Burmese By Ear/Essential Myanmar Introduction to the Burmese Language John Okell

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2. lesson pronunciation

Pronunciation Points 

Plain P and aspirate P: 

   pàn-deh, p'àn-deh ပန်းတယ်၊ ဖမ်းတယ်။ to spurt, to catch 

Plain K and aspirate K: 

   koun-bi, k’oun-bi ကုန်ပြီ၊ ခုန်ပြီ။ It’s all gone, It’s started jumping 

High tone and low tone: 

   pu-deh, pù-deh ပူတယ်၊ ပူးတယ် to be hot, to be stuck together 

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