ທະວີບ

[ta-wiip]

continent Noun

Example —
ຂ້ອຍ ຢາກ ໄປ ທ່ຽວ ຢູ່ ທຸກໆ ທະ ວີບ*
[khoi yahk bpai tiaw yuu tuuk tuuk ta wiip]
I want to travel to every continent.

* 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

ທະ [ta] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle tone.

ວີບ [wiip] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, long vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high-falling tone.