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Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant in Lao
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Lao words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Lao phrases in this lesson
- ໂຕະສຳລັບສອງຄົນto sam-lap song KHON
- A table for two
- ຂໍເມນູແດ່khaw meh-NOO dae
- The menu, please
- ມີຫຍັງແຊບ?mee nyang SAEP
- What do you recommend?
- ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ກິນ...khoy baw KIN
- I don't eat...
- ຂ້ອຍແພ້...khoy PHAE
- I'm allergic to...
- ຊີ້ນsin
- Meat
- ໄກ່kai
- Chicken
- ປາpa
- Fish
- ແຊບຫຼາຍsaep LAI
- It's delicious
- ຊົນແກ້ວ!son KAEO
- Cheers
Literally "what is tasty?". Try larb, minced meat salad, with sticky rice.
River fish from the Mekong is everyday food.
Literally "clink glasses". Expect many toasts at a Lao party.