Guest guest Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 I just got a Sanskrit primer but I don't understand how you pronounce two consonants next to each other, like in "gacchati" how do I pronounce "c" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinayakan Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Double consonants are pronounced as there were two consonants. For example in Mallika the double l sounds like a long l. But for gacchhati it is a bit more difficult for beginners. c is like ch in English church (not exactly) Try to pronounce "Church child" like one word. The ch in child must be aspirated if you want to pronounce gacchhati. Listen to the last word of the third sentence on this page: http://www.saice.org/sanskrit/Speak%20Sanskrit/Html/Prathama.htm (BhaShaNaM kartum icchhati.) There is a audio file of the text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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