ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ
nyin di thi dai hu chak
The Lao phrase for "nice to meet you" is ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ (nyin di thi dai hu chak).
This phrase is used specifically when meeting someone for the first time, rather than for general happiness to see someone.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'happy that [I] have gotten to know [you].' The core of the expression is ຍິນດີ (nyin di), which means 'happy' or 'pleased'. The phrase concludes with ຮູ້ຈັກ (hu chak), a verb phrase that specifically refers to knowing a person or being acquainted with them.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word ຍິນດີ (nyin di) means 'happy' or 'pleased', while the verb phrase ຮູ້ຈັກ (hu chak) specifically refers to knowing a person or being acquainted with them.
How do you pronounce it?
nyin di thi dai hu chak
Did you know?
- If you meet someone of much higher social status or age, your 'nop' gesture while saying ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ should be higher, with your index fingers closer to your nose.
- Lao and Thai are closely related, meaning a Thai speaker would recognize ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ as almost identical to their own phrase for 'nice to meet you'.
- While ຍິນດີ means 'happy', it is also used in the term ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ to mean 'welcome' in a professional or hospitality setting.
Examples in context
- ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ.Nice to meet you.This is useful for practicing the full phrase ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ.Tatoeba #8975785 by Analu_Kalaka, translation #499617 by Shishir
Example conversation
Two people are introduced to each other at a social gathering.
- Aສະບາຍດີ, ຂ້ອຍແມ່ນ ສົມພອນ.sabaidi, khoy maen Somphon.Hello, I am Somphon.
- Bສະບາຍດີ, ຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກເຈົ້າ.sabaidi, yin di thi dai hu chak chao.Hello, nice to meet you.
- Aຂ້ອຍກໍຍິນດີທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກເຈົ້າຄືກັນ.khoy ko yin di thi dai hu chak chao khue kan.I am also glad to meet you.
- Bຂອບໃຈຫຼາຍໆ.khop chai lai lai.Thank you very much.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
