Vowel Scripts

 lòun jì tin ná thaq/lòun jì tin má thaq

{ ိန် } /  { ိမ် }

In the following lessons you are learning three nasalized dipthongs.  The dipthong script { ိန် } "lòun jì tin ná thaq" which is prounced "ein". If you combine the consonant { မ } and dipthong script { ိန် }, you will write {မိန် } and read it "mein". Remember that the dipthong script { ိန် } "lòun jì tin ná thaq" is interchangable with { ိမ် } "lòun jì tin má thaq" which is also prounced "ein." If you combine the consonant {မ } and dipthong script { ိမ်}, you will write { ိမ် } and read it "mein". { ိန် } "lòun jì tin ná thaq" and { ိမ်} "lòun jì tin má thaq" are used for different meanings. For example, {စိန် } means "diamond" while {စိမ်} means "to soak." Also note that each nasalized dipthong has three different tones and tone marks are consistant: an "auq ká mjiq" is added for the low tone and "shé gá pauq" for the high falling tone. For example, see how  {မိန်}/{မိမ်} could be written in three different tones.

မိန့်	မိန်	မိန်း
(low)	(level)	(high)

Listen how to spell out and read the following combinations: 

ပိန်	to be thin
သိမ်း	to keep
စိမ်း	to be green
ငြိမ်	to be still
ချိန်	to aim at