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

“QUŌ USQUE TANDEM ABŪTĒRE, CATILĪNA, PATIENTIĀ NOSTRĀ?”Marcus Tullius Cicero, lawyer

“ŌDĪ ET AMŌ. QUĀRĒ ID FACIAM FORTASSE REQUĪRIS.”Catullus, poet

“GALLIA EST OMNIS DĪVĪSA IN PARTĒS TRĒS.”Iulius Caesar, general & dictator

“AENEADUM GENETRĪX, HOMINUM DĪVUMQUE VOLUPTĀS…”Lucretius, poet & scientist

“ĪBAM FORTE VIĀ SACRĀ, SĪCUT MEUS EST MŌS, NESCIO QUID MEDITANS NŪGARUM.”Horatius Flaccus, poet

“CURĀTE UT SPLENDOR MEŌ SIT CLUPEŌ CLĀRIOR QUAM SŌLIS RADII.”Plautus, playwright

“ARMA VIRUMQUE CANŌ, TRŌIAE QUĪ PRĪMUS AB ŌRĪS…”Publius Vergilius Maro, poet(Virgil)