ຄອບຄົວ
[khawp-kua]
family Noun
ສະ ບາຍ ດີ ພວກ ຂະ ເຈົ້າ ແມ່ນ ຄອບ ຄົວ ຂ້ອຍ*
[sa bai dee puak ka jao maen kawp kua koi]
Hello, this is my family.
* 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
ຄອບ [khop] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, long vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high-falling tone.
ຄົວ [khua] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a high.