Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels
Ho Ale Zi Hi Ju Ha Wr Wi
g! We Cai Alo Blau

= m (anusvara) ¢ h (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: H ka tq kha TT ga G] gha
Palatals: W ca 5 cha ST ja ZA jha
Cerebrals: é ta 6 tha © da @dha
Dentals: ql ta J tha @ da dha
Labials: G pa % pha q ba Abha
Semivowels: qT ya fra la q va
Sibilants: J sa sa GF sa

Aspirate: S ha § = ’ (avagraha) - the apostrophe

The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:
a — like the a in organ or the u in but

a — like the a in far but held twice as long as a.

i — like thei in pin.

1 — like the Zin pique but held twice as long as t
u — like the u in push.

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