ມີນາ
[mii-nah]
March Noun
Example —
ແມ່ນ ເດືອນ ມີ ນາ*
[maen deuan mi nah]
It’s March.
* Note — Lao sentences and phrases are not typically spaced out by syllables. But, this is helpful for recognizing where syllables start and end.
Tips:
To keep it simpler, many Lao people simply say the number. Since March is the third month of the year, people would say ເດືອນສາມ [deuan sahm] — “month three.”
Tone Breakdown
ມີ [mii] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a high.
ນາ [nah] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a high.