I have been slowly learning Latin for almost a year now with the intention of learning enough Latin to be able to read the New Testament.
So by using books like Wheelock’s Latin and Textkit files I am doing OK. There is no deadline to meet except the big one.
I have been unable to learn the actual names of the letters of the Latin alphabet.
What I mean is: In English, a is called Eh
b is called Bee
c See
and so on until z is called Zed (or Zee).
The French language uses different names for some letters of the same
alphabet, as does Spanish.
salutem native, I had actually been very curious about the letters myself until I found them in three different places, all of whom seem to agree on the big points. They are Allen & Greenough, Gildersleeve & Lodge, and Sidney Allen’s Vox Latina. Of course all of this is just conjecture:
Letter: Prounciation (very similar to Spanish)
Aa: ā
Bb: bē
Cc: cē
Dd: dē
Ee: ē
Ff: ef
Gg: gē
Hh: hā
Ii: ī
Kk: cā
Ll: el
Mm: em
Nn: en
Oo: ō
Pp: pē
Qq: cū
Rr: er
Ss: es
Tt: tē
(U)u: ū
V(v): ū
Xx: ex, ix
Yy: hū (=French u)
Zz: zdeta
The New Testament’s in Koine (Greek), unless you mean the Vulgate? That St. Jerome …
