Pali Pronunciation

 This group of consonants are velar (guttural).

1. K - Ka as in Kab
2. Kh - Kha as in khaki, khmer
3. G - Ga as in glad
4. Gh - Gha as in ghat
5. Ṅ - Ṅa as in sing, John Ng

#Ca-group - C

This group of consonants are palatal.

1. C - Ca as in Ciao (Italian greeting word)
2. Ch - Cha as in Charge charity
3. J - Ja as in jab
4. Jh - Jha as in jack
5. Ñ - Ña as in Lasagna, signor, signora (It is a nasal sound)

Note: There is a slight variation of the sound for both "J and Jh" which are pronounced as "za" and "zha" in Burmese.

#Ṭa-group - Ṭ

This group of consonants are retroflex, to be pronounced with the tongue being pulled backward away from the teeth and slightly touching the upper palate.

1. Ṭ - Ṭa as in tea
2. Ṭh - Ṭha as in train
3. Ḍ - Ḍa as in disc
4. Ḍh - Ḍha as in dart
5. Ṇ - Ṇa as in Nagoya

#Ta-group - T

This group of consonants are dental, to be pronounced with the tip of tongue touched against upper teeth or the ridge behind the upper teeth.

1. T - Ta as in tachometer
2. Th - Tha as in try or train
3. D - Da as in daffodil
4. Dh - Dha as in dark
5. N - Na as in nab

#Pa-group - P

This group of consonants are labial, to be pronounced with lips gently touched against each other and then quickly opened.

1. P - Pa as in pacific
2. Ph - Pha as in facility, phacelia
3. B - Ba as in basalt
4. Bh - Bha as in bath
5. M - Ma as in macau

#Non-Vagga group

1. Y - Ya as in yacht, yak
2. R - Ra as in rabbit
3. L - La as in lab (to be pronounced with the tip of tongue gently touching the upper teeth)
4. Ḷ - Ḷa as in lasagna (actually, this is very much the same as ordinary "la"). To be pronounced with the mouth being slightly opened, with the tip of tongue slightly touching the upper palate.