ສັກກະຍະພາບ

[suk-ga-nya-phahp]

potential Noun

Example —
ລາວ ມີ ສັກ ກະ ຍະ ພາບ ສູງ*
[lao mii suk ga nya phahp suung]
S/he has high potential.

* 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

ສັກ [suk] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.

ກະ [ga] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.

ຍະ [nya] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle tone.

ພາບ [phahp] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, long vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high-falling tone.