ມິຖຸນາ
[mi-tuu-nah]
June Noun
Example —
ແມ່ນ ເດືອນ ມິ ຖຸ ນາ*
[maen deuan mi tuu nah]
It’s January.
* 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 June is the sixth month of the year, people would say ເດືອນຫົກ [deuan hohk] — “month six.”
Tone Breakdown
ມິ [mi] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle tone.
ຖຸ [tuu] — this syllable has a high-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ນາ [nah] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a high.