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Everything

All things included

ກ້ວຍໆ

Very easy

Literally 'bananas'; used to mean something is very easy.

ກວດເລືອດ

Blood test

Having blood examined for health reasons.

ກວາດເຮືອນ

Sweep the house

Cleaning the floor.

ກະເປົາເດີນທາງ

Travel suitcase

A bag used for carrying belongings while traveling.

ກະລຸນາ

Please

Polite word used when making a request.

ກັບບ້ານ

Return home

Going back to one's residence.

ກັບເຮືອນ

Go home

Returning to one's residence.

ກາເຟດຳ

Black coffee

Coffee served without milk.

ກາເຟນົມ

Milk coffee

Coffee served with condensed or fresh milk.

ກາເຟເຢັນ

Iced coffee

Coffee served with ice.

ກາເຟຮ້ອນ

Hot coffee

A standard hot beverage.

ກິນເຂົ້າ

Eat rice

General term for having a meal.

ກິນເຂົ້າສວຍ

Eat late lunch

Having lunch later than usual.

ກິນເຂົ້າເຊົ້າ

Eat breakfast

Having the first meal of the day.

ກິນເຂົ້າແຊບໆ

Enjoy your meal

A polite phrase said before eating.

ກິນເຂົ້າທ່ຽງ

Eat lunch

Having the midday meal.

ກິນເຂົ້າເລືອກບ່ອນນັ່ງ

Be careful where you stay

Be selective about your environment.

ກິນເຂົ້າແລງ

Eat dinner

Having the evening meal.

ກິນເຂົ້າແລ້ວບໍ່?

Have you eaten?

A common friendly greeting in Lao culture.

ກິນແຊບນອນຫຼັບ

Peaceful life

Literally 'eat well, sleep well'; living without worries.

ກິນນ້ຳເຫັນປົງ

Know the source

Think about the consequences.

ກິນປູນຮ້ອນທ້ອງ

Guilty conscience

Feeling uneasy because of one's own guilt.

ກິນເພື່ອຢູ່ ບໍ່ແມ່ນຢູ່ເພື່ອກິນ

Eat to live, not live to eat

Focus on necessity over gluttony.

ກິນຢາ

Take medicine

Consuming medication.

ກິນໝາກໄມ້

Eat fruit

Consuming fruit.

ກິນອາຫານເຊົ້າ

Eat breakfast

The act of having the first meal of the day.

ກິນອາຫານແລງ

Eat dinner

The act of having the evening meal.

ກິນແຮງ

Take advantage

Literally 'eat strength', meaning to exploit someone's labor.

ກົບໃນກາລາ

Frog in coconut shell

Someone with a narrow worldview.