ຕະຫຼອດໄປ
[tha-lawt-bpai]
forever Adverb
Example —
ຈະ ຮັກ ເຈົ້າ ຕະ ຫຼອດ ໄປ*
[ja huk jao tha lort bpai]
I will love you forever.
* 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
ຕະ [tha] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ຫຼອດ [lawt] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, long vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a low-falling tone.
ໄປ [bpai] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a special vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.