ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ
sabai di ton sao
The Lao phrase for "good morning" is ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sabai di ton sao).
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ is used when seeing someone for the first time in the morning. In many casual situations, Lao speakers may simply use the general greeting ສະບາຍດີ (hello) instead of this more specific phrase.
Meaning: when seeing someone for the first time in the morning (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ສະບາຍດີ (to be well/fine) and ຕອນເຊົ້າ (morning).
How does it change in a sentence?
The component ຕອນເຊົ້າ specifically refers to the morning period of the day.
How do you pronounce it?
sabai di ton sao
Did you know?
- In very casual morning settings, Lao speakers might skip the formal greeting entirely and instead ask ກິນເຂົ້າແລ້ວບໍ which means 'have you eaten yet?'
- The height of your hands during the 'nops' gesture while saying ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ varies based on the social status of the person you are greeting.
- Lao script is an abugida, meaning the vowels in ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ are not all written in a straight line but can appear above or below the consonants.
Examples in context
- ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ!Good morning!This sentence is useful for seeing how to use the form ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ.Tatoeba #2427263 by google, translation #329713 by YURY0608
- ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ, ທຸກຄົນ.sabaidi ton sao, thuk khon.Good morning, everyone.
Example conversation
Two colleagues meet at the office.
- Aສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ, B.sabaidee ton sao, B.Good morning, B.
- Bສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ, A.sabaidee ton sao, A.Good morning, A.
- Aມື້ນີ້ມີວຽກຫຼາຍບໍ່?mue ni mi viak lai bo?Do you have a lot of work today?
- Bມີໜ້ອຍໜຶ່ງເທົ່ານັ້ນ.mi noy nueng thao nan.Only a little bit.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
