Guest guest Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinayakan 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
