Essential greetings and salutations.

• ສະບາຍດີhello / hi (the all-purpose greeting any time of day; also used to reply 'I'm well')
• ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າgood morning
• ສະບາຍດີຕອນບ່າຍgood afternoon
• ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງgood evening
• ລາກ່ອນgoodbye
• ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບwelcome
• ສະບາຍດີບໍ່how are you? (lit. are you well?)
• ຂ້ອຍສະບາຍດີI am fine (fuller reply)
• ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກnice to meet you
• ພົບກັນໃໝ່see you later / see you again
• ໂຊກດີgood luck / take care (said on parting)
• ສະບາຍດີຕອນກາງຄືນgood night (on parting at night)