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I’ve certainly found this as well in studying Pali on my own. Unfortunately I don’t live near a monastic community or anyone who knows Pali. So even though I try to follow the pronunciation guide as shared by @jayantha, it’s really difficult to know what it sounds like. let alone learn to pronounce it correctly, without actually hearing it.
For anyone interested, some sources I’ve found helpful in terms of getting a feeling for how it sounds are:
Ven Jiv’s chants
Ven Brahmali’s Pali class recordings
Ven Nananada’s Nibbana lecture recordings (when quoting the suttas, which he does extensively, he always recites the Pali followed by his own transaltions)