ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ
[hawng-nam]
bathroom Noun
Example —
ຂໍ ໂທດ ຫ້ອງ ນ້ຳ ຢູ່ ໃສ*
[khaw toht hawng nam yoo sai]
Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
* 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
ຫ້ອງ [hawng] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. 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.
ນ້ຳ [nam] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a special vowel. This normally produces a middle tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ໂທ /mai toh/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a high-falling tone.