Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels

He Ma Fi Fi Ju Ha Me He

g! We Gai Mo AY aw

+ m (anusvéra) ¢ h (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: H ka kha Tega QYeha Sia
Palatals: Joa = Fecha Aja FP jha fia
Cerebrals: é ta Gtha da Gdha Ona
Dentals: dita q tha @ da J dha na
Labials: Gra pha ba Ab ha Jal
Semivowels: ya fra qq la q va

Sibilants: [sa @sa 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 i in pique but held twice as long as short 1.

u — like the win push.

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

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