ဝိက်ရှေန်နရဳ:ပညာရမျာင်ဗၟာ

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Burmese-language pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.

See Burmese phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Burmese.

Consonants
IPA	Burmese example	Approximate English equivalent
	ဘဲ /bɛ́/	bat
	ဓာတ် /daʔ/	dye
	ဂျင် /dʑìɴ/	juice
	အညာသား /ʔəɲàðá/	this
	ဂုဏ် /ɡòuɴ/	gate
	ဟုတ် /houʔ/	hone
	ယား /já/	yield
	ကုန် /kòuɴ/	skate
kʰ	ခုန် /kʰòʊɴ/	Kate
	လုပ် /louʔ/	lay
l̥	လှုပ် /l̥ouʔ/	play; like /l/ but voiceless
	မတ် /maʔ/	much
m̥	မှတ် /m̥aʔ/	None; like /m/ but voiceless
	နမ်း /náɴ/	not
n̥	နှမ်း /n̥áɴ/	None; like /n/ but voiceless
	ခံ /kʰàɴ/	lawn or long, but without a complete closure between the tongue and the roof of the mouth
	ညစ် /ɲiʔ/	canyon
ɲ̥	ညှစ် /ɲ̥iʔ/	None; like /ɲ/, but voiceless
	ငါး /ŋá/	sing
ŋ̊	ငှါး /ŋ̊á/	None; like /ŋ/, but voiceless
	ပဲ /pɛ́/	spat
pʰ	ဖဲ /pʰɛ́/	pat
	တိရစ္ဆာန် /təɹeiʔsʰàɴ/	rock
	စာ /sà/	cats
sʰ	ဆာ /sʰà/	grass hut
	ရှာ /ʃà/	shoe
	တတ် /taʔ/	sty
tʰ	ထပ် /tʰaʔ/	tie
	ကြဉ် /tɕìɴ/	itch
tɕʰ	ချင် /tɕʰìɴ/	chew
	သတ် /θaʔ/	thin
	ဝါး /wá/	wield
w̥	ဝှက် /w̥ɛʔ/	white
	ဇာ /zà/	zoo
	အုတ် /ʔouʔ/	_uh-_oh

Vowels
IPA	Burmese example	Approximate English equivalent
	နား /ná/	father
ai ~ aɪ	နိုင် /nàiɴ/, [nã̀ɪ̃ɰ̃]	might
au ~ aʊ	နောက် /nauʔ/, [naʊʔ]	mouth
	နေ /nè/	Scottish English mate
ei ~ eɪ	နိပ် /neiʔ/, [neɪʔ]	may
	နယ် /nɛ̀/	met
	ခလုတ် /kʰəlouʔ/	comma
	နီး /ní/	meet
	နင်း /níɴ/, [nɪ̃́ɰ̃]	mit
	နို့ /no̰/	Scottish English note
ou ~ oʊ	နုန်း /nóuɴ/, [nṍʊ̃ɰ̃]	mow
	နော် /nɔ̀/	bought
	နှူး /n̥ú/	moot
	နွမ်း /núɴ/, [nʊ̃́ɰ̃]	foot

Tones
IPA	Burmese example	Explanation
◌̀	ငါ /ŋà/	Normal phonation, medium duration, low intensity, low (often slightly rising) pitch
◌́	ငါး /ŋá/	Sometimes slightly breathy, relatively long, high intensity, high pitch; often with a fall before a pause
◌̰	ငါ့ /ŋa̰/	Tense or creaky phonation (sometimes with lax glottal stop), medium duration, high intensity, high (often slightly falling) pitch