Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels

Aa Ala Fi ei Ju Ha Wr Wi
J! Te Tai Ao A av

> tm (anusvéra) ¢h (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: H ka Wdkha Tega Geha Gua
Palatals: WJ ca cha ja A jha fia
Cerebrals: é ta Gtha* da Gdha Ona
Dentals: ata J tha a da J dha ina
Labials: pa pha ba Aha FP ma
Semivowels: FJ ya Zra q ia q va

Sibilants: J sa G sa q sa

Aspirate: re ha S ° (avagraha) - the apostrophe

The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:
a — like the ain organ or the win but.

a — like the ain far but held twice as long as short a.

i — like the iin pin.

i — like the iin pique but held twice as long as short i.

u — like the win push.

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