| ព្យញ្ជនៈ |
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| IPA | ថៃ | Lao | សមមូលខ្មែរ |
| b |
บ | ບ | ប, ប៉ |
| d |
ฎ,ด | ດ | ដ, ត |
| f |
ฝ,ฟ | ຝ,ຟ | ផ្វ, ភ្វ |
| h |
ห,ฮ | ຫ,ຮ | ហ៎, ហ |
| j |
ญ,ย,อย,หย | ຢ | យ |
| k |
ก | ກ | ក |
| kʰ |
ข,ฃ,ค,ฅ,ฆ | ຂ,ຄ | ខ |
| l |
ล,ฬ,หล | ລ,ຫຼ | ល, ឡ |
| m |
ม,หม | ມ,ໝ | ម, ម៉ |
| n |
ณ,น,หน | ນ,ໜ | ន,ណ |
| ŋ |
ง,หง | ງ,ຫງ | ង |
| ɲ |
— | ຍ,ຫຍ | ញ (Lao only) |
| p |
ป | ປ | ប៉ |
| pʰ |
ผ,พ,ภ | ຜ,ພ | ផ, ភ |
| r |
ร,หร | ຣ,ຫຼ ,ຫຣ | trilled រ |
| s |
ซ,ศ,ษ,ส | ສ,ຊ | ស |
| t |
ฏ,ต | ຕ | stable |
| tʰ |
ฐ,ฑ,ฒ,ถ,ท,ธ | ຖ,ທ | table |
| tɕ |
จ | ຈ | ច |
| tɕʰ |
ฉ, ช, ฌ | — | ឆ (thai only) |
| w |
ว,หว | ວ,ຫວ | វ quick |
| ʔ |
อ, ะ | ອ | the catch in uh-oh |
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| Tone |
| IPA | Description |
| aː = āː |
mid [aː˧] |
| àː |
low [aː˨˩] |
| âː |
falling [aː˥˩] (Thai), high falling [aː˥˧] (Lao) |
| a̭ː |
low falling [aː˧˩] (Lao only) |
| áː |
high [aː˦˥] |
| ǎː |
mid rising [aː˨˦] |
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| Vowels |
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| IPA | Thai[១] | Lao | English equivalent |
| Short vowels |
| a |
◌ะ, ◌ั◌ | ◌ະ, ◌ັ◌ | far |
| e |
เ◌ะ, เ◌็◌ | ເ◌ະ, ເ◌ັ◌ | let |
| ɛ |
แ◌ะ, แ◌็◌ | ແ◌ະ, ແ◌ັ◌ | mat |
| i |
◌ิ, ◌ิ◌ | ◌ິ | feet |
| o |
โ◌ะ, ◌◌ | ໂ◌ະ, ◌ົ◌ | boat |
| ɔ |
เ◌าะ, ◌็อ◌ | ◌ໍ | lot |
| u |
◌ุ, ◌ุ◌ | ◌ຸ | book |
| ɯ |
◌ึ, ◌ึ◌ | ◌ຶ | luck |
| ɤ |
เ◌อะ | ເ◌ິະ, ເ◌ິ◌ | hut |
| Long vowels |
| aː |
◌า, ◌า◌ | ◌າ | bra |
| eː |
เ◌, เ◌◌ | ເ◌ | plain |
| ɛː |
แ◌, แ◌◌ | ແ◌ | pan |
| iː |
◌ี, ◌ี◌ | ◌ີ | green |
| oː |
โ◌, โ◌◌ | ໂ◌ | home |
| ɔː |
◌อ, ◌อ◌ | ◌ໍ, ◌ອ | lawn |
| uː |
◌ู, ◌ู, | ◌ູ | moon |
| ɯː |
◌ือ, ◌ื◌ | ◌ື | lure |
| ɤː |
เ◌อ, เ◌ิ◌ | ເ◌ີ | fur |
| Diphthongs[២][៣] |
| iaʔ, iəʔ |
เ◌ียะ | ເ◌ັຽະ | |
| ia, iə |
เ◌ีย, เ◌ีย◌ | ເ◌ັຽ | beer |
| uaʔ, uəʔ |
◌ัวะ | ◌ົວະ | |
| ua, uə |
◌ัว, ◌ว◌ | ◌ົວ | poor |
| ɯaʔ, ɯəʔ |
เ◌ือะ | ເ◌ຶອະ | |
| ɯa, ɯə |
เ◌ือ, เ◌ือ◌ | ເ◌ຶອ | pure |
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