The 'ae' in English words can be tricky to pronounce, as it tends to change from word to word. Here's an explanation of when, where, and how it should sound in most common words.
Filioque, (Latin:“and from the Son”), phrase added to the text of the Christian creed by the Western church in the Middle Ages and considered one of the major causes of the schism between the Eastern and Western churches. What power did the emperor have over Constantinople? The Emperor ...
Thanks Guys - there's obviously lots to take on board. I'm going to use this opportunity to ask a cheeky favour. It'd be great for me, proffessionally, if I actually knew how to pronounce all the Latin names of the forts along Hadrian's Wall (properly). Comments on the following ...
Bible Pronunciation: A PhD provides audio bible snippets for how to pronounce, and how do you pronounce, and how do I pronouce biblical names. biblical words correctly.
How do we pronounce it when we speak it?Currently, there are actually two common approaches:The first is Restored Classical Pronunciation. This is basically an attempt to speak Latin with the same pronunciation used during the heyday of ancient Rome, the age of Cicero, Caesar, Virgil and ...
It’s difficult to predict what names will be popular in the year 3000, however you don’t have to make your science fiction characters sound like they are from Mars (unless they are). As stated inTip #2, the name should still be easy to pronounce in the reader’s head. The nameZyx...
Original Latin texts used the letter V in place of the vowel U as well (since the letter U did not exist). Modern Latin textbooks typically update the text to use the letter U for the vowel, and V only as the consonant. 2 Pronounce i or j as y when it is a consonant. Latin did...
If you were to say the word "hi" in gibberish, it may be tempting to pronounce it "hi-tho-gi," instead of "hI-di-gi." which sounds like you're saying "hit a guy." Don't do it! It's harder to decipher when you add in a different vowel sound. "My name" is not "mi-th...