ກັນຍາ
[gun-nyah]
September Noun
Example —
ແມ່ນ ເດືອນ ກັນ ຍາ*
[maen deuan gun nyah]
It’s September.
* 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 September is the ninth month of the year, people would say ເດືອນເກົ້າ [deuan gao] — “month nine.”
Tone Breakdown
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.
ຍາ [nyah] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. As a result, this produces a high.