ຜູ້ສາວອິດສະລະ
[puu-sao-it-sa-la]
Independent Woman Noun
* Note — Lao sentences and phrases are not typically spaced out by syllables. But, this is helpful for recognizing where syllables start and end.
Tone Breakdown
ຜູ້ [puu] — this syllable has a high-class consonant and a long vowel. This normally produces a rising tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ໂທ /mai toh/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a low-falling tone.
ສາວ [sao] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a rising tone.
ອິດ [iit] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ສະ [sa] — this syllable has a high-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ລະ [la] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle tone.