Learn Latin Episode II: Alphabet and Pronunciation

[@michaelcarlo7420]

I respect the pace, detail, and logical organization of your lessons. You'd be a credit to academia, if you ever decided to teach in your lifetime.

[@95Caris]

The word for emperor in my language, norwegian, is "keiser" which is pronounced almost exactly like how you said Caesar. I love this kind of revelations!

[@Gm030192]

It's great isn't it? I love etymology. Caesar is where the German Kaisers got their name from as well as the Russian Tsars.

[@EyeLean5280]

Another reason Latin is still a living language is that it's still growing. The Vatican expands the Latin dictionary every few years or so to include new concepts such as "helicopter", "computer" and "internet". Continuing to expand is the main criterion for determining a living language.

[@mateuslima1868]

But there are no one in the world that have latin as mother tongue, that's why it is not considered a "alive language". People from vatican know Latin, but they are "Latin native speakers"

[@Awakeningspirit20]

Not even that, as people from the Vatican are from all over the world and no one is born there as clergy cannot marry! Yes Latin is its official language, but it's alive in other ways like through the Romance Languages, medicine, and the Vatican actually uses it. Fun fact, Vatican City is the only place on earth where you can select Latin as a language when using an ATM!

[@infinitesimotel]

"computer" and "helicopter" are already derived from Latin and Greek, so is "internet", it is only their context that makes them seem something else. Not really hip with the idea of the jesus squad leading the way. Stay Classical, it is The one.

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

@crustum cremo I know it's been three years, but there is no "the One" with Latin. Sallust already shows there was Varence in Latin in terms of conjugation and pronunciation for Latin with his poetry. The difference between classical and church Latin is only really pronunciation, it would be like arguing over a true Dutch or a true Greek dialect when no such thing exists. To veer of topic a little, the church is also the reason those classics still exist to even know what classical Latin sounded like. We only have Cicero, tacitus, sallust and others because of the "Jesus gang" which is only the catholic church and really only the Vatican, with most scientists and students not using church Latin pronunciation since the 60s, so they were never leading the way in anything other then adding words, which anyone could do and has done. So your idea of saying classical as if church Latin is some perversion is just wrong, it's a diffrent pronounciation that developed over 1500 years, it's like arguing ancient Greek, is superior to modern Greek when they barely have any diffrences and are still intelligible, just drunk sounding to one or the other. Heck, most Vatican theologians can still speak regular Latin and do. Edit. Some syntaxes diffrences did occur with prepositions and indirect discourse but this happened to be based on the presence of the writer rather than any major changes, as well as the fact that this did not directly ruin Latin and still made it have more in common then say, old English and modern English or even byzantine Greek and modern Greek. So not a whole lot actually changed but new stuff was added to use the same ideas.

[@Salicath1]

Thanks for the video, i'm trying to learn the language all by myself, so wish me good luck :)

[@megaraj9709]

N8DE good luck👍

[@spocksleftball]

N8DE it is because it cannot evolve new words like car or cell phone

[@infinitesimotel]

@@spocksleftball Time to get rid of cars and cellphones then.

[@barrielewis2777]

Fantastic, thank you

[@jinters1326]

How is it going?

[@SethraLaVode]

I thank you for this video. It is helping me learn this language, though it is hard for me. Part of the reason I'm learning is to prove people wrong when they say a 12 year old cant learn Latin.

[@bonbonpony]

Leela Jarrett Good luck with learning Latin and proving them wrong, then :) I cross my fingers for you. You can do it. Just do your best.

[@bonbonpony]

***** Are you seriously walking all over KZbin just to find people liking "Friendship is Magic" and flush your shit over them? That's pathetic... Get a life ;P

[@NINJAWHEE]

lol u mad nerd dyel

[@bonbonpony]

***** Nope, just disappointed. Nevertheless, this is not a thread about ponies, but about learning Latin. Go throwing your excrements somewhere else. Unless you have something to say about Latin (which I _really_ doubt).

[@subdread9987]

+Sparrow Biggirlonly4u Prohibere arguendi Stultum mentula.

[@jenjaradat6882]

Beautifully put together

[@thomaspoulton9048]

Thanks so much for putting these videos up. They are helping me fulfill my dream of learning Latin. Like you claimed, my love of Latin came from realising it in everyday language and then reading a book on the history of English. I'm so envious of you learning it!

[@aribabyclassof10]

Thank you for breaking it down likr this. I'm going to learn to speak latin from the internet and I'm grateful for your videos. You just made it easier for me.

[@dianamills5243]

Great, relaxed and clear presentation. Please make more videos !

[@allens7771]

Great job Mr Gregory Myles. People like you make sure that Latin never dies. Thank you for these videos which make Latin study easy.

[@davidaleshire4292]

Hello, Mr. Myles. I just wanted to send a quick 'Thank You' for posting these videos. I'm only on this second episode, and I think this is one of the better ways I've tried to learn Latin; other methods have been quite frustrating. Again, thank you for taking the time to produce these.

[@finefood8119]

I remember learning Latin a few years ago from an Ecce Romanus textbook. We just dove right into conjugation and learned some of these pronunciation tips along the way. It is so nice to have all of these concepts outlined first. I'm trying to pick the language back up :) Thank you!

[@Lulumoju]

As a Spanish speaker, the pronunciation of Latin in this video was actually really easy.

[@lambdintodd]

Well, Spanish is a derivative of Latin, so that follows.

[@SirLoin167]

Hi there Thanks for your videos - I'm thoroughly enjoying them! We have a large Afrikaans speaking population in South Africa; the language came from Dutch, but there is a lot of common ground with Latin, which I'm finding very interesting, thanks to you! Keep up the good work!

[@SqueakerT]

I really appreciate this. What KZbin should be used for! With a hint of comedy that B is online! Well done. I look forward to this journey.

[@OldMovieRob]

This was helpful. I learned a few things.

[@danielmirea]

Hi Gregory, nice job, you are actualy describing the romanian language :) latin is not a dead language unless we go extinct. Everything you described here is still alive, this is the exact way we pronounce each letter today, we still use hundreeds of latin words, such us patria (country), sunt (I am). It is quite hard for a native english speaker to pronounce corectly the letters but you did a good job. I've learned latin in school, and they still teach latin in schools today but for only one year, unfortunately :)

[@TheNeoton]

10:14 Bitch is online! Hell yeah!

[@Gm030192]

Oh crap XD This is my old flatmate who put his name on Skype as "Bitchtits"... Yay for professionalism...

[@melihutkukocer7400]

Lol

[@vyvii3293]

@GregoryMyles this is EXCELLENT! Thanks for posting these videos. I'm looking at studying a Classics degree soon and some basic Latin will be of tremendous help! :) I can't believe you're styudying in medical school and also a medical degree - good luck with both you clever boy! These videos are great. (I'm Scottish too, you roll your R's beautifully!)

[@robertrobertson7129]

Thank you sir; for taking the time to do this. Latin is something that I have long wanted to learn..Again thank you

[@ornelamyteberi2878]

i just came across this videos, and they are a big help. Learning Latin is quiet easy if you are Albanian and i am from Albania, Latin has affected on how Albanian language is formed. The letters of Latin alphabet are pronounced same as Albanian letters.

[@ramonaji08]

Great videos, lots of vital information, clearly presented! Thank you!

[@kathyheinzen7562]

Thank you very much for this informative video. I've become interested in Roman history and am learning classical Latin on my own. Your clear presentation, nice visual reinforcement, and historical bits make learning fun. Having worked in medical professions and with interest in sciences and languages, I see many connections to Latin. Latin lives!

[@josephs8984]

Thanks for you videos! They have been very useful in my journey of learning Latin.

[@eezapata2]

thanks for your videos, being Spanish my first language it does not seems that hard the pronunciation. I will keep watching them.

[@Jacobcreativeselby]

Thanks! You're sass and sarcasm is awesome. thumbs up. Then again yet these videos seems delightful. I've been thinking about starting to learn latin for quite some time. Thanks Gregory. -J. B. Selby

[@markpotgieter5260]

Recently came across your videos, really enjoy this interesting take on latin culture and language. Thks appreciate it.

[@andreawindrim8235]

Great videos and you are a great teacher. You explain very well. Thank you.

[@markgullick1725]

This is excellent. Thank you and I look forward to the rest.

[@vanessalutz9975]

These videos are super helpful since I'm starting Latin in school soon!

[@alisonboyce5600]

Thank you for these videos - I really appreciate you making them.

[@andrewquilpa4901]

I have found your videos extremely useful in my personal studies. Definitely subscribing to your channel. Gratias tibi ago!

[@trmancad7060]

GREAT presentation! Helped me a lot. Thank you for the video Congrats!

[@adsma9845]

Wow. Thank you soo much for making these videos. I'm taking a short course in Latin soon and I'm so glad to have found your videos as it has boosted my interest in learning the language even more!

[@gustavofriaz6285]

Thank You For The enlightening videos such language is beautiful never knew I spoke it everyday, again thank you sir Gregory Myles

[@genoan8209]

great video series, even in 2019

[@yeshiahwisdom3142]

Thank for this good presentation..

[@gothicfan51]

Just a suggestion, when you try to teach pronunciation, you put the English word next to the letters. Like in 8:32 where b is bounce e.t.c It would be very helpful if you could also put a Latin word next to it (like with the 'Magnus') that actually uses the sound as this would help in learning and would help those that are trying to learn Latin from the original and it gives them immediate practice. I know that you used a handful of phrases at the end but still...

[@SnoopsSR]

Thanks so much!! I'v always wanted to learn Latin! You make it sound so easy!! Keep up the good work and God bless.

[@alexanglo7925]

It's a practical lesson to learn Latin. Thanks your uploading！

[@Bogsbinny831]

this language is so much related to Spanish it makes it easier to learn

[@jimmyalderson1639]

If i may be so pedantic to say: nope, Spanish is closely related to latin not (technically) vice versa. But most modern languages (as he has said the Romantic languages) are derived from Latin. You'll find Italian is even closer to Latin than Spanish

[@Bogsbinny831]

jimmy alderson true

[@rubenfilipe]

+Bogsbinny831 i more like portuguese i think

[@brothebys]

+jimmy alderson Well, you're wrong. Most modern languages do not derive from Latin, not at all. Having some loan words and having Latin influence does not mean it is derived from Latin. There are only a hand-full of languages derived from Latin and those are called the Romance languages which are DIRECTLY related to Latin. Spanish and Italian are probably the closest languages to Latin today. Where did you get the notion that relation has heirarchy too? Does that even make sense? There is no evidence to support that Italian is closer to Latin than Spanish, where did you get that from? Also where did you get that most languages were derived from Latin? That is absolutely false. And, yes Spanish is closely related to Latin (AND viceversa), it is a direct descendant of Latin after all.

[@jimmyalderson1639]

+AK now now, a simple clarification would've done

[@Evertonferreiraful]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very helpful

[@aidangriffin8019]

I do not know why you would take the time to make this but it's super helpful (Im taking 9th Grade Latin 1 soon) so thank you so much

[@robertwheelock7444]

In syllabification, X goes with the preceding syllable, while Z goes with the following syllable, and an NG combination gets split between syllables.

[@sharki369]

I took latin for 4 years it help me with grammar and all my test

[@SNAKEPIT359]

Thank you very much for sharing. Very informative.

[@lephilomathe]

You re great ! I'm so fascinated from Latin ! And my objective is to learn it !

[@ForestHill420]

+Ludovico Piccolo I am teaching myself also

[@shirleybell3140]

this is really useful and well thought out

[@maksteve5451]

I used to like Latin and school in general, but I had family issues which reflected in my school results. I hope my unborn children will be excellent in School.

[@chelseashay810]

Oui (yes) in french sounds exactly like the pronunciation of the "ui" diphthong, which is how I have seen it shown before in reference to learning how to pronounce it.

[@lukec175]

I found Memrise (online app) is useful as well for basic Latin.

[@connaghananthony]

The vowels are similar to Irish (Gaeilge) fádas are used to change sound of the vowel. interesting videos. Thanks for taking time to upload them.

[@McLeanAmy]

Thank you for these videos!

[@oOoKhaledoOo]

Loved it ,very very informative greetings from Egypt

[@FirstLast-fr4hb]

6:47 Europe is a pretty well known word in English.

[@antoninaamico2898]

what books, shows and stuff did you read/watch/listen to start you off?? i am determined to learn. Thanks

[@okwhynot.]

Thanks for this series, just what I was looking for :)

[@Hannah-gp9oo]

Um it's missing Z as well...

[@hakimwwe.noochergragens381]

I noticed that aswell

[@GovRonDeSantis_]

Hakim wwe.noochergragens is it supposed to

[@nutsykuku9460]

Classical Latin does not have a letter Z

[@FlamingAnimation]

Pronunciation in Latin is super easy if your native language is Finnish. Finnish hasn't been written for very long and thus the letters are pronounced exactly as they're written, like in Latin. Furthermore, we have many of the same sounds such as the 'rolled r', 'eu', double vowels and 'gn' (hangnail)

[@walls300]

Thanks for the videos. They're quite useful. Just one thing, when you discuss diphthongs at 6:40 in video 2 you call the "u" u, but shouldn't it be called v since it's a lower case v?

[@infinitesimotel]

An excellent book is L A Wilding a Latin course for schools. it is oldskool but awesome. The oldies are the best.

[@badalice07]

ok#2. The Alphabet. perfect. Excellent.

[@texan4zan925]

Great videos I really enjoy them !!! They make me 🤔

[@Gm030192]

Hey there, arrows. The classical Latin alphabet doesn't have a Z. Neither does it have a J or a W and these letters were intentionally left out also. Hope that helps :)

[@tomistom6113]

yeah but you also said there is no "U" so i got confused

[@TheYoungFilmmaker]

This really helps! Please do more!!!!!!

[@4inaFaygo]

I was writing all this down as you were going

[@TheJoshtheboss]

I see on Wikipedia that Magnus in classical Latin is actually pronounced the way you say it's wrong, and ecclesiastical pronunciation is the one you demonstrate.

[@savvastaker8075]

Πολύ χρήσιμο Βίντεο.very useful video.thanks

[@khoinguyendo3050]

This is easier for me because most of the vowel sound like my language, Vietnamese

[@jhonatanvalim2076]

great work

[@josh_fisher]

Thank you for this, kind sir.

[@IceLordCryo]

im so glad to learn that the Romans rolled their R's. It's so much fun to do

[@stinkyimposter]

in my med school they teach latin.if it was a dead language they wouldnt teach it,would thay?

[@NightOwl_30]

finally someone who pronounces it properly.

[@masterleng3639]

MORE VIDEOS PLEASE

[@fabiaromana5296]

I'd like a complete latin course.

[@monstachix28]

Salve, gratias tibi great videos!

[@napyrkhat_1212]

Latin is very famous language till date.

[@RareNiceGuy]

You say that J, U and W are the only ones missing, but what about Z? there are only 22 letters there O_o. 1:41

[@infinitesimotel]

Latin has no Z or V sound. Z is from Greek.

[@kylesoze486]

where is the 23 alphabetical letter??? i only count 22!!!

[@alexdragten6655]

thanks for doing these man

[@Adriancatdad]

I'm currently studying taxonomy and I wanna know how is the (-ae) at the end of the names of families is pronounced, is it (ai) so I should pronounce Zingeberaceae as Zingeberaceai ? Thanks for sharing your knowledge :)

[@dunhamctd1]

in classical latin its "aye". but in ecclesiastical latin and most modern english derivatives or loan words from latin its "ey"

[@giaochiphan]

Who else learning this during covid? :D

[@The_name105]

one latin word with y is Aegyptus which means egypt. I saw there wasn't a z in the alphabet you showed i don't know if you just couldn't fit it on there or if originally it wasn't latin but zebra is a latin word with z in it.

[@Lyember]

"Latin scrabbleboards..." Hahah.

[@maureenmiaullis6427]

That is not a bad idea. I love it.

[@th3radlad_727]

@@maureenmiaullis6427 it is a bad idea

[@jasoncollins865]

Can you recommend a good book for learning Latin?

[@garytanno7453]

What is a "P band" at 3:44?

[@annnee6409]

Thanks, learned a lot!

[@miguelvilchez4562]

I learned a lot from you

[@lorijrivera8348]

In the portuguese language they actually use the term Eu (Pronounced the same way) To say I. I am would be Eu sou/estou

[@vidmizz]

As a Lithuanian I can say that everything is pronounced the same in my language

[@JarkaKavraizhkiYoutube]

ChuckNorrison yeah I know

[@JarkaKavraizhkiYoutube]

I’m also Lithuanian

[@jinig4833]

Latin should have become the Lingua Franca instead of English :D And that's coming from a Polish-Canadian native English speaker. It seems way easier to pronounce than English for a lot of foreigners, and the word order in Latin is not as important as word endings, in Latin you can either say, "The cat bit me", or "I bit the cat" and it would still have the SAME meaning, because as long as you keep the dative, accusative, nominative endings in their proper place, you will always be understood, not to mention personal pronouns are not always necessary, heck instead of saying, "Ego vadam revertar ad Germanium" (I will go back to Germany) you can simply skip the "ego" completely because "vadam" already tells you its the first person singular.

[@sleslie23]

I would gladly slap someone in the face for disparaging Latin! :-)

[@bonbonpony]

sleslie23 Someone has to grow potatoes, right? ;J

[@megaraj9709]

I'll do that for any language:);)

[@vincentiusrex]

sleslie23 ego eōs vituperem, ut soleō.

[@defaltskindes6529]

AD MORTEM

[@ash3rr]

I noticed you are taking some of your content the from Oxford Latin course. I've been reading it, but came onto KZbin hoping to find some pronunciations, and found your videos. Thanks :)

[@jakedonly9134]

+ash3rr could you by any chance link me to the course, or tell me the names of the books if in that form? Trying to self teach Latin, the books may help me to verify the videos' info, thanks :)

[@dalesmith7250]

Great video, but I am confused on one part. At the end, you pronounced the phrase "Errare humanum est" with an accent on the second syllable of the word "humanum", but I don't see any indication, such as a line over the "a", that it is the long syllable referenced in rule 2 of determining where the accent lies. If you could explain that would be helpful. Thank you.

[@Gm030192]

Hi Dale, I try to include the long vowel lines (macrons) as often as I can throughout my videos but please bear in mind that when reading Latin inscriptions or books or scrolls these are frequently omitted. They are not a part of the spelling of the word, per se, but help new learners to know which vowels should be long and which should be short. There should actually be three macrons in that sentence reading: "Errāre hūmānum est." Therefore, the accent falls on the penultimate syllable of both "errare" and "humanum" as the vowel is long. If ever in doubt, look up a word in a good Latin dictionary or on Wiktionary and you should find macrons included. I hope this helps! -Greg

[@dalesmith7250]

Thanks for the quick reply, Greg, I appreciate it. So if I am interpreting correctly, it is basically up to the student of Latin to know which syllables are accented? In a similar way to that of English where one just kind of knows from experience?

[@reinadodeisrael2794]

I'm learning Latin because in Brazil we need to choose a second language to learn in the University.

[@stupittt]

Can you explain PAQVIUM PROCVLVM sounding liking paquius proculus? How does M get to be S?

[@FirstLast-fr4hb]

13:58 What do you mean by accent ? What is the actual definition? (Assuming its latin?)

[@siminsulaiman6113]

Sorry this is late but I believe accent is basically the same as stress, that is, emphasising one particular syllable of the word. Hope this helps!

[@franciscrowley5731]

1:13 where is "Z"? I counted 22 letters. Am I wrong?

[@corevortex6198]

Francis Crowley no he probably either forgot to put it or forgot to not count it

[@humbertomaggi28]

Loved it, thanks.