Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
He Aa Fi Fi Fu Ho Wr We
a
go! v e Wai ay 0 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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