Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels

Ha Ala Zi Fi Ju Ha Wr We
g! Te Tai Bo AY av

+ tn (anusvara) —$-h (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: H ka kha Tega QYeh Gaa
Palatals: J ca Qcha Aja A jha fia
Cerebrals: é ta Gtha Oda Gdha Qna
Dentals: dita ZF tha @ da J dha eq na
abies pa pha ba Aha Ama
Semivowels: ya {rn @l va

Sibilants: 3]éa sa asa

Aspirate: re 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 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 uin push.

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

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