Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
He Ae Fi Fi Jo Ho Mr Wi
a
gd! We Wai Ao AY au
<= m (anusvara) ¢ h (visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: H ka tq kha TT ga GY gha S fa
Palatals: ca Si cha aT ja A jha > f fia
Cerebrals: é ta ry tha © da Gdha OT na
Dentals: dj ta ZF tha a. da J dha ena
Labials: pa % pha q ba A bha Ama
Semivowels:; @& ya Tra qT la qva
Sibilants: 37 ga GQ sa G 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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