SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

Sanskrit Pronunciation GuideVowels3la alTa .:i ii 3'u u=5flrfl q: e Q: ai an 0 it au..:.. Ih (anusvdra) : Q. (visarga)ConsonantsGutturals: Cfi ka kha if ga 't:1 ghaPalatals: ca cha \ifja "jhaCerebrals: eta ?) tha Qa G haDentals: ata '-1 tha da dha.Labials: qpa q) pha i( ba l{ bha Iia5JiiafJl I,la;{ na'I rnaSemi vowels: ya ra la qvaSibilants: sa q' a saAspirate: ha S ' (avagraha) - the apostropheThe vowels above should be pronounced as follows:a - like the a in organ or the u in but.a - like the a in far but held twice as long as short a.- like the i in pin.i- like the i in pique but held twice as long as short i.u - like the u in push.ii - like the u in rule but held twice as long as short u.307