WRITING

Here are some loan-words written with t\ or p\ "uq" vowel.

READING

Notice that the writing wt\ in the sentence" lk\sQp\ wt\pf " is read as [wuq] as if there is a "wá hswèh" to "wá."

Read the following Burmese sentences yourself first.  Then click the speaker icon on the right and listen. Listen carefully the sound of "ty\" in each sentence. Do they sound the same?

qU laty\"	S/He comes.
qU qQa;ty\"	S/He goes.
qU wt\ty\"	S/He wears.
qU KYt\ty\"	S/He takes off.

VOICING AND GLOTTALIZED VOWELS

You have just finished learning four vowels- As\ [iq], Ak\ [eq], At\/Ap\[aq], AQt\/AQp\[uq]- known as glottalized vowels. In the Lessons 23- 26, you will notice that the same consonant is read differently depending on what type of vowel it follows.  Compare the sound of the consonants which are preceded by the glottalized vowels and non-glotallized vowels again.