Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
Ha Mla Ti Fi Jo Ha Wr
g! Te Cai Ao AY au
=~ mm (anusvdra) = $ ht (visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: GH ka tq kha TT ga GUegha Faa
Palatals: J ca cha Aja FA jha F iia
Cerebrals: é ta @ tha S da @ dha OT na
Dentals: ta J tha & da J dha qq 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.
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