ບໍ່ດັ່ງນັ້ນ
[baw-dung-nun]
otherwise Conjunction
Example —
ເມ່ນ ບໍ່ ດັ່ງ ນັ້ນ ເຮົາ ບໍ່ ທັນ ເຮືອ ບິນ*
[maen baw dung nun how bor tun heua bin]
That’s right. Otherwise, we won’t be on time for the plane.
* 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
ບໍ່ [baw] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a long vowel. This normally produces a low tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.
ດັ່ງ [dung] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. This normally produces a low, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.
ນັ້ນ [nun] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. This normally produces a high tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ໂທ /mai toh/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a high-falling tone.