ວັນຈັນ

[wun-jun]

monday Noun

Example —

ມື້ ນີ້ ແມ່ນ ວັນ ຈັນ*

[meu nii maen wun jun]

Today is Monday.

* Note — Lao sentences and phrases are not typically spaced out by syllables. But, this is helpful for recognizing where syllables start and end.

Tips:

The word for Monday comes from ຈັນ [jun] — Moon.

Tone Breakdown

ວັນ [wun] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.

ຈັນ [jun] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.