ਮਦਦ:ਬਰਮੀ ਲਈ IPA

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Burmese language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

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 [dʑɪ̀ɴ] Jew ð အညာသား [ʔəɲàðá] this ɡ ဂုဏ် [ɡòʊɴ] gate h ဟုတ် [hoʊʔ] hone j ယား [já] yield k ကုန် [kòʊɴ] skate kʰ ခုန် [kʰòʊɴ] Kate l လုပ် [loʊʔ] lay l̥ လှုပ် [l̥oʊʔ] play; like /l/ but voiceless m မတ် [maʔ] much m̥ မှတ် [m̥aʔ] None; like /m/ but voiceless n နမ်း [náɴ] not n̥ နှမ်း [n̥áɴ] None; like /n/ but voiceless ɴ ခံ [kʰaɴ] somewhat like long ɲ ညစ် [ɲɪʔ] canyon ɲ̥ ညှစ် [ɲ̥ɪʔ] None; like /ɲ/, but voiceless ŋ ငါး [ŋá] sing ŋ̊ ငှါး [ŋ̊á] None; like /ŋ/, but voiceless p ပဲ [pɛ́] spat pʰ ဖဲ [pʰɛ́] pat ɹ အမရပူရ [ʔəməɹa̰pùɹa̰] rock s စာ [sà] gas sʰ ဆာ [sʰà] grass hut ʃ ရှာ [ʃà] shoe t တတ် [taʔ] sty tʰ ထပ် [tʰaʔ] tie tɕ ကြဉ် [tɕɪ̀ɴ] itch tɕʰ ချင် [tɕʰɪ̀ɴ] chew θ သတ် [θaʔ] thin w ဝါး [wá] wield z ဇာ [zà] zoo ʔ အုတ် [ʔoʊʔ] uh-oh, Cockney bottle

Vowels IPA Burmese examples Approximate English equivalent a နား [ná] father aɪ နိုင် [nàɪɴ] might aʊ နောက် [naʊʔ] mouth e နေ [nè] Scottish English mate eɪ နိပ် [neɪʔ] may ɛ နယ် [nɛ̀] met ə ခလုတ် [kʰəloʊʔ] comma i နီး [ní] meet ɪ နင်း [nɪ́ɴ] mit o နို့ [no̰] Scottish English note oʊ နုန်း [nóʊɴ] mow ɔ နော် [nɔ̀] bought u နှူး [n̥ú] moot ʊ နွမ်း [nʊ́ɴ] foot 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