ລາກ່ອນ
[lah-gawn]
goodbye Phrase
* 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
ລາ [lah] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a high.
ກ່ອນ [gawn] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a long 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.