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Lesson 8 of 10

Getting around in Lao

Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. 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.

Karst peaks above the clouds at sunrise in Vang Vieng, Laos
Getting around
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
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All 10 Lao phrases in this lesson

ຫ້ອງນ້ຳຢູ່ໃສ?hong NAM yoo SAI
Where is the toilet?

Literally "where is the water room?".

ໄປ...ແນວໃດ?pai ... naeo DAI
How do I get to...?
ລ້ຽວຊ້າຍliao SAI
To the left

Literally "turn left".

ລ້ຽວຂວາliao KHUA
To the right
ກົງໄປkong PAI
Straight ahead
ຢູ່ນີ້yoo NEE
Here
ສະຖານີລົດໄຟsa-tha-nee lot-FAI
Train station

Literally "fire vehicle station". The Laos-China railway runs from Vientiane to Luang Prabang and beyond.

ລົດເມlot MEH
Bus
ສະໜາມບິນsa-nam BIN
Airport

Literally "flying field".

ປີ້ໜຶ່ງໃບpee neung BAI
One ticket, please

ໃບ (bai) is the counter for flat things like tickets.

Where Lao is spoken

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