Casual and colloquial Lao expressions used in everyday speech, not typically taught in textbooks. Front: the Lao word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- ເປັນຫຍັງ? (pen nyang?)
- What's wrong?, what's up? (casual)
- ບັກ (bak)
- Dude, hey (casual term used before a male friend's name)
- ເອື້ອຍ (euay) as address
- Sis, an informal casual way to address a slightly older woman
- ແຈວ (chaeo)
- Awesome, cool (slang praise)
- ໂອ້ຍ! (oy!)
- Ouch!, oh! (casual exclamation)
- ບໍ່ຮ້າຍ (bo hai)
- Not bad, pretty good
- ແປກໆ (paekpaek)
- A bit weird, off
- ແຈ່ມ! (chaem!)
- Awesome!, great! (slang)
- ເຈົ້າມາອີກແລ້ວ (chao ma ik laeo)
- You again? (casual, teasing)
- ແປກໃຈ (paek chai)
- That's awkward, that felt weird
- ຢ່າເວົ້າຫຍາບ (nya vao nyap)
- Don't talk nonsense, don't be rude
- ຢ່າຫຼອກ (nya lok)
- Don't lie, don't kid me
- ຖ້າກ່ອນ (tha kon)
- Hold on, wait a sec
- ມີຫຍັງ? (mi nyang?)
- What's up? (casual)
- ເບື່ອຫຼາຍ (beua lai)
- So bored
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