ວັນພະຫັດ
[wun-pa-hut]
thursday Noun
Example —
ມື້ ນິ້ ແມ່ນ ວັນ ພະ ຫັດ*
[meu nii maen wun pa hut]
Today is Thursday.
* 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 Thursday comes from ດາວພະຫັດ [dao-pa-hut] — Jupiter.
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.
ພະ [pa] — this syllable has a low-class consonant and a short vowel. As a result, this produces a middle tone.
ຫັດ [hut] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, a short vowel, and unreleased-stop final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.