ສາມາດ

[sah-maht]

to be able to Verb

Example —
ສາ ມາດ ມາ ຫາ ງານ ວັນ ເກີດ ຂ້ອຍ ບໍ*
[sah maht mah hah ngahn wan gert koi baw]
Are you able to come to my birthday party?

* 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

ສາ [sah] — this syllable has a high-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a rising tone.

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