Vowel Shift Symbols
Vowel shift symbols change the characters and partially modified words into different vowel endings sometimes accompanied by tone change in the new vowel group.
- ိ | lone3 ji3 tin2 | လုံးကြီးတင်
- ု | ta1-choun3 ngin2 | တစ်ချောင်းငင်
- ် | thut | သတ်
- ံ | thay3 thay3 tin2 | သေးသေးတင်
- ေ | thway2 hto3 | သဝေထိုး
- ဲ | nout pyit | နောက်ပစ်
- ာင် | yay3 cha1 + Nga1 thut | ရေးချ င သတ်
The following table shows the general format applicable to several words and it will help you to read the written words. Writing needs a higher skill level as words with correct spelling must be learned through reading or from the dictionary.