ຄວາມຮັກ

[khwahm-huk]

love Noun

Example —
ທຸກໆ ຄົນ ຢາກ ຄວາມ ຮັກ*
[tuuk tuuk khon yahk khwahm huk]
Everybody wants love.

* 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

ຄວາມ [khwahm] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.

ຮັກ [huk] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a middle tone.