ກຸມພາ
[guum-phah]
February Noun
Example —
ແມ່ນ ເດືອນ ກຸມ ພາ*
[maen deuan guum phah]
It’s February.
* 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 keep it simpler, many Lao people simply say the number. Since February is the second month of the year, people would say ເດືອນສອງ [deuan sawng] — “month two.”
Tone Breakdown
ກຸມ [guum] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.
ພາ [phah] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a high.