270 Srimad-Bhagavatam

u — like the win push.

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

r — like the riin rim.

ft — like ree in reed.

| — like / followed by r (Ir).

e — like the e in they.

ai — like the ai in aisle.

o — like the oin go.

au — like the ow in how.

ti (anusvadra) — a resonant nasal like the nin the French word bon.
h (visarga) — a final h-sound: ah is pronounced like aha; th like thi.

The vowels are written as follows after a consonant:
mY

[i fi Ti Mu Qi or EF Ne Nai ‘Yo T au

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For example: Fka Alka Trki Fal ki Sku Pua

~\ x A

H kr H ke H ke H kai TY ko Al kau

The vowel “‘a’’ is implied after a consonant with no vowel symbol.

The symbol virama (‘) indicates that there is no final vowel: A

The consonants are pronounced as follows:

k — asin hite jh — as in hedgehog

kh— as in Eckhart i — asin canyon

g — asin give t — asin tub

gh— as in dig-Aard th — as in light-heart

h — asin sing d — asin dove

c — asin chair dha- as in red-hot

ch— asin staunch-heart n — asrna (prepare to say
j — asin joy the rand say na).

Cerebrals are pronounced with tongue to roof of mouth, but the
following dentals are pronounced with tongue against teeth:

t — asin tub but with tongue against teeth.
th — as in light-heart but with tongue against teeth.
