Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels
He Ale Fi Fi Jo Go Wr Wi
gd! We Tai Ao AY au

<= m (anusvara) ¢ h (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: MH ka kha TT ga GY gha
Palatals: J ca @ cha aT ja ZF jha
Cerebrals: é ta @ tha S da Gdha
Dentals: qd ta Y tha q@ da J dha
Labials: T pa % pha ba A bha
Semivowels: &] ya Tra la va
Sibilants: JT sa GQ sa GF sa

Aspirate: a ha S =’ (avagraha) - the apostrophe

The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:
a — like the ain organ or the u in but
a — like the din far but held twice as long as a.

i ~ like the / in pin.

i — like the iin pique but held twice as long as i.
u — like the u in push.

u — like the @ in rule but held twice as long as u.

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