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The classical Latin alphabet
The classical Latin alphabet has only 23 letters
The following table shows the Latin alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, with some examples in Latin:
Letter | Pronunciation | Examples |
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Aa | [a:] | Ac [ak]: and |
Bb | [be] | Bellus : beautiful |
Cc | [ke] hard | Caesar [ kaisar] |
Dd | [de] | Duo : two |
Ee | [e] | Epistula : letter |
Ff | [ef] | Facilis : easy |
Gg | [ge] hard | Ego : i.me |
Hh | [ha:] | Hospitis : host |
Ii | [i:] | Iam : already |
Kk | [ka:] | Kalo : proclaim |
Ll | [el] | Laetus : joyful,glad |
Mm | [em] | Māgnus : great |
Nn | [en] | Nātus : son |
Oo | [o:] | Oculus : eye |
Pp | [pe] | Puella [pu'el.la] : girl |
[ku:] | Aqua : water | |
Rr | [er] trilled | Recēns : fresh |
Ss | [es] | Sacer : holy |
Tt | [te] | Tener : young |
Vv | [we] | Verbum [wer'bum] : word |
Xx | [iks] | Ex : out of |
Yy | [i:greca] | Yarda : yard |
Zz | [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.