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Consonants in Burmese phrasebook
Consonants in Burmese phrasebook
Burmese consanants are aspirated (contains an 'h' sound) and unaspirated (does not contain an 'h' sound).
Aspirated and unaspirated consanants are romanised irregularly, because a uniform system does not yet exist.
b�
like the 'b' in bat
d�
like the 'd' in dagger
g�
like the 'g' in gap
h�
like the 'h' in house
k�
like the 'k' in tanker
kh
like the 'c' in cat
ky
like the 'j' in jeep
l�
like the 'l' in love
m�
like the 'm' in mad
n�
like the 'n' in nut
ng�
like the 'ng' in dancing
ny�
like the 'ni' in onion
p�
like the 'p' in spin
ph�
like the 'p' in pig
r�
becomes a 'y', or is silent. In other words, the letter "r" is a lot like a trilled "r" sound ("rrrr") in Burmese (just like the "r" in Latin/Spanish).
s�
like a 's' in sing, or becomes a 'th' sound
shw
like the 'sh' in shack
hs�
like a 's' in sound
t�
like a 't' in that
th�
like a 't' in tongue
w�
like a 'w' in win. Although there is no consonant "v" in Burmese, "w" sounds much like "v" in "victory" (just like German "w").
y�
like a 'y' in young
z�
like a 'z' in zoo
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