The Latin Alphabet
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The Latin Alphabet
Could I get a list of the letters of the Latin Alphabet and each letter's pronunciation (id est: a=ah,b=beh, etc.), or a link to a page with audio files of letter pronunciation? I would greatly appreciate it because I have yet to find any page on the internet with it listed.
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I am talking about how to pronounce letters as if you are "singing" the alphabet the way the Romans would have. The textbook I am using shows only how to pronounce the letters when used in words.classicalclarinet wrote:are you learning from a textbook? if so, there should be a page or two to guide your pronounciation. If not, you can look at the grammars posted here on the site.
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http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Latin/ ... ccent.html has a little on the alphabet.
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I think this page is correct, but beware they don't mention the tricky pronunciation of qu which is the same as if it were spelt cu.Michaelyus wrote:http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Latin/ ... ccent.html has a little on the alphabet.
flebile nescio quid queritur lyra, flebile lingua murmurat exanimis, respondent flebile ripae
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always? I know that equus can be written as ecus, but I thought that in words like aqua, the u was pronounced as a consonant.benissimus wrote:I think this page is correct, but beware they don't mention the tricky pronunciation of qu which is the same as if it were spelt cu.
What's your source?
Just curious...
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No, not at all! Just the name of the Letter is pronounced "coo" or Latine "cu", even though it is spelt qu.ingrid70 wrote:always? I know that equus can be written as ecus, but I thought that in words like aqua, the u was pronounced as a consonant.benissimus wrote:I think this page is correct, but beware they don't mention the tricky pronunciation of qu which is the same as if it were spelt cu.
What's your source?
Just curious...
Ingrid.
flebile nescio quid queritur lyra, flebile lingua murmurat exanimis, respondent flebile ripae