Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels

Aa HATa Fi ei Ju Hi Wr Bi
g! We Tai Ao AY av

+ m (anusvara) sh (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: H ka Wdqkha VWJega Qh Sia
Palatals: J ca cha ja 2 jha DH fia
Cerebral: Sta @tha da dha Ona
Dentals: qf ta ZY tha @ da Qdha ena
Labials: q pa GF pha q ba HF bha q ma
Semivowels: @fya ra la Ava

Sibilants: J éa @ sa q sa

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

The numerals are: 0-0 2-1 2-2 3-3 Q-4 &-5 &-6 9-7 €-8 9-9

The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:

a — like the ain organ or the wu in but.

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

i — like the iin pin.

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

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