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The Burmese alphabet
မြန်မာ
Every letter of the Burmese script, with its sound written out. In Bhasaly you can tap any letter to hear it — the whole chart is recorded.
Hear every letter →Vowels
10 letters. The romanization under each letter is how it sounds, not a spelling rule.
အာaa
အိi
အီii
အုu
အူuu
အေe
အဲeh
အောaw
အိုo
အံan
Consonants
33 letters, in the order the course teaches them.
ကka
ခhka
ဂga
ဃga
ငnga
စsa
ဆhsa
ဇza
ဈza
ညnya
ဋta
ဌhta
ဍda
ဎda
ဏna
တta
ထhta
ဒda
ဓda
နna
ပpa
ဖhpa
ဗba
ဘba
မma
ယya
ရya
လla
ဝwa
သtha
ဟha
ဠla
အa
Numerals
Digits 0-9 as they are written in Burmese.
၀0
၁1
၂2
၃3
၄4
၅5
၆6
၇7
၈8
၉9
Common questions
How many letters are in the Burmese alphabet?
This chart lists 10 vowels and 33 consonants — 43 letters in total — plus the ten numerals.
Can I hear how each Burmese letter sounds?
Yes. Open the alphabet in Bhasaly and tap any letter to play a recorded clip of its sound. No account is needed.
What is the best way to learn the Burmese script?
One letter at a time, with sound, then straight into real words. Bhasaly's Burmese course starts with the script and builds from there.
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