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.

2. 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.