | ||
| mother | mae | ແມ່ | ||
| grandfather | paa tuu | ພໍ່ຕູ້ | ||
| grandmother | mae tuu | ແມ່ຕູ້ | ||
| husband | puua | ຜົວ | ||
| wife | miieh | ເມຍ | ||
| son | luuk sai | ລູກຊາຍ | ||
| daughter | luuk sao | ລູກສາວ | ||
| family | kop-kua | ຄອບຄົວ | ||
| boyfriend / girlfriend | fan / fan (same as BF) | ແຟນ | ||
| friend | mooo | ໜູ່ | ||
| baby, kid | dek-noi | ເດັກນອ້ງ | ||
| I, me | koi | ຂອ້ຍ | ||
| you | jao | ເຈົ້າ | ||
| American person | khon American | ຄົນອາເມລີກັນ | ||
| Lao person | khon Lao | ຄົນລາວ | ||
| … Mr. _____ | Taan _____ | ທ້າວ | ||
| … Mrs. _____ | Naang _____ | ນາງ |
| Greetings | Gan Tak Tai | ການທັດທາຍ | ||
| hello/hi | Saa-bai-dee | ສະບາຍດີ | ||
| Are you ok? How are you? | Bpen jung dai? Sa bai dee bo? | ເປັນຈັງໃດ?ເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ່? | ||
| I’m doing well | koi sa bai deeeee | ຂອ້ຍສະບາຍດີ | ||
| I’m doing well, thanks; and you? | koi sabai dee, kop chai; le jao dae? | ຂອ້ຍສະບາຍດີ,ຂອບໃຈ;ແລະເຈົ້າເດ? | ||
| What’s your name?” | Jao suu yung | ເຈົ້າຊື່ຫຍັງ? | ||
| “My name is…” | koi suu… | ຂອ້ຍຊື່.. | ||
| Do u speak English? | Jao wow pa sa ang kit bo? | ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດບໍ່? | ||
| what are you doing? | het yung yuu? | ເຈົ້າເຮັດຫຍັງຢູ່ | ||
| You are very kind | Jao jai dee lai | ເຈົ້າໃຈດີຫຼາຍ |
| Seasons | La Doo | ລະດູ | ||
| spring | la doo bai mai pong | ລະດູໃບໄມ້ປົ່ງ | ||
| summer | la doo hon | ລະດູຮອ້ນ | ||
| fall | la doo bai mai tok | ລະດູໃບໄມ້ຕົກ | ||
| winter | la doo now | ລະດູໜາວ |