ປະມານ

[bpa-mahn]

approximately Adverb

Example —
ປະ ມານ ສິບ ຄົນ ຢູ່ ເຮືອນ ຂ້ອຍ*
[bpa mahn sip khon yuu heuan khoi]
About ten people live in my house.

* 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

ປະ [bpa] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.

ມານ [mahn] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.