ອຸປະສັກ
[oo-bpa-suk]
hardship Noun
ຖ້າ ບໍ່ ມີ ອຸ ປະ ສັກ ກໍ່ ບໍ່ ຮູ້ ຈັກ ຄວາມ ສໍາ ເລັດ*
[ta baw mii oo bpa suk, gaw baw huu juk khwahm sum let]
If you don’t have hardships, then you don’t know success.
* 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
ອຸ [oo] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ປະ [bpa] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ສັກ [suk] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.