| Latin Sounds and Pronunciation |
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| Short A | 'ah' as in 'alike' pater, par, ad, ab iam, dat, ambulant |
Short E | 'eh' as in 'let' ex, sed, per, lex certê, tandem |
| Short I | 'i' as in 'hit' hic, vis, idem, nisi minimê, mille, facilis |
Short O | 'aw' as in 'often' nox, post, mors, hortô rogô, Roscius |
| Short U | 'uh' as in 'put' crux, lux, nunc, dulcis cum, sub, iustus |
Long A | 'ah' as in 'bother' imâgo, êrâdô, infrâ mâter, parâre |
| Long E | 'ay' as in 'date' mê, pês, certê, dê rês, diês, dêfessa |
Long I | 'ee' as in 'seen' quî, rîsus, scrîbit digitî, mîlitis, vîlla |
| Long O | 'oh' as in 'hope' nôn, môns, prô côgô, amô, Rôma |
Long U | 'oo' as in 'mood' iûs, cûr, lûcis dûrus, ûsus, rûstica |
| Diphthongs | ae: 'ai' as in 'eye' - saepe, quae, laeta, Aetnae
au: 'ow' as in 'chow' - aut, causa, auxilium ei: 'ay' as in 'grey' - deinde, Pompeii oe: 'oi' as in 'toy' - moenia, poenae, coepit |
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