Today I will teach you the Khmer alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Khmer letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Khmer contains consonants and vowels. Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| ក | [kâ] like cat |
| ខ | [khâ] like Khmer |
| គ | [kô] like cold |
| ឃ | [khô] like khota |
| ង | [ngô] like bang |
| ច | [châ] like chat |
| ឆ | [chhâ] like charm |
| ជ | [chô] like chop |
| ឈ | [chhô] like chowder |
| ញ | [nhô] like ganho |
| ដ | [dâ] like dark |
| ឋ | [thâ] like that |
| ឌ | [dô] like door |
| ឍ | [thô] like though |
| ណ | [nâ] like night |
| ត | [tâ] like task |
| ថ | [thâ] like that |
| ទ | [tô] like torsh |
| ធ | [thô] like though |
| ន | [nô] like north |
| ប | [bâ] like bath |
| ផ | [phâ] like fast |
| ព | [pô] like poll |
| ភ | [phô] like food |
| ម | [mô] like moth |
| យ | [yô] like yolk |
| រ | [rô] like raw |
| ល | [lô] like lock |
| វ | [vô] like vault |
| ឝ | [shâ] like sharp |
| ឞ | [ssô] like esso |
| ស | [sâ] like sand |
| ហ | [hâ] like heart |
| ឡ | [lâ] like loud |
| អ | [qâ] like qawqaw |
| ឣ | [â] like hat |
| ឤ | [a] like cat |
| ឥ | [ĕ] like pet |
| ឦ | [ei] like bye |
| ឧ | [ŏ] like top |
| ឨ | [] like |
| ឩ | [ŭ] like put |
| ឪ | [ŏu] like tool |
| ឫ | [rœ̆] like road |
| ឬ | [rœ] like rude |
| ឭ | [lœ̆] like low |
| ឮ | [lœ] like loud |
| ឯ | [é] like me |
| ឰ | [ai] like tie |
| ឱ, ឲ | [aô, aôy] like how |
| ឳ | [âu] like vow |
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