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in reply to a message by Anon.
Yes. That is how it is pronounced in India. Dharma is NOT pronounced DAAR-ma. BTW, I was born in America, and I have spoken English for all of my life, so I am pretty sure I would have no trouble mispronouncing English words ;).
I'm trying to say that the 'th' and 'd' characters/sounds in Most Indian languages are the same. They are often (when translated into English) put as a 'd', but pronounced as a 'th'. Dharma is a grerat example. Most english speakers butcher the pronunciation. its THAR-ma, as you said
Chandragupta Maurya is another example. To Most Americans and english speakers, it would by CHUN-dra goop-ta. TO Indians it is CHAN-thra goop-tha. Or, you can use the festival "Diwali". Its not di-VALLY. It is thee-VALLY. As you can see, the 'th' has been translated to a 'd'.
-Lala
I'm trying to say that the 'th' and 'd' characters/sounds in Most Indian languages are the same. They are often (when translated into English) put as a 'd', but pronounced as a 'th'. Dharma is a grerat example. Most english speakers butcher the pronunciation. its THAR-ma, as you said
Chandragupta Maurya is another example. To Most Americans and english speakers, it would by CHUN-dra goop-ta. TO Indians it is CHAN-thra goop-tha. Or, you can use the festival "Diwali". Its not di-VALLY. It is thee-VALLY. As you can see, the 'th' has been translated to a 'd'.
-Lala
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