ດື່ມ
[deum]
to drink Verb
* Note — Lao sentences and phrases are not typically spaced out by syllables. But, this is helpful for recognizing where syllables start and end.
Tips:
Most people will simply use the word ກິນ [gin] for drinking as well. For example, ຂ້ອຍຢາກກິນນໍ້າ [khoi yahk gin nam] — I want to drink water.
According to my grandma, ດື່ມ [deum] is a Thai or Issan word to say to drink.
Tone Breakdown
ດື່ມ [deum] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. This normally produces a low, but this syllable has a ໄມ້ເອກ /mai ehk/ tone mark. Therefore, the tone of the syllable is a middle tone.