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Hello everybody,
Hello everybody,


In today's lesson you will learn the '''¨ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION¨''' in Latin
In today's lesson you will learn the '''¨ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION¨''' in Latin.


Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
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Good learning ! :)
Good learning ! :)


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== '''Alphabet and Pronunciation in Latin''' ==
 
 
== The classical Latin alphabet ==
 
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:
 
{| class="wikitable"
!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:greca]
|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''' ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|'''z'''
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== The classical Latin alphabet ==
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:
{| class="wikitable"
!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:greca]
|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.


== Videos ==
== Videos ==

Revision as of 11:25, 14 June 2021

Alphabet and Pronunciation in Latin
Alphabet and Pronunciation in Latin

Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn the ¨ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION¨ in Latin.

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !

Good learning ! :)



The classical Latin alphabet

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:greca] 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 SPEAKERS

PRONUNCIATION

PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS

     
A ah a
B b b
CA / CO / CU kah / kou / koo ca / co / cu
CE / CI cheh / chih tche / tchi
D d d
E eh e
F f f
G g g
H no shound sem som
I ih i
J j dj
K k k
L l l
M m m
N n n
O oh o
P p p
Q q q
R r r
S s s
T t t
U ou u
V v / ou v – f
W ou u
X ks ks
Y y y
Z z z

Videos

Latin-alphabet.jpg
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