SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

308 Srimad-Bhiigavatamr -like the ri in rim.f - like ree in reed.-like Hollowed by r (lr).e -like the e in they.ai -like the ai in aisle.o -like the o in go.au -like the ow in how.Ih (anusvdra) -a resonant nasal like the n in the French word bon.\:1 (visarga) - a final h-sound: a is pronounced like aha; i like ihi.The consonants are pronounced as follows:k -as in kitekh-as in Eckhartg -as in givegh-as in dig-hardil -as in singc -as in chairch - as in staunch-heartjh -as in hedgehogii - as in canyon! - as in tub!h - as in light-heart«;; - as in dovec;lha- as in red-hotJ.l -as rna (prepare to sayJ -as IDJOY the r and say na) .Cerebrals are pronounced with tongue to roof of mouth, but thefollowing dentals are pronounced with tongue against teeth:t -as in tub but with tongue against teeth.th -as in light-heart but with tongue against teeth.d - as in dove but with tongue against teeth.dh-as in red-hot but with tongue against teeth.n - as in nut but with tongue between teeth.p -as m pme l - as in lightph- as in uphill (not/)b - as in birdbh-as in rub-hardm - as in mothery - as myesr -as in rnnv - as in vines (palatal) -as in the s in the Germanword sprechens (cerebral) -as the sh in shines -as insunh -as in homeThere is no strong accentuation of syllables in Sanskrit, only a Bowingof short and long (twice as long as the short) syllables.