ກໍລະກົດ
[gaw-la-goht]
July Noun
Example —
ແມ່ນ ເດືອນ ກໍ ລະ ກົດ*
[maen deuan gaw la goht]
It’s July.
* 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 July is the seventh month of the year, people would say ເດືອນເຈັດ [deuan jet] — “month seven.”
Tone Breakdown
ກໍ [gaw] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a low tone.
ລະ [la] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle tone.
ກົດ [goht] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.