Volume 7 - Prabhupada

416 Sri Caitanya-caritam!'faThe) letter a is implied after a consonant with no vowel symbol.The symbol viriima (') indicates that there is no final vowel. kThe letters above should be pronounced as follows:a -like the o in hot; sometimes like the o in go;fmal a is usually silent.a -like the a in far.i, T -like the ee in meet.u, ii -like the u in rule.r -like the ri in rim.f -like the ree in reed.e -like the ai in pain; rarely like e in bet.ai -like the oi in boil.o -like the o in go.au -like the ow in owl.m -(anusviira) like the ng in song.1). -(visarga) a final h sound like in Ah.it -(candra-bindu) a nasal n sound.like in the French word bon.k -like the k in kite.kh -like the kh in Eckhart.g -like the g in got.gh -like the gh in big-house.n -like the n in bank.c -like the ch in chalk.ch -like the chh in much-haste.j -like the j in joy.jh -like the geh in college-hall.n -like the n in bunch.1 -like the t in talk.th -like the th in hot-house.q -like the d in dawn.gh -like the dh in good-house.I] -like the n in gnaw.t-as in talk but with the tongue against thethe teeth.th-as in hot-house but with the tongue againstthe teeth.d-as in dawn but with the tongue against theteeth.dh-as in good-house but with the tongueagainst the teeth.n-as in nor but with the tongue against theteeth.p -like the p in pine.ph -like the ph in philosopher.b -like the b in bird.bh -like the bh in rub-hard.m -like the m in mother.y -like the j in jaw. lfy -like they in year. r -like the r in run.1 -like the l in law.v -like the b in bird or like the w in dwarf.s, -like the sh in shop.s -like the s in sun .h-like the h in home.This is a general guide to Bengali pronunciation. The Bengali transliterations in thisbook accurately show the original Bengali spelling of the text. One should note, however,that in Bengali, as in English, spelling is not always a true indication of how a word is pronounced.Tape recordings of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupadachanting the original Bengali verses are available from the International Society forKrishna Consciousness, 3764 Watseka Ave., Los Angeles, California 90034.