The Script — Varnamala
అ
a
"u" in cup
vowelఆ
ā
"a" in father
vowelఇ
i
"i" in it
vowelఈ
ī
"ee" in see
vowelఉ
u
"u" in put
vowelఊ
ū
"oo" in boot
vowelఋ
r
"ri" in rig
vowelఎ
e
"e" in pet
vowelఏ
ē
"ai" in pain
vowelఐ
ai
"i" in kite
vowelఒ
o
"o" in pot
vowelఓ
ō
"o" in home
vowelఔ
au
"ou" in out
vowelఅం
aṁ
nasal hum (like "m")
vowelఅః
a
breathy "h" at end
vowelక
ka
as in kite
consonantఖ
kha
"kh" in khan
consonantగ
ga
as in gum
consonantఘ
gha
"gh" in ghost
consonantఙ
ṅa
"ng" in sing
consonantచ
ca
as in church
consonantఛ
cha
"chh" in chhat
consonantజ
ja
as in jam
consonantఝ
jha
"jh" in jhansi
consonantఞ
ña
"ny" in canyon
consonantట
ṭa
hard "t", tongue back
consonantఠ
ṭha
hard "th"
consonantడ
ḍa
hard "d", tongue back
consonantఢ
ḍha
hard "dh"
consonantణ
ṇa
hard "n", tongue back
consonantత
ta
as in tin
consonantథ
tha
"th" in thunder
consonantద
da
as in day
consonantధ
dha
"dh" in dharma
consonantన
na
as in net
consonantప
pa
as in pen
consonantఫ
pha
"ph" in phone
consonantబ
ba
as in bag
consonantభ
bha
"bh" in Bharat
consonantమ
ma
as in man
consonantయ
ya
as in yes
consonantర
ra
as in run
consonantల
la
as in love
consonantవ
va
as in van
consonantశ
śa
"sh" in shoe
consonantష
ṣa
"sh", tongue back
consonantస
sa
as in sun
consonantహ
ha
as in hat
consonantళ
ḷa
"l" in ball (retroflex)
consonantక్ష
kṣa
"ksha" blend
consonantఱ
ṟa
rolled "r"
consonant