ວັນເສົາ
[wun-sao]
saturday Noun
Example —
ມື້ ນີ້ ແມ່ນ ວັນ ເສົາ*
[meu nii maen wun sao]
Today is Saturday.
* 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 Saturday comes from ດາວພະເສົາ [dao-pa-sao] — Saturn.
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.
ເສົາ [sao] — this syllable has a high-class consonant and a special vowel. As a result, this produces a high tone.