Khmer Letters

Let's now learn the Khmer letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

ក	[kâ] as in cat
ខ	[khâ] as in Khmer
គ	[kô] as in cold
ឃ	[khô] as in khota
ង	[ngô] as in bang
ច	[châ] as in chat
ឆ	[chhâ] as in charm
ជ	[chô] as in chop
ឈ	[chhô] as in chowder
ញ	[nhô] as in ganho
ដ	[dâ] as in dark
ឋ	[thâ] as in that
ឌ	[dô] as in door
ឍ	[thô] as in though
ណ	[nâ] as in night
ត	[tâ] as in task
ថ	[thâ] as in that
ទ	[tô] as in torsh
ធ	[thô] as in though
ន	[nô] as in north
ប	[bâ] as in bath
ផ	[phâ] as in fast
ព	[pô] as in poll
ភ	[phô] as in food
ម	[mô] as in moth
យ	[yô] as in yolk
រ	[rô] as in raw
ល	[lô] as in lock
វ	[vô] as in vault
ឝ	[shâ] as in sharp
ឞ	[ssô] as in esso
ស	[sâ] as in sand
ហ	[hâ] as in heart
ឡ	[lâ] as in loud
អ	[qâ] as in qawqaw
ឣ	[â] as in hat
ឤ	[a] as in cat
ឥ	[ĕ] as in pet
ឦ	[ei] as in bye
ឧ	[ŏ] as in top
ឨ	[] as in
ឩ	[ŭ] as in put
ឪ	[ŏu] as in tool
ឫ	[rœ̆] as in road
ឬ	[rœ] as in rude
ឭ	[lœ̆] as in low
ឮ	[lœ] as in loud
ឯ	[é] as in me
ឰ	[ai] as in tie
ឱ, ឲ	[aô, aôy] as in how
ឳ	[âu] as in vow

The above letters in Khmer should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Khmer, Khmer homepage, or Khmer Grammar. Khmer quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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