Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
Ha Mla Fi Fi Ju Ra Wr Wi
JT! Te Tai Blo Ha
— th (anusvéara) ¢ h(visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: GH ka Wdqkha Vega QYegha Gia
Palatals: J ca Gch Aja FT jha ZF iia
Cerebrals: ta Otha da Gdha na
Dentals: al ta Z tha @ da J dha na
Labials: q pa GF pha q ba A bha Ama
Semivowels: ya q ra qq la q va
Sibilants: J sa @ sa q sa
Aspirate: @ ha S ’ (avagraha) - the apostrophe
The numerals are: 0-0 2-1 2-2 3-3 B-4 &-5 &-6 9-7 €-8 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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