Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels

Ha Ala Fi Fi Ju Ha Wr We
go! Te Tai Bo AY au

+ th (anusvara) eh (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: H ka tq kha TT ga FY gha S& na
Palatals: J ca Qcha Aja A jha Fina
Cerebrals: é ta @ tha S da @ dha QT na
Dentals: d ta J tha G da I dha ena
Labials: q pa G pha q ba A bha Fm
Semivowels: @ ya Tra q la q va

Sibilants: JT sa sa J sa

Aspirate: re ha S ’ (avegraha) - 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.

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

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