Pronunciation Notes 8
  1. ຂ້ອຍ  khɔ̂y    has a low falling tone.  Compare it with other tones in the following phrases.
  ຂ້ອຍໄປ khɔ̂y pay I am going.
  ບອກຂ້ອຍ bɔ̂ɔk khɔ̂y tell me.
  ຂ້ອຍຊື້ khɔ̂y sỳy I buy.
  ຂອງຂ້ອຍ khɔ̌ɔŋ khɔ̂y mine
  ຂ້ອຍຕື່ນ khɔ̂y tȳyn I was startled.
  ໃຈຂ້ອຍ cay khɔ̂y my feelings
  ຂ້ອຍນອນ khɔ̂y nɔ́ɔn I sleep.
  ເອື້ອຍຂ້ອຍ yày khɔ̂y my sister (older)
  ຂ້ອຍຖ້າ khɔ̂y thâa I wait.
  ຕົວະຂ້ອຍ túa khɔ̂y lied to me.
  ຂ້ອຍຂອ khɔ̂y khɔ̌ɔ I request.
  ແມ່ນຂ້ອຍ mε̄εn khɔ̂y It's me.

   

  1. Words with both falling tones, high and low, are cut off short when said alone or when they come at the end of a sentence. 

Say:

  ເຈົ້າ càw you
  ຂ້ອຍ khɔ̂y I, me
  ເຊົ້າ sàw morning
  ເຂົ້າ khâw rice
  ພໍ phɔ̀ɔ enough
  ຫຼິ້ນ lîn play
  ສັ້ນ sàn short
  ຫາ hâa find, look for
  ເກົ້າ kàw nine
  ລາວພໍ້ láaw phɔ̀ɔ he met.
  ເຂົ້າເຊົ້າ khâw-sàw breakfast
  ຂອງເຈົ້າ khɔ̌ɔŋ càw yours
  ສິບເກົ້າ síp-kàw nineteen
  ໃຜເອີ້ນ phǎy ǝ̀ǝn who called
  ໂມງຂ້ອຍ móoŋ khɔ̂y my watch
  ກິນເຂົ້າ kin khâw eat
  ໄປຫຼິ້ນ pay lîn go play
  ສິບຫ້າ síp-hâa fifteen
  ຢູ່ນີ້ jūu nîi it is here.

           

    
   
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