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|'''<big>LETTERS</big>'''  
|'''<big>LETTERS</big>''' '''<big>IN LATIN</big>'''
 
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION (</big><big>ENGLISH SPEAKERS</big><big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>IN LATIN</big>'''
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>''' 
 
'''<big>ENGLISH SPEAKERS</big>'''
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>''' 
 
'''<big>PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS</big>'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>A</big>'''
|'''<big>A</big>'''
|'''ah'''
|'''ah'''
|'''a'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>B</big>'''
|'''<big>B</big>'''
|'''b'''
|'''b'''
|'''b'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>CA / CO / CU</big>'''
|'''<big>CA / CO / CU</big>'''
|'''kah / kou / koo'''
|'''kah / kou / koo'''
|'''ca / co / cu'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>CE / CI</big>'''  
|'''<big>CE / CI</big>'''  
|'''cheh / chih'''
|'''cheh / chih'''
|'''tche / tchi'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>D</big>'''
|'''<big>D</big>'''
|'''d'''
|'''d'''
|'''d'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>E</big>'''
|'''<big>E</big>'''
|'''eh'''
|'''eh'''
|'''e'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>F</big>'''
|'''<big>F</big>'''
|'''f'''
|'''f'''
|'''f'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>G</big>'''
|'''<big>G</big>'''
|'''g'''
|'''g'''
|'''g'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>H</big>'''
|'''<big>H</big>'''
|'''no shound'''
|'''no shound'''
|'''sem som'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>I</big>'''
|'''<big>I</big>'''
|'''ih'''
|'''ih'''
|'''i'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>J</big>'''
|'''<big>J</big>'''
|'''j'''
|'''j'''
|'''dj'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>K</big>'''
|'''<big>K</big>'''
|'''k'''
|'''k'''
|'''k'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>L</big>'''
|'''<big>L</big>'''
|'''l'''
|'''l'''
|'''l'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>M</big>'''
|'''<big>M</big>'''
|'''m'''
|'''m'''
|'''m'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>N</big>'''
|'''<big>N</big>'''
|'''n'''
|'''n'''
|'''n'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>O</big>'''
|'''<big>O</big>'''
|'''oh'''
|'''oh'''
|'''o'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>P</big>'''
|'''<big>P</big>'''
|'''p'''
|'''p'''
|'''p'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>Q</big>'''
|'''<big>Q</big>'''
|'''q'''
|'''q'''
|'''q'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>R</big>'''
|'''<big>R</big>'''
|'''r'''
|'''r'''
|'''r'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>S</big>'''
|'''<big>S</big>'''
|'''s'''
|'''s'''
|'''s'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>T</big>'''
|'''<big>T</big>'''
|'''t'''
|'''t'''
|'''t'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>U</big>'''
|'''<big>U</big>'''
|'''ou'''
|'''ou'''
|'''u'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>V</big>'''
|'''<big>V</big>'''
|'''v / ou'''
|'''v / ou'''
|'''v – f'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>W</big>'''
|'''<big>W</big>'''
|'''ou'''
|'''ou'''
|'''u'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>X</big>'''
|'''<big>X</big>'''
|'''ks'''
|'''ks'''
|'''ks'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>Y</big>'''
|'''<big>Y</big>'''
|'''y'''
|'''y'''
|'''y'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>Z</big>'''
|'''<big>Z</big>'''
|'''z'''
|'''z'''
|'''z'''
|}
|}

Revision as of 19:04, 27 May 2022

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Latin Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...

Hello Polyglots 😎


In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Latin alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters.


You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.



The classical Latin alphabet

(Abecedarium Latinum)

The classical Latin alphabet has only 23 letters, and upper cases.

The following table shows the Latin alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, with some examples in Latin:

Letter Pronunciation Examples
A [a:] Ac [ak]: and
B [be] Bellus : beautiful
C [ce] cesar Cesar
D [de] duo : two
E [e] Epistula : letter
F [ef] Facilis : easy
G [ge] hard Ego : i.me
H [ha:] Hospitis : host
I [i:] Iam : already
K [ka:] Kalo : proclaim
L [el] Laetus : joyful,glad
M [em] Māgnus : great
N [en] Nātus : son
O [o:] Oculus : eye
P [pe] Puella [pu'el.la] : girl
Q [ku:] Aqua : water
R [er] trilled Recēns : fresh
S [es] Sacer : holy
T [te] Tener : young
V [we] Verbum [wer'bum] : word
X [iks] Ex : out of
Y [i:Graeca] Yarda : yard
Z [ze:ta] Zebra : zebra
  • NB : Latin is a phonetic language so the word sounds exactly like how it's written and every letters in a word is sounded.

Alphabet and Pronunciation in different languages

LETTERS IN LATIN PRONUNCIATION (ENGLISH SPEAKERSPRONUNCIATION
A ah
B b
CA / CO / CU kah / kou / koo
CE / CI cheh / chih
D d
E eh
F f
G g
H no shound
I ih
J j
K k
L l
M m
N n
O oh
P p
Q q
R r
S s
T t
U ou
V v / ou
W ou
X ks
Y y
Z z

Videos

Consonants (pronunciation)

Vowels (pronunciation)


Latin Online Virtual Keyboard

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