ລັດຖະບານ

[lut-ta-bahn]

government Noun

Example —
ເຈົ້າ ເຮັດ ການ ໃນ ລັດ ຖະ ບານ ບໍ*
[jao het gahn nai lut ta bahn bor]
Do you do work in government?

* 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

ລັດ [lut] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a middle tone.

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

ບານ [bahn] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.