Latin Pronunciation Guide

Vowels	Pronunciations	Examples
a	as in am	ad, mater
e	as a in fate	me, video
i	as in machine	qui, ire
o	as in or	porta, omnis
u	as in tutor	cum, summus

Diphthongs	Pronunciations	Examples
ae	as a in fate	prae, illae
oe	as a in fate	coelum, coepi
au	as ou in out	aut, laudo

Consonants	Pronunciations	Examples
c (before e or i)	as ch in church	certus, cibus
ch	as in ache	Christus
g (before e or i)	as in gentle	gens, agit
g (before other letters)	as in go	gratis, gloria
gn	ny as in canyon	angnus, ignis
j (or consonant i)	as y in yes	Jesus, Justus
s	as s in sing (never as in raise)	miser, fides
sc (before a, o, u or a consonant )	as sc in scope	scutum, Pascha
sc (before e and i)	as sh in shall	ascndere, scio
th	as t in ten	Thomas
ti (when followed by a vowel and proceeded by any letter except s, t, or x)	as tsee	bratia, totuis
x ( in words beginning ex followed by a vowel, h, or s )	as gs	exaudr
x (in all other cases)	as ks	pax, exusre