Vowels | Pronunciation | Examples |
---|---|---|
as in father | ad, mater | |
as in met | te, video | |
as in machine, feet | in, qui | |
as in bought | gloria, omnis | |
as in tutor, coo | cum, summus | |
Two Vowels Together | Pronunciation | Examples |
as in met | prae, illae | |
as in met | coelum, coepi | |
two distinct syllables | aut, lauda | |
two distinct syllables | euge | |
Consonants | Pronunciation | Examples |
as ch in church | certus, cibus | |
as in ache | Christus | |
soft, as in gentle | gens, agit | |
hard, as in go | gratis, glo | |
ny as in canyon | angnus, ignis | |
silent | except h sounds as k in mihi, nihil | |
as y in yes | Jesus, Justus | |
slightly rolled on the tongue | carnis | |
as s in sing (never z as in raise) |
miser, fides | |
as sc in scope | scutum, Pascha | |
as sh in shall | descendit, scio | |
as t in ten | Thomas | |
and proceeded by any letter except s, t, or x) |
as tsee | bratia, etiam |
and followed by a vowel, h, or s ) |
as ks | exaudi, pax |
as ksh | excelsis =ekshelsees | |
as dz | zizania | |