ຄວາມກ້າຫານ
[khwahm gah hahn]
courage Noun
Example —
ລາວ ສະ ແດງ ຄວາມ ກ້າ ຫານ*
[lao sa daeng khwahm gah hahn]
She showed courage.
* 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
ຄວາມ [khwahm] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ກ້າ [gah] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a long vowel. This normally produces a low, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ໂທ /mai toh/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a high-falling tone.
ຫານ [hahn] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a rising tone.