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u — like the é in rule but held twice as long as u.

r — like the nin Rita (but more like French mm).

T — same as m7 but held twice as long.

1 — like Iree (lruu).

e — like thee in they.

ai — like the ai in aisle.

o — like the o in go.

au — like the ow in how.

m (anusvara) — a resonant nasal like the n in the French word bon.
h (visarga) — a final h-sound: ah is pronounced like aha; th like thi.

The consonants are pronounced as follows:

k - asin kite kh- as in Eckhart

g — asin give gh— as in dig-hard

nh — asin sing c¢ ~ asinchair

ch- as in staunch-heart j) 7 as injoy

jh — as in hedgehog i — asin canyon

t — asintub th — as in light-heart

n — asrna (prepare to say dha- as in red-hot
the r and say na). d — as in dove

Cerebrals are pronounced with tongue to roof of mouth, but the following
dentals are pronounced with tongue against teeth:

t — asin tub but with tongue against teeth.

th — as in light-heart but tongue against teeth.

d — asin dove but tongue against teeth.

dh- as in red-hot but with tongue against teeth.

n — asin nut but with tongue in between teeth.

p — asin pine ph- as in up-hill (not f)
b ~— asin bird bh- as in rub-hard

m — as in mother y — asinyes

r — asinrun 1 .— asinlight

Vv — asin vine. s — asinsun

§ (palatal) — as in the s in the German word sprechen
s (cerebral) — as the sh in shine
h — asinhome

There is no strong accentuation of syllables in Sanskrit, only a flowing
of short and long (twice as long as the short) syllables.
