ບາງເທື່ອ
[bahng-teua]
sometimes Adverb
Example —
ບາງ ເທື່ອ ເຈົ້າ ອາດ ຈະ ບໍ່ ໄດ້ ມັກ ໝູ່ ຂອງ ແຟນ*
[bahng teua jao aht ja bor dai muk muu khong faen]
Sometimes, you might not like your boyfriend/girlfriend’s friends.
* 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
ບາງ [bahng] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.
ເທື່ອ [teua] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a long vowel. This normally produces a high tone, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.