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:
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Ta fi {i Mu Gi oer E€F Ne Nai ‘Yo “Tau
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For example: ka FBlka TAki Fal ki Fku Pra
pa a
H kr Hk TH ke H kai BY ko Fil ku
The vowel “a” is implied after a consonant with no vowel symbol.
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 — as in 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.
