ການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອເຊິ່ງກັນແລະກັນ
[gahn-suai-serng-gun-lae-gun]
mutual aid Noun
* 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
ການ [gahn] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.
ຊ່ວຍ [suai] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. This normally produces a high tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.
ເຫຼືອ [leua] — this syllable has a high-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a rising tone.
ເຊິ່ງ [serng] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. This normally produces a high tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.
ກັນ [gun] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.
ແລະ [lae] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle tone.
ກັນ [gun] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.