Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels
Ao Ae Fi Fi Bu Ra Wr Wi

g! We Cai Ao AY au

= m (anusvara) ¢ h (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: GH ka tq kha TT ga GY gha
Palatals: ca @& cha A ja FF jha
Cerebrals: é ta @ tha S da @dha
Dentals: q ta J tha @ da dha
Labials: q pa FH pha q ba A bha
Semivowels:  @ ya Tra Fla q va
J sa G sa

Sibilants: JT sa
Aspirate: re ha S =’ (avagraha) - the apostrophe

The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:
a — like thea in organ or the u in but

a —'like the din far but held twice as long as a.
i — like the iin pin.
1 — like the Zin pique but held twice as long as 1.

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

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