ຕຸລາ
[thuu-lah]
October Noun
Example —
ແມ່ນ ເດືອນ ຕຸ ລາ*
[maen deuan thuu lah]
It’s October.
* 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 October is the tenth month of the year, people would say ເດືອນສິບ [deuan sip] — “month ten.”
Tone Breakdown
ຕຸ [thuu] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.
ລາ [lah] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a high.