ນອກຈາກ

[nawk-jahk]

except, unless Conjunction

Example —
ນອກ ຈາກ ເຈົ້າ ໄປ ໝົດ ຊູ່ ຄົນ
[nawk jahk jao bpai moht soo khon]
Except you, everyone is going.

* 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

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

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