Jyutping: The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme

The pronunciation of Cantonese characters is a combination of 6 tones, 19 initials, and 56 finals, plus 2 syllabic nasals sounds. The table below shows some of the common characters and their pronunciation.
For more information about Jyutping, visit Jyutping or The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong(LSHK) Jyutping. Open Cantonese also gives a very detailed guide of how to learn jyutping.

Tones

Each syllable has one of six tones

Initials

Sounds that go at the beginning of a syllable

Finals

Sounds that go at the end of a syllable.
For a and oet, see here for further information.

Syllabic nasal