WRITING

Here are some loan-words written with  ut\/  up\ "ouq" glottalized dipthong..

ema\eta\But\ motor boat(Eng)
ekQkaAut\ Quaker oat(Eng)
kut\ coat (Eng)
Nut\BQt\   note book (Eng)
pup\ pope (Eng)

 

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

Glotalized dipthong

Non-glottalized dipthong

cRut\qI;

 chili

 mI;qI;    light bulb

   
tRut\sa Chinese food    kula;sa Indian food
   
hut\ty\     That is right.  mHa;ty\" That is wrong.