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Using the Internet to Help You Review and Revive Lost Latin Skills

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Latin Basics - Pronunciation and the Alphabet
We don't know exactly how the ancient Romans spoke Latin. Church Latin doesn't sound the same as the Latin taught by most Classicists, but despite the doubt, there are certain conventions that modern speakers of English should know.

Alphabet

The alphabet the Romans used was a little different from the current 26-letter alphabet people use for English today.

Latin Alphabet
See how the earliest alphabet evolved into the Latin alphabet. Find out how the letters, vowels, and diphthongs are pronounced.

Latin Pronunciation

You may well be disappointed with the information here because you're not going to find a fixed way to pronounce Latin words. If this bothers you, remember that people from different regions of the country sound different, too.

Latin Pronunciation
Discussion of the debates on Latin pronunciation, sites where you can listen to the current best guess, and a Classics FAQ with basic pronunciation guide.

Meet a Roman Writer

Many of us studied Latin initially because it was part of the school curriculum, but you're studying it here because of your interest. I am making the assumption that your interest extends to the great literature written in Classical Latin, so you will find links to information on various Roman writers on these pages. Meet today's figure:
Horace

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1 - Using the Internet to Help You Review and Revive Lost Latin Skills
2 - Latin Basics - Pronunciation and the Alphabet
3 - The Little Words of Latin Grammar - The Particles
4 - Latin Grammar - Declension of Nouns
5 - Parts of Speech - Latin Nouns and Adjectives
6 - Parts of Speech - Latin Verbs and Verbals
7 - Latin Verb Conjugations
8 - Parts of Speech - Latin Conjunctions

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