Initial Consonants Flashcards
1
Q
က
A
k- like French “corps”
2
Q
ခ
A
k’- like English “core”
3
Q
ဂ
A
g- “gore”
4
Q
ဃ
A
g-
5
Q
င
A
ng- Like ng in “singer”
6
Q
စ
A
s- Like English “soar”
7
Q
ဆ
A
s’- Same as s but aspirated
8
Q
ဇ
A
z- Like English “zone”
9
Q
ဈ
A
z-
10
Q
ည ဉ
A
ny- Like g in Italian “gnocchi” made with the flat of the younger (not the tip) against the palate,
11
Q
တ
A
t- Like French “tort”
12
Q
ထ
A
t’- Like English tore”
13
Q
ဒ
A
d- “door”
14
Q
ဓ
A
d-
15
Q
န
A
n- Like “nor”
