Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
a
ā i ī u ū ḥ k, kh, g, gh, ṅ c ch j jh ñ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍh ṇ t th d dh n p ph b bh m |
short - pronounced like ‘u’ in hut
long - pronounced like ‘a’ in ah short - pronounced like ‘i’ in in long - pronounced like ‘ee’ in see short - pronounced like ‘u’ in pull long - pronounced like ‘u’ in dude a soft echo of the preceding vowel, like ‘aha’ gutturals, arising from the throat palatals, arising from the back of the palate cerebrals, with tongue touching the roof of the mouth dentals, with tongue touching the back of the teeth labials, arising from the lips |