Khmer Learning(4)

As mentioned above, the consonants in modern Cambodian have two series. The first series is voiceless and the second series is voiced (sometimes are called light voiced and heavy voiced). Here is a table to compare the two different sounds in the first and second series.

First Series	Pronunciation 1st Series	Second Series	Pronunciation 2nd Series
ក	kAA	គ	kOO
ខ	khAA	ឃ	khOO
ច	cAA	ជ	cOO
ឆ	chAA	ឈ	chOO
ណ	nAA	ន	nOO
ដ	dAA	ឌ	dOO
ឋ	thAA	ធ	thOO
ត	tAA	ទ	tOO
ថ	thAA	ឍ	thOO
ផ	phAA	ភ	phOO
ឡ	lAA	ល	lOO
ង៉	NAA	ង	NOO
ញ៉	n)AA	ញ	n)OO
ប៉	pAA	ព	pOO
ម៉	mAA	ម	mOO
យ៉	yAA	យ	yOO
រ៉	rAA	រ	rOO
វ៉	wAA	វ	wOO
ស	sAA	ស៊	sOO
ហ	hAA	ហ៊	hOO
ប	bAA	ប៊	bOO
អ	qAA	អ៊	qOO

IV. Sub-consonant