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Šššš  Calitanya caritāmeta
The letter  y  is implied after a consonant with no vowel symbol.
The symbol  virāma  (   S   ) indicates that there is no final vowel.  k k
The letters above should be pronounced as follows:
a – like the  o  in  hot ; sometimes like the  o  in  go ; final  g  is usually silent.
ਕੁੱਖੁ   — ਪ੍ਰਿਥਵੀ ਸੁਵਾਦ ਦਾ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ।
a = like the a in lif.
۱, ۲ = like the ee in rule... 
u, ū = like the u in rule...
a; b - like the  ri  in  rim ...
i – like the  ree  in  reed ... i – like the  ree  in  reed ...
e = like the  ai  in  pain ; rarely like  e  in bet...
C – HKC the at in boil., ai – like the  oi  in boil., ai – like the  oi  in boil., ai – like the  oi  in boil., ai – like the  oi
O – like the o in go...
au –like the ow in owl...
m –( anusvāra ) like the  ng  in song.
h = ( visarga ) a final  h  sound like in Ah...
ନି   = ( candra-bindu ) a nasal n sound.
liike in the French word  bon ...
k –like the k in kite.,kite
kh –like the  kh  in Eckhart...
g – like the g in got...
gh –like the  gh  in big-house...
ନ – like the  n  in bank...
c – like the  ch  in  chalk ...
ch –like the  chh  in much-haste..
j –like the j in joy...
jh –like the  geh  in college-hall..
ក្នុងកំណត់ ព្រះបាទ បារាយណ៍ បានបញ្ជាក់ថា ក្នុងការប្រើប្រាស់ ព្រះបាទ បារាយណ៍ បានប្រើប្រាស់ ព្រះបាទ បារាយណ៍ បានប្រើប្រាស់ ព្រះបាទ ប
t – like the  t  in  t alk...
d – lijke the d in dawn.
đị - like the dh in good-house.
Qn = like the white ground n = like the new grave.
t-as in  talk  but with the tongue against the the teeth
the teeth: th—as in hot-house but with the tongue against the teeth.
d-as in  dawn  but with the tongue against the teeth.
dh-as in good-house but with the tongue against the teeth.
n—as in  nor  but with the tongue against the teeth.
p –like the  p  in  pine .
ph –like the  ph  in  philosopher .
b –like the  b  in  bird .
b) –like the  bh  in rub-hard.
On the other hand, in the month of June, the month of July, the month of August, the month of September, the month of October, th
y –like the j in jaw.  ख
y –like the y in year.  y
r –like the  r  in run.
1 – like the  l  in  law .
v –like the  b  in  bird  or like the  w  in dwarf.
‘s’, s –like the  sh  in  shop .
s – like the s in sun.
h–like the  h  in  home .
This is a general guide to Bengali pronunciation. The Bengali transliterations in this book accurately show the original Bengali spelling of the text. One should note, however, that in Bengali, as in English, spelling is not always a true indication of how a word is pronounced. Tape recordings of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda chanting the original Bengali verses are available from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, 3764 Watseka Ave., Los Angeles, California 90034.