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The following table shows the Latin alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, with some  examples in Latin:
The following table shows the Latin alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, with some  examples in Latin:
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"  
|Letter
!Letter
|Latin name  (majus)
!Pronunciation
|Latin name
!Examples
|Latin  pronunciation (IPA)
|Examples
|-
|-
|A
|A
|[a:]
|á
|Ac [ak]: and
|ā
|aː
|Ac [ak]: and
|-
|-
|B
|B
|[be]
|bé
|Bellus : beautiful
|bē
|beː
|Bellus : beautiful
|-
|-
|C
|C
|[ce]
|cé
|cesar Cesar
|cē
|keː
|cesar Cesar
|-
|-
|D
|D
|[de]
|dé
|duo : two
|dē
|deː
|duo : two
|-
|-
|E
|E
|[e]
|é
|Epistula : letter
|ē
|eː
|Epistula : letter
|-
|-
|F
|F
|[ef]
|ef
|Facilis : easy
|ef
|ɛf
|Facilis : easy
|-
|-
|G
|G
|[ge] hard
|gé
|Ego : i.me
|gē
|ɡeː
|Ego : i.me
|-
|-
|H
|H
|[ha:]
|há
|Hospitis : host
|hā
|haː
|Hospitis : host
|-
|-
|I
|I
|[i:]
|í
|Iam : already  
|ī
|iː
|Iam : already
|-
|-
|K
|K
|[ka:]
|ká
|Kalo : proclaim
|kā
|kaː
|Kalo : proclaim
|-
|-
|L
|L
|[el]
|el
|Laetus : joyful,glad
|el
|ɛl
|Laetus : joyful,glad
|-
|-
|M
|M
|[em]
|em
|Māgnus : great
|em
|ɛm
|Māgnus : great
|-
|-
|N
|N
|[en]
|en
|Nātus : son
|en
|ɛn
|Nātus : son
|-
|-
|O
|O
|[o:]
|ó
|Oculus : eye
|ō
|oː
|Oculus : eye
|-
|-
|P
|P
|[pe]
|pé
|Puella [pu'el.la] : girl
|pē
|peː
|Puella [pu'el.la] : girl
|-
|-
|Q
|Q
|[ku:]
|qv́
|Aqua : water
|qū
|kuː
|Aqua : water
|-
|-
|R
|R
|[er] trilled
|er
|Recēns : fresh
|er
|ɛr
|Recēns : fresh
|-
|-
|S
|S
|[es]
|es
|Sacer : holy
|es
|ɛs
|Sacer : holy
|-
|-
|T
|T
|[te]
|té
|Tener : young
|tē
|teː
|Tener : young
|-
|-
|V
|V
|[we]
|v́
|Verbum [wer'bum] : word
|ū
|uː
|Verbum [wer'bum] : word
|-
|-
|X
|X
|[iks]
|ix
|Ex : out of
|ix
|iks
|Ex : out of
|-
|-
|Y
|Y
|[i:Graeca]
|í  graeca
|Yarda : yard
|ī Graeca
|iː ˈɡraɪka
|Yarda : yard
|-
|-
|Z
|Z
|[ze:ta]
|zéta
|Zebra : zebra
|zēta
|ˈdzeːta
|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.
*'''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''' ==
== '''Alphabet and Pronunciation in English''' ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!'''<big>LETTERS</big>''' '''<big>IN LATIN</big>'''
!'''<big>LETTERS</big>''' '''<big>IN LATIN</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION (</big><big>ENGLISH SPEAKERS</big><big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION (</big><big>ENGLISH SPEAKERS</big> <big>PRONUNCIATION</big><big>)</big>'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>A</big>'''
|'''<big>A</big>'''

Revision as of 19:11, 27 May 2022

Latin Alphabet and Pronunciation
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Hello everyone 😎


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 Latin name (majus) Latin name Latin pronunciation (IPA) Examples
A á ā aː Ac [ak]: and
B bé bē beː Bellus : beautiful
C cé cē keː cesar Cesar
D dé dē deː duo : two
E é ē eː Epistula : letter
F ef ef ɛf Facilis : easy
G gé gē ɡeː Ego : i.me
H há hā haː Hospitis : host
I í ī iː Iam : already
K ká kā kaː Kalo : proclaim
L el el ɛl Laetus : joyful,glad
M em em ɛm Māgnus : great
N en en ɛn Nātus : son
O ó ō oː Oculus : eye
P pé pē peː Puella [pu'el.la] : girl
Q qv́ qū kuː Aqua : water
R er er ɛr Recēns : fresh
S es es ɛs Sacer : holy
T té tē teː Tener : young
V v́ ū uː Verbum [wer'bum] : word
X ix ix iks Ex : out of
Y í graeca ī Graeca iː ˈɡraɪka Yarda : yard
Z zéta zēta ˈdzeːta 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 English

LETTERS IN LATIN PRONUNCIATION (ENGLISH SPEAKERS PRONUNCIATION)
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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