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.