Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels

Ha Ala Fi ‘< Ju Fi Wr Wi
og! Te Tai Yo AY aw

+ tm (anusvdra) eh (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: HH ka kha TW[ea QYeha Gia
Palatals: Fea Fecha Aja  FAjha iti
Cerebrals: c ta Gtha da Gdha na
Dentals: ql ta J tha @ da QYdha ena
Labials: q pa GF pha q ba A bha q ma
Semivowels: @ya fra fla Ava

Sibilants: QT sa @ sa q sa

Aspirate: & ha S ” (avagraha) - the apostrophe

The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:
a — like the ain organ or the win but.

a — like the ain far but held twice as long as short a.

i — like the iin pin.

i — like the iin pique but held twice as long as short i.

u — like the win push.

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

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