WRITING
Here are some loan-words written with
e ak\ "auq" glottalized dipthong.| nyU;eyak\ | New York(Eng) |
| Belak\ | block (Eng) |
| elak\spIka | loud speaker (Eng) |
| w:ik\ehak\ | White House (Eng) |
| enak\ekak\ | knock out (Pali) |
READING
Read the following Burmese sentences yourself first. Then click the speaker icon. Listen carefully the different sound of the same consonants following the glottalized and non-glottalized dipthongs
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Glotalized dipthong |
Non-glottalized dipthong |
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ekjak\KE |
rock stone |
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erKE | ice |
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| eqak\pf" | Please drink. |
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sa;pf" | Please eat. |
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| e`Kak\kjp\ | six kyats |
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cf;kjp\ | five kyats |
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