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The Khmer alphabet
ខ្មែរ
Every letter of the Khmer 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
19 letters. The romanization under each letter is how it sounds, not a spelling rule.
អាaa
អិe
អីey
អឹoe
អឺeu
អុo
អូou
អួuo
អើaeu
អឿoea
អៀie
អេei
អែae
អៃai
អោao
អៅav
អុំom
អំam
អះah
Consonants
33 letters, in the order the course teaches them.
កka
ខkha
គko
ឃkho
ងngo
ចcha
ឆchha
ជcho
ឈchho
ញnho
ដda
ឋtha
ឌdo
ឍtho
ណna
តta
ថtha
ទto
ធtho
នno
បba
ផpha
ពpo
ភpho
មmo
យyo
រro
លlo
វvo
សsa
ហha
ឡla
អa
Numerals
Digits 0-9 as they are written in Khmer.
០0
១1
២2
៣3
៤4
៥5
៦6
៧7
៨8
៩9
Common questions
How many letters are in the Khmer alphabet?
This chart lists 19 vowels and 33 consonants — 52 letters in total — plus the ten numerals.
Can I hear how each Khmer 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 Khmer script?
One letter at a time, with sound, then straight into real words. Bhasaly's Khmer course starts with the script and builds from there.
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