Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels
Ha Ala Fi zi Ju Fi Wr Wi
g! Te Tai Ao AY au

+ mm (anusvara) $ h (visarga)

Consonants
Gutturals: GH ka Wqkha <TJ[ga QYeha Srna
Palatals: J ca @& cha ST ja A jha fia
Cerebrals: é ta roy tha S da @ dha OT na
Dentals: a ta ZY tha @ da J dha ena
Labials: q pa pha q ba A bha = =Fma
Semivowels: ya q ra qq la q va
Sibilants: SJ sa sa
Aspirate: & ha S ’ (avagraha) — the apostrophe

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

The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:

a — like the ain organ or the win but

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

i — like the iin pin

i — like the iin pique but held twice as long as short i

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