Beginning Burmese Lessons Different tones in Burmese In

Beginning Burmese Lessons Different tones in Burmese

• In a tone language (tonal language), different tones (like in music) will change the meaning of the words, even if pronunciation of the word is the same otherwise. • English and almost all other European languages are not tone languages at all. • Many East Asian languages are tone languages such as all the Chinese languages, Vietnamese, a small number of Korean dialects • (From Wikipedia. . )

• In a tonal language, placing different emphasis on the vowel changes the meaning. • • Some Burmese words may sound identical to untrained ears, but mean different things because there's tonal differences.

Some phrases • • So good. kaun: lite ta It’s yummy/very delicious. sa: lo kaun: lite ta Very lovely. chit saya kaun: like ta So cute. chit saya lay • • Any discount? shau par ohm: I’m full. wa bi It is enough. taw bi That’s all. dar par be

• • • Come…… lar par Come here…. de ko lar par Here… de ko…. de mhar I am here. Kya naw de mhar shi de • • Go… thwa: par Go there… ho ko thwa: par There… ho…ho ko… ho mhar… I will be there. . kya naw ho mhar shi me

counting �� (short vowel ) ����� (long vowel) ������ (open vowel) khu (short vowel ) se (long vowel) yar (short vowel ) taun (long vowel) taun: (open vowel) 1 tha khu (short) 10 tha se (long) 100 tha yar (short vowel ) 1, 000 tha taun (long vowel) 10, 000 tha taun: (open vowel)

Some Burmese lesson sites: Sample video –at Myanmar http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=TGz. U 9 d 7 q. H 2 A Lessons from the monk: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=CRNVz 4 k. Ty. Og Burmese Alphabets http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=h. TAYv. HE_fe. Q How to write Burmese Alphabets http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ejpp 41 JJC 1 w