ເດີນທາງ

[dern-tahng]

to travel Verb

Example —
ເດືອນ ໜ້າ ເຈົ້າ ຊິ ເດີນ ທາງ ຢູ່ ໄສ*
[deuan nah jao si dern tahng yoo sai]
Where are you going to travel to next month?

* 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

ເດີນ [dern] — this syllable has a middle-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a low tone.

ທາງ [tahng] — this syllable has a low-class consonant, a long vowel, and a sonorant final consonant. As a result, this produces a high tone.