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Khmer Alphabet
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🔤 Khmer alphabet (aksar Khmer) chart with words & pronunciation
Khmer is written left to right with 33 consonants plus vowel signs. It is the official language of Cambodia. Here are all 33 letters with an example word, how to say it and what it means.
| Letter | Word | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ក | 🚲 កង់ | kang | bicycle |
| ខ | 🐯 ខ្លា | khla | tiger |
| គ | 🐄 គោ | ko | cow |
| ឃ | 🐝 ឃ្មុំ | khmum | bee |
| ង | 🌑 ងងឹត | ngo-ngeut | dark |
| ច | 🍌 ចេក | chek | banana |
| ឆ | 🐱 ឆ្មា | chhma | cat |
| ជ | 🦶 ជើង | cheung | foot |
| ឈ | 🪵 ឈើ | chheu | wood |
| ញ | 😊 ញញឹម | nho-nhim | smile |
| ដ | ✋ ដៃ | dai | hand |
| ឋ | 📍 ឋាន | than | place |
| ឌ | 🎓 បណ្ឌិត | ban-dit | scholar, doctor |
| ឍ | 📈 វឌ្ឍនភាព | vat-tha-na-pheap | progress |
| ណ | 👍 ណាស់ | nas | very |
| ត | 🐟 ត្រី | trei | fish |
| ថ | ☀️ ថ្ងៃ | thngai | sun, day |
| ទ | 💧 ទឹក | teuk | water |
| ធ | 🦷 ធ្មេញ | thmenh | tooth |
| ន | 🍰 នំ | num | cake |
| ប | ⚽ បាល់ | bal | ball |
| ផ | 🌸 ផ្កា | phka | flower |
| ព | 🐍 ពស់ | pos | snake |
| ភ | ⛰️ ភ្នំ | phnom | mountain |
| ម | 🐔 មាន់ | moan | chicken |
| យ | ✈️ យន្តហោះ | yon-hos | airplane |
| រ | 🚗 រថយន្ត | rot-yon | car |
| ល | 🫏 លា | lea | donkey |
| វ | 👓 វ៉ែនតា | vaen-ta | glasses |
| ស | 🐴 សេះ | seh | horse |
| ហ | 🏪 ហាង | hang | shop |
| ឡ | 🚗 ឡាន | lan | car |
| អ | 🐢 អណ្ដើក | an-deuk | turtle |
🔢 Numbers 1 to 10 in Khmer
| # | Khmer | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | មួយ | muoy |
| 2 | ពីរ | pi |
| 3 | បី | bei |
| 4 | បួន | buon |
| 5 | ប្រាំ | pram |
| 6 | ប្រាំមួយ | pram-muoy |
| 7 | ប្រាំពីរ | pram-pi |
| 8 | ប្រាំបី | pram-bei |
| 9 | ប្រាំបួន | pram-buon |
| 10 | ដប់ | dop |
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👨👩👧 Parent guide: how to teach the Khmer alphabet – a 5-day plan, games and tips
👨👩👧 For Parents & Teachers: Khmer Alphabet Learning Made Fun
AlphabetsLearn helps children aged 2–8 learn the Khmer alphabet and numbers 1–10 through play. Every letter comes with picture words and clear audio, and each activity repeats the same letters in a new way, which is how young children remember best.
- 🔤 Tap & Listen – big letters with pictures and pronunciation.
- 🎈 Balloon Pop – find and pop the right letter to build recognition.
- 👂 Find It – match a picture word to its first letter (early phonics).
- 🃏 Memory Match – pair letters with pictures to train memory.
- 🍎 Count It – count objects and pick the number.
- ➕ Math with pictures – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- ✏️ Handwriting – trace letters and numbers with a finger.
- 🎬 Videos – A–Z alphabet videos and number videos.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How can I teach my child the alphabet fast?
Use short 5–10 minute sessions. Tap a letter to hear it and see picture words, then play Balloon Pop, Find It and Memory Match to repeat the same letters in different ways. Read our step-by-step teaching guide.
Which languages are supported?
80 languages, including English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, French, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese – each with letters, picture words, pronunciation and numbers 1 to 10. See the full list.
Is AlphabetsLearn free and does it work on phones?
Yes. Everything is free, needs no sign-up and works in the browser on phones, tablets and computers.
What age is AlphabetsLearn for?
Children aged 2 to 8: toddlers can tap and listen, preschoolers can play the letter games and older kids can practise math, drawing and quizzes.
Why is there no sound?
Audio uses your device's built-in voice. Check the volume and silent switch. Some phones need the language voice (for example Hindi or Tamil) installed in the device's text-to-speech settings.
📚 More tips for parents on our learning blog.