Consonants
Consonants are the opposite of vowels. Saying consonants requires your mouth to be partially closed, and you make the sound with your lips.
Vowels
Vowels are open sounds. There are only few vowels, so the rest are consonants. Vowels include: a, e, i, o, u. So, the rest of the alphabet are consonants.
There are 12 consonants in the name Samruddhi Sandip Desai.
Those are: s m e d d h s n d p d s.
Phonetics: Consonants, Vowels, Diphthongs, IPA Chart definition and examples
