90 Srimad-Bhagavatam

u — like the win push.

a — like the win rule but held twice as long as short u.

r — like the riin rim.

r — like ree in reed.

1 — like / followed by r (Ir).

e — like the ein they.

ai — like the ai in aisle.

o — like the oin go.

au — like the ow in how.
tm (anusvdra) — a resonant nasal like the nin the French word bon.
h (visarga) — a final h-sound: ah is pronounced like aha; ih like ihi.

The vowels are written as follows after a consonant:
Ta fi {i Mu Gi oer E€F Ne Nai ‘Yo "Pa
lon
For example: ka FBlka TAki Fal ki Fku Pra
ban cy
H kr Hk TH ke H kai BY ko Fil ku

“a” is implied after a consonant with no vowel symbol.

The vowel
The symbol virama (‘\) indicates that there is no final vowel: Ah

The consonants are pronounced as follows:

k — asin kite jh — as in hedgehog

kh— as in Eckhart fi — asin canyon

g — asingive t — asin tub

gh— as in dig-hard th — as in light-heart

h — asin sing d — asindove

c — asinchair dha- as in red-hot

ch — asin staunch-heart n — asrna (prepare to say
j — asin joy the rand say na).

t — asin tub but with tongue against teeth.
th — as in light-heart but with tongue against teeth.
