ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Thai ไม่เป็นไร (mâi-bpen-rai), Isan บ่เป็นหยัง, Northern Thai ᨷᩴ᩵ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶᩉ᩠ᨿᩢᨦ (bɔɔ² pen¹ ɲaŋ¹) or ᨷᩴ᩵ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶᩈᩢ᩠ᨦ (bɔɔ² pen¹ saŋ¹), Khün ᨷᩢᨸᩮ᩠ᨶᩈᩢ᩠ᨦ, Lü ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ (ḃaw¹ ṗiin ṡang), Tai Dam ꪹꪚ꪿ꪱ ꪹꪜꪸꪙ ꪎꪰꪉ (báu pên săng), Shan ဢမ်ႇပဵၼ်သင် (ʼàm pǎen sǎng), Tai Nüa ᥕᥒᥙᥥᥢᥔᥒᥴ (yángpensang).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [bɔː˧.pen˩(˧).ɲaŋ˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [bɔː˧˨.pen˩˨.ɲaŋ˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ບໍ່-ເປັນ-ຫຍັງ
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Interjection

ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ • (bǭ pen nyang)

1. no worries
2. no problem; you’re welcome
3. never mind

Usage notes

Commonly used to respond to disagreements, minor mistakes, or misfortunes.