Ask who, what, where — and say you don’t understand.

• ຫຍັງwhat?
• ໃຜwho?
• ຢູ່ໃສwhere?
• ເມື່ອໃດwhen?
• ເປັນຫຍັງwhy?
• ແນວໃດhow? (in what way)
• ເທົ່າໃດhow much? / how many?
• ອັນໃດwhich? / which one?
• ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈI don't understand
• ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ່do you speak English?
• ນີ້ແມ່ນຫຍັງwhat is this?
• ຊ່ວຍແດ່help! / please help