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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Burmese
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents the Burmese language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
See Burmese phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Burmese.
| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Burmese example |
English approximation
|
| b
|
ဘဲ [bɛ́] |
bat
|
| d
|
ဓာတ် [daʔ] |
dye
|
| dʑ
|
ဂျင် [dʑɪ̀ɰ̃] |
jump
|
| ð[a]
|
အညာသား [ʔəɲàðá] |
this
|
| ɡ
|
ဂုဏ် [ɡòʊɰ̃] |
gate
|
| h
|
ဟုတ် [hoʊʔ] |
hone
|
| j
|
ယား [já] |
yield
|
| k[b]
|
ကုန် [kòʊɰ̃] |
scan
|
| kʰ[c]
|
ခုန် [kʰòʊɰ̃] |
can
|
| l
|
လုပ် [loʊʔ] |
lay
|
| l̥
|
လှုပ် [l̥oʊʔ] |
play; like a clear /l/ but voiceless
|
| m
|
မတ် [maʔ] |
much
|
| m̥
|
မှတ် [m̥aʔ] |
wormhole
|
| n
|
နမ်း [náɰ̃] |
not
|
| n̥
|
နှမ်း [n̥áɰ̃] |
unhappy
|
| ɲ
|
ညစ် [ɲɪʔ] |
canyon
|
| ɲ̥
|
ညှစ် [ɲ̥ɪʔ] |
None; like /ɲ/, but voiceless
|
| ŋ
|
ငါး [ŋá] |
sing
|
| ŋ̊
|
ငှါး [ŋ̊á] |
Shanghai
|
| p[b]
|
ပဲ [pɛ́] |
spat
|
| pʰ[c]
|
ဖဲ [pʰɛ́] |
pat
|
| ɹ[d]
|
တိရစ္ဆာန် [təɹeɪʔsʰàɰ̃] |
rock
|
| s[b]
|
စာ [sà] |
gas
|
| sʰ[c]
|
ဆာ [sʰà] |
monkshood
|
| ʃ
|
ရှာ [ʃà] |
shoe
|
| t[b]
|
တတ် [taʔ] |
stop
|
| tʰ[c]
|
ထပ် [tʰaʔ] |
top
|
| tɕ[b]
|
ကြဉ် [tɕɪ̀ɰ̃] |
itch
|
| tɕʰ[c]
|
ချင် [tɕʰɪ̀ɰ̃] |
chew
|
| θ[e]
|
သတ် [θaʔ] |
thin
|
| w
|
ဝါး [wá] |
wield
|
| ʍ
|
လက်ဝှေ့ [lɛʔʍḛ] |
what in some conservative dialects; voiceless /w/
|
| ɰ̃[f]
|
ခံ [kʰàɰ̃] |
(see footnote)
|
| z
|
ဇာ [zà] |
zoo
|
| ʔ
|
အုတ် [ʔoʊʔ] |
uh-oh, Cockney bottle
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Burmese example |
English approximation
|
| a
|
နား [ná] |
father
|
| aɪ[g]
|
နိုင် [nàɪɰ̃] |
might
|
| aʊ[g]
|
နောက် [naʊʔ] |
mouth
|
| e
|
နေ [nè] |
Scottish English mate
|
| eɪ[g]
|
နိပ် [neɪʔ] |
may
|
| ɛ
|
နယ် [nɛ̀] |
met
|
| ə[h]
|
ခလုတ် [kʰəloʊʔ] |
comma
|
| i
|
နီး [ní] |
meet
|
| ɪ[g]
|
နင်း [nɪ́ɰ̃] |
mit
|
| o
|
နို့ [no̰] |
story
|
| oʊ[g]
|
နုန်း [nóʊɰ̃] |
mole
|
| ɔ
|
နော် [nɔ̀] |
off
|
| u
|
နှူး [n̥ú] |
cool
|
| ʊ[g]
|
နွမ်း [nʊ́ɰ̃] |
cook
|
|
|
| Tones
|
| IPA |
Burmese examples |
Explanation
|
| `
|
ငါ [ŋà] |
Normal phonation, medium duration, low intensity, low (often slightly rising) pitch
|
| ´
|
ငါး [ŋá] |
Sometimes slightly breathy, relatively long, high intensity, high pitch; often with a fall before a pause
|
| ˷
|
ငါ့ [ŋa̰] |
Tense or creaky phonation (sometimes with lax glottal stop), medium duration, high intensity, high (often slightly falling) pitch
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