ຕະຫຼອດໄປ

[tha-lawt-bpai]

forever Adverb

Example —
ຈະ ຮັກ ເຈົ້າ ຕະ ຫຼອດ ໄປ*
[ja huk jao tha lort bpai]
I will love you forever.

* 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

ຕະ [tha] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.

ຫຼອດ [lawt] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, long vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a low-falling tone.

ໄປ [bpai] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a special vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.