Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
Aa Ala Fi zi Su Hi Wr Wi
g! g e Cai ay co) Blau
= m (anusvara) ¢ h (visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: H ka tq kha TT ga GY gha Shia
Palatals: W ca @& cha ST ja ZA jha Ff iia
Cerebrals: é ta 6 tha © da @dha OT na
Dentals: di ta q tha G da dha qna
Labials: pa % pha q ba Abha ma
Semivowels: @ ya fra la q va
Sibilants: aT Sa @ sa G 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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