ຂ້ອຍຄິດຮອດເຈົ້າ
khǭi khit hǭt chao
The phrase "I miss you" in Lao is ຂ້ອຍຄິດຮອດເຈົ້າ (khǭi khit hǭt chao).
You can use ຂ້ອຍຄິດຮອດເຈົ້າ to express that you miss someone. This phrase is used for both romantic partners and friends or family members.
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "I think to you". The core verb phrase ຄິດຮອດ (khit hōt) is a compound verb where ຄິດ means "to think" and ຮອດ means "to reach".
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb phrase used to express missing someone is ຄິດຮອດ, which combines the words for "to think" and "to reach".
How do you pronounce it?
khǭi khit hǭt chao
Did you know?
- The word ຮອດ in the phrase also means 'to arrive' at a destination, implying that your thoughts have physically traveled to and reached the person.
- In very intimate or romantic settings, the word ຂ້ອຍ is often replaced by the speaker's own nickname to soften the tone and show affection.
- Depending on the relationship, you can replace ເຈົ້າ with specific kinship terms, such as ອ້າຍ for an older brother or ນ້ອງ for a younger sibling, to sound more natural.
Examples in context
- ຂ້ອຍຄິດຮອດເຈົ້າຫຼາຍ.khoy khit hot chao lai.I miss you a lot.
- ຂ້ອຍຄິດຮອດເຈົ້າທຸກມື້.khoy khit hot chao thuk mue.I miss you every day.
- ຂ້ອຍຄິດຮອດເຈົ້າແທ້ໆ.khoy khit hot chao thae thae.I really miss you.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking on a video call.
- Aສະບາຍດີບໍ? ຂ້ອຍຄິດຮອດເຈົ້າ.sabaidee bo? khoy khit hot chao.How are you? I miss you.
- Bຂ້ອຍກໍຄິດຮອດເຈົ້າຄືກັນ.khoy ko khit hot chao khue kan.I miss you too.
- Aເຈົ້າສະບາຍດີບໍ?chao sabaidee bo?Are you doing well?
- Bຂ້ອຍສະບາຍດີ, ຂອບໃຈ.khoy sabaidee, khop chai.I am well, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “I miss you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
