ຫາກໍ່
[hah-gaw]
just Adverb
Example —
ຂ້ອຍ ຫາ ກໍ່ ມາ*
[khoi hah gor mah]
I just arrived.
* 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
ຫາ [hah] — this syllable has a high-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a rising tone.
ກໍ່ [gaw] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a long vowel. This normally produces a low tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.