Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Vowels

He Mla Fi Fi Ju Ha Wr Wi
J! We Tai Wo AY au

+ m (anusvara) sh (visarga)

Consonants

Gutturals: H ka tq kha TT ga Qegha Saha
Palatals: J ca a cha wT ja SA jha fa
Cerebrals: Zé ta @ tha gS da @ dha QT na
Dentals: dita J tha @ da ‘J dha J na
Labials: q pa G pha q ba ¥F bha q ma
Semivowels: @] ya q ra qq 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 win 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.

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

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