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Speaking: Pronunciation A1 - Lesson 1: Sounds of the English Alphabet

Sopheak Pich

Speaking: Pronunciation A1 - Lesson 1

Sounds of the English Alphabet

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to recognize and say the basic sounds of the 26 letters of the English alphabet.

The English Alphabet Sounds

Let's learn the name and a common sound for each letter. The English alphabet1 has 26 letters.

Letter How to Say the Letter Name Example Word & Sound
A a/eɪ/ (ay)Apple2 (/æ/)
B b/biː/ (bee)Ball3 (/b/)
C c/siː/ (see)Cat4 (/k/)
D d/diː/ (dee)Dog5 (/d/)
E e/iː/ (ee)Egg6 (/ɛ/)
F f/ɛf/ (eff)Fish (/f/)
G g/dʒiː/ (jee)Girl (/g/)
H h/eɪtʃ/ (aitch)Hat7 (/h/)
I i/aɪ/ (eye)Ice cream (/aɪ/)
J j/dʒeɪ/ (jay)Juice (/dʒ/)
K k/keɪ/ (kay)Key (/k/)
L l/ɛl/ (el)Lion (/l/)
M m/ɛm/ (em)Money (/m/)
N n/ɛn/ (en)Nest (/n/)
O o/oʊ/ (oh)Orange (/ɒ/)
P p/piː/ (pee)Pig (/p/)
Q q/kjuː/ (cue)Queen (/kw/)
R r/ɑːr/ (ar)River8 (/r/)
S s/ɛs/ (ess)Sun (/s/)
T t/tiː/ (tee)Table (/t/)
U u/juː/ (you)Umbrella (/ʌ/)
V v/viː/ (vee)Volcano (/v/)
W w/ˈdʌbəl.juː/ (double-you)Water (/w/)
X x/ɛks/ (ex)Box (/ks/)
Y y/waɪ/ (why)Yo-yo (/j/)
Z z/zɛd/ (zed) or /ziː/ (zee)Zebra (/z/)

Vocabulary Glossary

  1. Alphabet (Noun) | អក្ខរក្រម | A set of letters used to write a language. ↩
  2. Apple (Noun) | ផ្លែប៉ោម | A hard, round fruit that is red or green. ↩
  3. Ball (Noun) | បាល់ | A round object used in games and sports. ↩
  4. Cat (Noun) | ឆ្មា | A small animal with fur, four legs, and a tail, often kept as a pet. ↩
  5. Dog (Noun) | ឆ្កែ | An animal with fur, four legs, and a tail, often a pet or used for hunting. ↩
  6. Egg (Noun) | ពងមាន់ | An oval object from a chicken that we eat. ↩
  7. Hat (Noun) | មួក | Something you wear on your head to protect from the sun. ↩
  8. River (Noun) | ទន្លេ | A large, natural flow of water, like the Siem Reap river. ↩

record_voice_over Pronunciation Focus: Vowels vs. Consonants

In English, letters are in two groups: vowels9 and consonants10.

Vowels (ស្រៈ): These are the 'open' sounds. Your mouth stays open. The main vowels are:

A, E, I, O, U

Consonants (ព្យញ្ជនៈ): For these sounds, your tongue, teeth, or lips touch to block the air. They are all the other letters.

  1. Vowel (Noun) | ស្រៈ | The letters A, E, I, O, U. They make open sounds. ↩
  2. Consonant (Noun) | ព្យញ្ជនៈ | All letters that are not vowels. ↩

lightbulb Helpful Tip: Letter Name vs. Letter Sound

It is very important to remember that the name of a letter can be different from the sound it makes in a word.

  • The letter name is H (aitch). The sound is /h/ in the word hat.
  • The letter name is W (double-you). The sound is /w/ in the word water.

When you read, you use the sound. When you spell a word aloud, you use the name (e.g., "How do you spell 'cat'? C-A-T.").

sports_esports Practice Your Sounds

Activity 1: What's the First Sound?

Say the word, then say the first sound. Example: For 'monkey', you say '/m/'.

  1. Pig
  2. Sun
  3. Table

Activity 2: Listen and Point

Practice with a friend. One person says a letter sound (like /d/, /k/, /f/). The other person points to the correct letter in the alphabet chart above.


Activity 3: Say the Alphabet Song

Practice saying or singing the whole alphabet from A to Z. This helps you remember the letter names and order.

task Your Alphabet Mission

This week, look around your house or your town (like Siem Reap).

  1. Find 5 things (e.g., moto, door, book, banana, coffee).
  2. For each thing, try to say the English word.
  3. Say the first letter name and the first letter sound.

Example: You see a Moto. You say: "Letter M (em), sound /m/."

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