Does Latin have a correct pronunciation?

Latin pronunciation is much more standardized than English, so you do not have to guess at a vowel sound. These combinations are always pronounced as diphthongs: AE as the word eye.

How is CH pronounced in Latin?

ch is pronounced k: cherubim (keh-roo-beem). g before e, i, y, ae, oe is soft (as in gel): genitum (jeh-nee-toom); otherwise, g is hard (as in go): gaudeamus (gah-oo-deh-ah-moos).

How did Romans pronounce V?

According to a consensus of Latin scholars, the letter V in ancient Latin was pronounced as [w]. This seems to make sense, because there was no distinguishing between V and U, so the letter V could mark either the vowel [u] or its semivocalic counterpart [w] (much like with the letter I).

Is H pronounced in Latin?

h is fully pronounced and never ‘silent’. s is always as in “see” and never voiced as in “wise”. ch represents Greek Χ χ (chi) and is nearly equal to a hard Latin “c”, the only difference being that ch is aspirated (it is pronounced with an additional puff of air).

How did Romans pronounce g?

G before E, I, Y = Soft G as in “Gerald” in English borrowed words and Church Latin, but hard as in “garden” for the Romans. G before A, O, U = Hard G, as in “garden.”

Is there a letter V in Latin?

V, or v, is the twenty-second and fifth-to-last letter in the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. Its name in English is vee (pronounced /ˈviː/), plural vees….

V
Variations	(See below)
Other
Other letters commonly used with	v(x)

Did the Romans really pronounce V as W?

When I studied latin in school (decades ago), the teacher said that the ancient Romans pronounced the letter “V” like the modern English “W”. As an example, “Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered) was pronounced “Waynee, weedee, weekee”.