Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
He Wa Fi Fi Fo Ra Wr He
g! Te Cai Ro AY aw
+ m (anusvara) $ h (visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: H ka Wdqkha VWJega Qh Sia
Palatals: J ca cha ja 2 jha DH fia
Cerebrals: 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: ya {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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