Pronunciation Notes 9
    
  1. Words which begin with h ຫ, ຮ have a nasalized vowel.
  ຫາ hâa find, look for
  ໂຮງ hóoŋ hall
  ຮຽນ hían study, learn
  ເຮັດ hēt work, make, do
  ຫົກ hók six
  ໂຮງຮຽນ hóoŋ-hían school
  ພວກເຮົາ phùak-háw us
  ບໍ່ຮູ້ bɔ̄ɔ hùu don't know
  ຖ່າຍຮູບ thāay hùup take a picture
  ຫ້າ ຫົກ hâa hók five or six
  ຮຽນເຮັດ hían hēt learn to do it
  ຮ້ວຍ hûay shucks!
             
        
           
  1. The high tone rises somewhat at the end.
  ມາ máa come
  ລາວ láaw he, she
  ເຮືອ hýa boat
  ມີ mée have
  ຮຽນ hían study, learn
  ໃຜມາ phǎy máa Who is coming?
  ລາວມາ láaw máa He is coming.
  ຍ່າງມາ ñāaŋ máa by walking
  ໄປມາ pay máa go back and forth
  ມ້າ ມາ màa máa Here comes a horse.
     
   
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