The core consonant letters.

• ກkunaspirated 'k', like 'g' in 'go'
• ຂkhaspirated 'k' like in 'kite'
• ຄkhaspirated 'k' (low class)
• ງng'ng' as in 'sing', can start a word
• ຈj'j' like in 'jump'
• ຊs's' like in 'sun' (low class)
• ດd'd' like in 'dog'
• ຕtunaspirated 't', like in 'stop'
• ຖthaspirated 't' like in 'top'
• ທthaspirated 't' (low class)
• ນn'n' like in 'now'
• ບb'b' like in 'boy'
• ປpunaspirated 'p', like in 'spin'
• ຜphaspirated 'p' like in 'pin'
• ພphaspirated 'p' (low class)
• ມm'm' like in 'mother'
• ຍny'ny' like in 'canyon'
• ລl'l' like in 'love'
• ວw'w' like in 'water'
• ຫh'h' like in 'house' (high class)
• ອ(glottal)silent vowel-carrier / glottal stop
• ຮh'h' like in 'hat' (low class)