Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
He Ala Fi Fi Ju Ha Wr We
na
a! Te Vai Alo AY aw
+ m (anusvara) sh (visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: MH ka tq kha TT ga  gha S na
Palatals: T ca Sy cha wT ja A jha > iia
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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