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A SHORT “a” as in wh a t arma
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DISCAMUS LITTERAS!
VOWELS
A SHORT
“a” as in what
arma
Ā LONG
“ah” as in father
amāre
E SHORT
“e” as in Mets
meus
Ē LONG
“ay” as in day
habēre
I SHORT
“i” as in icky
audit
Ī LONG
“ee” as in sweet
amīcus
O SHORT
“o” as in off
noster
Ō LONG
“oh” as in hello
nōmen
U SHORT
“uh” as in put
bellus
Ū LONG
“oo” as in flute
dūcere
DIPHTHONGS
Two vowels that work together to make one sound
AE
“eye” caelum
AU
“ow” nauta
EI
“ay” hei
EU
“eh-oo” Europa
OE
“oy” moenia
CONSONANTS
NO J, K, W, Y OR Z!
J I “y” as in yodel(before another vowel)
Iuppiter
C “k” as in cookie
procēdo
G hard “g” as in goat
geminī
S soft “s”
mīser
V “w” as in Walla- Walla
Vale!
ABCDEFG
HIJKLMN
OPQRSTU
VWXYZ
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