Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels

Ha Mla Fi Fi Ju Ha Wr We
g! Te Tai Bo A av

* m (anusvara) $b (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: RH ka tqkha VTJ[ga GYgh Gaia
Palatals: Geo cha Aja BA jh fia
Cerebrals: é ta 6 tha S da @ dha OT na
Dentals: ata J tha @ da Qdha ena
Labials: q pa & pha @ba WA bha =Fma
Semivowels: ya Tra @ la q va

Shitantas Te Qa Asa

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 cin pin.

i — like the i in pique but held twice as long as short i.

u — like the win push.

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

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