ຍິນດີ

[nyin-dii]

to be glad, to be pleased Verb

* 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 say “[I’m] glad to meet/know you,” you would say ຍິນດີທິ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈາກ [nyin-di-ti-dai-huu-jahk].

Tone Breakdown

ຍິນ [nyin] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.

ດີ [dii] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a low tone.