Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels
a Ala Fi Fi Jo Ho Wr We
a! Te Tai To AY au

+ m (anusvara) sh (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: MH ka tq kha TT ga  gha S na
Palatals: T ca Sy cha wT ja A jha fla
Cerebrals: é ta & tha © da @ dha QT na
Dentals: d ta ZT tha G da YJ dha na
Labials: q pa GF pha q ba A bha = =Fma
Semivowels: ya Tra qq a q va

Sibilants: J éa @ sa q sa

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 win push.
a — like the win rule but held twice as long as short wu.

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