ເອົາແຕ່ໃຈ
[ao-thae-jai]
selfish, overbearing, stubborn Adjective
Example —
ລາວ ເອົາ ແຕ່ ໃຈ*
[lao ao thae jai]
He is selfish.
* 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
ເອົາ [ao] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a special vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ແຕ່ [thae] — 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.
ໃຈ [jai] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a special vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.