Grammar of colloquial Tibetan - learning tibetan

CHAPTER I.
^l' a Dental t to be pronounced with the tongue between the
'^ teeth and without breathing. This ^' and di' differ
from the English t and n, in that the English letters
require the tongue to be placed against the roof of the
mouth and so have a heavier sound.
S' aspirated t, e.g., thora in Hindustani; or—subject to the
It J\
difference noted under C
—
'pat hard pronounced in one
breath. Not to be confused with the English th sound,
in words like the.
^ is like ^^" but pronounced through the throat and in a
lower tone than ^