ດັ່ງນັ້ນ
[dung-nun]
therefore Adverb
Example —
ບໍ່ ບໍ່ ມີ ເງິນ ດັ່ງ ນັ້ນ ຂ້ອຍ ບໍ່ ໄດ້ ໄປ
[baw baw mii ngern dung nun khoi baw dai bpai]
No. I didn’t have money, so I didn’t get to go.
* 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
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.