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Burmese alphabet and writing system

Burmese is written in Myanmar. Here are all 34 characters with how each one sounds. Tap the speaker to listen.

Consonants (34)

  • ကka
  • ခkha
  • ဂga
  • ဃgha
  • ငnga
  • စsa
  • ဆhsa
  • ဇza
  • ဈzha
  • ဉnya
  • ညnya
  • ဋta
  • ဌhta
  • ဍda
  • ဎdha
  • ဏna
  • တta
  • ထhta
  • ဒda
  • ဓdha
  • နna
  • ပpa
  • ဖhpa
  • ဗba
  • ဘbha
  • မma
  • ယya
  • ရya
  • လla
  • ဝwa
  • သtha
  • ဟha
  • ဠla
  • အa

Sounds are written in Latin letters as a guide. Real pronunciation can change with the position in the word.

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