Here is a brief guide on Pali Chanting Pronunciations.
‘Pali’ is used as a name for the language of the Theravada canon. It is taken as the language that the Buddha used during his life.
1. a as in father
2. e as in cage
3. i as in mint
4. o as in no
5. u in pool
6. Character with a . above or below like ṁ , in pronounced as ‘ng’
Buddhaṁ bhagavantaṁ abhivādemi
7. Character with ~ on top like ñ , is pronounced as ‘nya’ or ‘nyu’
Idam me ñātinam hotu, sukhitā hontu ñātayo
8. Characters with a ^ or – lie ā above, is prolonged for twice as long.
Arahaṁ sammā-sambuddho bhagavā
9. Combined Consonants such as “kh” , “gh”, “dh”, “th”, “ph”, “bh” are aspirated, emphasized.
Svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo
10. Repeated characters such as bb, dd, cc, mm are pronounced individually, distinct with slight pause.
11. Example
Arahaṁ sammā-sambuddho bhagavā Buddhaṁ bhagavantaṁ abhivādemi.