How to Pronounce Latin

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Say V as W.. Pronounce i or j as y when it is a consonant.. Standardize your pronunciations of other consonants.

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Say V as W.

Step 1

Say V as W.

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Pronounce i or j as y when it is a consonant.

Step 2

Pronounce i or j as y when it is a consonant.

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Standardize your pronunciations of other consonants.

Step 3

Standardize your pronunciations of other consonants.

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Keep your H an H.

Step 4

Keep your H an H.

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Pronounce other consonants as they appear.

Step 5

Pronounce other consonants as they appear.

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Find a textbook that marks long and short vowels.

Step 6

Find a textbook that marks long and short vowels.

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Pronounce short vowels.

Step 7

Pronounce short vowels.

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Learn the long vowels.

Step 8

Learn the long vowels.

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Know your diphthongs.

Step 9

Know your diphthongs.

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Stress the first syllable of a two-syllable word.

Step 10

Stress the first syllable of a two-syllable word.

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Identify heavy and light syllables.

Step 11

Identify heavy and light syllables.

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Stress the second to last syllable if it is heavy.

Step 12

Stress the second to last syllable if it is heavy.

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Stress the syllable before it if the penult is light.

Step 13

Stress the syllable before it if the penult is light.

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Learn advanced pronunciation rules.

Step 14

Learn advanced pronunciation rules.

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Soften consonants before ae, e, oe, and i.

Step 15

Soften consonants before ae, e, oe, and i.

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Learn your vowel sounds.

Step 16

Learn your vowel sounds.

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Pronounce your V as V.

Step 17

Pronounce your V as V.

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Learn to pronounce GN and TI.

Step 18

Learn to pronounce GN and TI.

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Learn nihil and mihi.

Step 19

Learn nihil and mihi.

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Keep double vowels mostly separate.

Step 20

Keep double vowels mostly separate.

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