Bhakti Shatak — source page 64

1Pronunciation Guide

2VOWELS

3अ a like rural, mural

4आ ȧ like father, car

5इ i like imagine

6ई ee, i like seen, feet (Depending upon the situation

7sometimes it is also written as ‘i’, like chili, ski.)

8उ u like push, bush

9ऊ oo, u like goose, snooze (Sometimes it is also written as

10‘u’ like rule, cute.)

11ए e like they, prey

12ऐ ai like as in ancient with stressed ‘ai’ sound

13ओ o like flow, slow

14औ au like aura with fully stressed ‘a’

15CONSONANTS

16क k like king, meek

17ख kh like khaki

18ग g like go, smog

19घ gh like ghastly, gherkin with stressed ‘h’

20च c̣h like chant, choose

21छ ch like Church(h)ill (spoken together); chubby

22ज j like jog, join

23झ jh like Jhansi (a town of India) combining the sound

24of ‘J’ with aspirated ‘h’; hedgehog

25ट t like today, time

26ठ th like time with added ‘h’ where the tip of the

27tongue touches the lower front of the palate, just

28like ‘got-him’ when spoken together