Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels

He Ma Fi Ri Ju Ga We He
g! Te Tai WY o AY au

=~ mm (anusvdra) = $ ht (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: TH ka tqkha Tega GUegha Faa

Palatals: WJ ca @& cha wT ja FA jha

Cerebrals: é ta @ tha S da @ dha OT na

Dentals: ta J tha & da J dha

na

Labials: q pa pha = @qba Abha =FAma

Semivowels: J ya Tra q la q va
Sibilants: QT sa @ 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.

4 — 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.

ti — like the uin rule but held twice as long as short u.

275
