ຫວັງວ່າ
[wung-wah]
to hope Verb
Example —
ອ້າຍ ຂ້ອຍ ຫວັງ ວ່າ ລາວ ຈະ ຈົບ ຮຽນ ປີ ນີ້
[ahy koi wang wa lao ja hian johp bee nee]
My older brother hopes that he will graduate this year.
* 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
ຫວັງ [wung] — this syllable has a high-class consonant, a short vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a rising tone.
ວ່າ [wah] — 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.