ພໍ່ແມ່
[paw-mae]
parents Noun
Example —
ອັນ ນີ້ ແມ່ນ ພໍ່ ແມ່ ຂ້ອຍ*
[un nii maen paw mae khoi]
These are my parents.
* Note — Lao sentences and phrases are not typically spaced out by syllables. But, this is helpful for recognizing where syllables start and end.
Tips:
Parents is simply the Lao words for dad and mom combined!
Tone Breakdown
ພໍ່ [paw] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. This normally produces a high tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.
ແມ່ [mae] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. This normally produces a high tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.