The Latin Alphabet - Consonant Pronunciation

[lavalamper1]

Best video ever!!

I've always wanted to learn Latin,, I don't care if no one speaks it anymore ^_^

I speak english (obviously) and I speak French fairly well. ,, I'm only 13 though so I have time to learn !

Thank you sooooo much!!!!!!!

[Finstahy]

We're reading Julius Caesar in English class and it's like torture listening to all the names be pronounced wrong. Also, there was a reference to the phrase "it's all Greek to me," and my teacher was like "it's funny because they spoke Greek back then" and I SO wanted to punch her in the face.

[639426]

this is so easy for me i speak enlgish french and spanish latin will be hopefully easier. thank god for spanish and french having many root words from latin.

[annatar3]

this is great, just like they taught me latin.

[geodgereturns]

OMG, so the famous Roman orator's name would be pronounced Keeckairroh? 

[latintutorial]

@geodgereturns Yes! (more like Keekuhroh, since the e is short)

[zacthebold]

This might be a stupid question, but what does a modern student of latin do with his knowledge of latin once he has acquired it?

[latintutorial]

@zacthebold It's not a stupid question, but it doesn't have an easy answer. The same can be said of history, literature, or even advanced math (most people don't use math beyond what they learned in middle school). But we learn Latin because it's there, because it's interesting, and because it forces us to think hard. By teaching us how to learn and think, we're able to do a whole lot more with our lives in the more "relevant" fields. But sometimes it's good enough to just learn something.

[latintutorial]

@zacthebold So, to more directly answer your question: a student will be smarter, will know more about how humanity functions, and will be able to think differently about academic areas. This goes along with being able to appreciate and understand literature, words, grammar and language (Latin helps you immensely in learning other Romance tongues). And, of course, it gives you an excuse to visit Italy, Greece, and other parts in Europe.

[zulawitch1]

What made us switch over to English from Latin?

[TheMedievalMan]

@zulawitch1 The barbarians!

[Asvaghosa]

I suggest not so much aspiration in P T K

[GrandeSalvatore96]

Wow thank you so much, As an Italian, I have been pronouncing the C as a "CH'' my whole life. Also when is it appropriate to use a V, or Ch, or J sound, if there is?

[latintutorial]

@GrandeSalvatore96 I've taught students from Italy, and have heard the Italian pronunciation of Latin. You pronounce it the way you were taught, keeping in mind that different countries have different approaches to the "classical" pronunciation.

[GrandeSalvatore96]

Wow thank you so much, As an Italian, I have been pronouncing the C as a "CH'' my whole life.

[MrsBenzedrine1]

The consonants are pretty much the same in German lol XDD. I'm lucky I didn't have to learn pronounciation. It comes naturally.

[Fyrvelm]

@MrsBenzedrine1 The consonants are almost exactly the same as in Swedish, except H, but I've read German so I know that letter as well ;)

[jigoku66]

The t is nothing like the English t, that much is certain.

[Theaviatorv1]

its more like spanish

[aivopark]

To us finns, it is easy to pronouns latin words.

[Jonathan29031993]

HEllo, I want to start learning Latin, but i actually dont know how start, I wish you could give me some hints and book's name it would be good. And do you have a msn contact or skype i dont know .. it would be great xD see you byebye

[latintutorial]

@Jonathan29031993 It depends on your level of commitment. Wheelock's Latin just released a new edition, and many top end colleges are using Keller and Russel's Learn to Read Latin. Many high schools use the Cambridge Latin Course, which is an easy, story based approach to Latin. Similar to that is Ecce Romani, although I find the stories in the Ecce not as interesting as the Cambridge. So you have plenty of choices. I recommend LtRL or the CLC, although I learned with Wheelock's.

[Jonathan29031993]

@latintutorial I see i see, do you have any contact ? msn or skype?

[latintutorial]

@Jonathan29031993 No, sorry, and no time, either. But, you should be able to find a whole lot of resources online that can help you with your questions. As long as you know what you dont know, you can always google it (or, as my students say, "Bing" it, although they use it pejoratively).

[einTyp25]

Are you sure that you pronounced veni at 3:50 correctly

[latintutorial]

@einTyp25 Yes, positive, according to classical pronunciation. The more traditional (and wrong) pronunciation (medieval/ecclesiastical/churc­h pronunciation) that many people know, veh-nee, is anachronistic to Julius Caesar's time period.

[InsertNameHere297]

you told us that in classical lati, the V consonant is pronounced as a W. But when you were telling us about the G you read the word fugitivus with the V as an english V, not a W

[latintutorial]

@InsertNameHere297 No, the v in fugitīvus was pronounced correctly. Watch it again.

[InsertNameHere297]

@latintutorial Oh yeah, now i see thanks. Also, after they introduced the letter 'u' as its own letter, what were the names of the V and U. Was the V still called 'u' or did they change the name and call the new letter 'u'.

[InsertNameHere297]

@latintutorial Oh yeah, now i see thanks. Also, after they introduced the letter 'u' as its own letter, what were the names of the V and U. Was the V still called 'u' or did they change the name and call the new letter 'u'.

[F3rnando666]

Great video! i really like the way you teach, i've been wanting to learn latin for a while now, your videos gave me the little push that i needed. Thanks so much.. btw.. i laught so hard when you said "..excepting the trilling of the Rs.. which is just damm hard" jaja

[XXLoveoneanother]

Thank you, thank you ;-). My daughter is planning on going to a school that teaches Latin. She will be only starting Per-k. In the 1st grade the school starts to get more in deepth into Latin. I'm hoping, If I start now that I will be able to help her. ;-) Be a few steps ahead of her. Not only will it help her future but my. I cant spell, cant wirte, cant read the best. lol Latin may be the trick for me.

[latintutorial]

@XXLoveoneanother No problem. Good luck to your daughter. I'm sure she'll be learning in a much different way than most people, and starting so young is probably the best way to learn Latin.

[crishtta]

@latintutorial -------Latin, or any other language. xD The younger you start learning a new language, the easier it is to remember/learn.

[XXLoveoneanother]

hi there, why do you say v make the sound w? when you sounded out the alphabet it sounded like you didnt make the sound w. You made the w sound in venni, vidi, vici but not in alphabet ... let me guess makes two sounds??

[brj4]

@XXLoveoneanother It depends on whether the Vu is a consonant or a vowel (like the letter I). The name of the letter is based on the vowel sound, "ooh". But when the Vu is a consonant (like at the beginning of words when followed by a vowel, as in "veni", or in between two vowels), we turn it into a "v" letter, and it takes on our "w" sound. Check out my video on vowel pronunciation for more information on the Vu as a vowel.

[katyc130890]

You're awesome-- thanks so much!!