Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
He Ma Fi Fi Ju Ha Me He
g! We Cai Ro AY au
+ m (anusvéra) eh (visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: GH ka tq kha TT ga QYeha Sia
Palatals: "J ca a cha wT ja A jha > iia
Cerebrals: é ta 6 tha S da @ dha OT na
Dentals: dita q tha @ da YJ dha na
Labials: q pa & pha q ba Abha Fma
Semivowels: ya Tra qq la q va
Sibilants: QJ sa @ sa q sa
Aspirate: rf 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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