Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
He Ala Fi Fi Fo Bo We Wi
J! We ai Ao AY au
+ th (anusvara) = 8h (visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: H ka tq kha TT ga Qegha Saha
Palatals: J ca a cha wT ja SA jha DF iia
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 A 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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