Khmer may sound confusing. But with a little patience and practice, you can get by. There are 33 consonants and 26 vowels. "Ai" is pronounced as in Thai; "ay" as in pay; "dt" takes the t sound while "bp" takes the p sound. "Oo" is pronounced as in cook and "ao" as in Laos.

English	Khmer
Hello	jum-reapsoo-a
Howareyou?	tauneaksoksapbaiyteh?
Goodmorning	arunsoursdei
Goodafternoon	tiveahsoursdei
Goodnight	reah-treysoursdei
Mynameis.....	k'nyomtchmouh...
Yes	baat
No	dteh
Please	suommehta
ThankYou	or-koon
Excuseme	sohmdtoh
Goodbye	joom-reapleah
Idon'tunderstand	k'nyommenyoo-ultee
Iwanta...	k'nyomjangbaan...
Water	teuk
Tea	tai
Rice(cooked)	bia
Rice(uncooked)	angkoh
Meat	saich
Fish	t'ray
Chicken	moan
Bread	numpung
Restaurant	haangbai
Whereisthe...?	noeveahnah...?
Market	p'sah
Bank	thoneeakear
PostOffice	bpraisanee
Doctor	peth
Bus	laanch'noul
Train	radteahplerng
Cycle	seekloa
Policeman	bpoaleehornorkor-bahl
Turnleft	botdtoych'wayng
Turnright	botdtoys'dum
Gostraight	dtovdtrong
Morning	bpreuk
Midnight	aa-tree-at
Night	yoop
Sunday	t/ngaiaa-dteut
Monday	t'ngaijan
Tuesday	t'ngaiong-gee-a
Wednesday	t'ngaibpoot
Thursday	t'ngaibpra-hoa-a
Friday	t'ngaisok
Saturday	t'ngaisao
Yesterday	m'serlmenh
Today	t'ngainih
Tomorrow	t'ngaisa-aik
Month	khaeh
Year	ch'nam
LastYear	ch'nammoon
NewYear	ch'namthmey
NextYear	ch'namgroy
January	magaraa
February	kompheak
March	meenah
April	mehsah
May	oosaphea
June	mithoknah
July	kakada
August	sayhaa
September	kan'ya
October	tolaa
November	wechagaa
December	t'noo
One	mooay
Two	bpee
Three	bay
Four	boun
Five	bpram
Six	bprammooay
Seven	bprambpee
Eight	bprambay
Night	bprambuon
Ten	dahp
Eleven	dahpmooay
Twenty	m'pay
Thirty	saamseup
Forty	saiseup
Fifty	haseup
Sixty	hokseup
Seventy	jehtseup
Eighty	bpaitseup
Ninety	gaoseup
Hundred	moo-ayroy
Thousand	moo-aybpoan
Tenthousand	moo-aymeun
Hundredthousand	moo-aysain
Million	moo-aylee-un