1. Introduction, pronunciation, gods

2. PRONUNCIATION
The Latin alphabet is like ours except that it does not have j and w. The letters k, y and z are rare. They mostly appear in words of foreign origin.
All letters are sounded. There are no silent letters.

3. Consonants
Most consonants are exactly like English. The most important exceptions are:
V is pronounced like w !!!!
Vestavia, vomit, vēnī, vīdī, vīcī
C is always hard, as in cat. G is always hard, as in goat.
Caesar, Cavē canem! (beware the dog.)
R is “trilled”.
Rōma
i before a vowel is usually a consonant & sounds like y
Iuppiter, Iūnō, Gaius Iūlius Caesar

4. V
Vestavia,
vomit,
vēnī, vīdī, vīcī

5. C
Caesar
Cavē canem

6. I,
Iuppiter
Iūnō

7. R , r Rōma

8. vēnī, vīdī, vīcī VOWELS There are long and short vowels.
ā as in father a as in Dinah
ē as in they (English “long a”) e as in pet
ī as in machine (English “long e”) i as in pin.
ō as in clover o as in off
ū as in rude u as in put.
vēnī, vīdī, vīcī

9. Gaius Iulius Caesar Graecia DIPHTHONGS Combinations of vowels
ae as in aisle (English “long i”)
There are several other diphthongs that we will learn about as we go along.
Gaius Iulius Caesar
Graecia

10. Valē (farewell to one person)
Salvē (hello to one person)
Salvēte (hello to more than one person)
Valē (farewell to one person)
Valēte (farewell to more than one person)
Avē atque valē (hail and farewell)

11. Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī! (I came, I saw, I conquered)
Gaius Iulius Caesar (Julius Caesar)

12. Cavē canem! (beware the dog.)

13. Vestavia

14. Vomit=to spew out vomitorium-exit from the colosseum.
A vomitorium is a hallway in a Roman theater or an amphitheater that people come out of - the hallway that you walk through to get to your seat, or to get out of the amphitheater after the show. The Colosseum was so well designed that 50,000 people could exit in 15 minutes.

15. Hic (this) deus est Iuppiter.

22. Estne hic Iuppiter?
Minimē!

23. Estne hic Iuppiter?
Ita vērō!

24. Haec dea est Iūnō

32. Estne haec Iūnō?
Minimē!

33. Estne haec Iūnō?
Ita vērō!

34. Hic deus est Neptūnus

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43. Estne hic Neptūnus?
Minimē!

44. Estne hic deus Neptūnus?
Ita vērō!

45. Hic deus est Plūtō

47. S

48. Sa

49. Sal

50. Salv

51. Salve!

52. Estne hic deus Plūtō?
Minimē!

53. Estne hic deus Plūtō?
Ita vērō!

54. Haec dea est Minerva.

60. Estne haec dea Minerva?
Minimē!

61. Estne haec Minerva?
Ita vērō!

62. Hic deus est Mars.

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66. Estne hic deus Mars?
Minimē!

67. Estne hic deus Mars?
Ita vērō!

68. Hic deus est Mercurius.

75. Estne hic deus Mercurius?
Minimē!

76. Estne hic deus Mercurius?
Ita vērō!

77. Hic deus est Apollō.

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81. Estne hic Apollō? .
Minimē!

82. Estne hic deus Apollō?
Ita vērō!

83. Haec dea est Diāna.

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88. Estne haec dea Diāna?
Minimē!

89. Estne haec dea Diāna?
Ita vērō!

90. Haec dea est Venus.

94. Estne haec dea Venus?
Minimē

95. Estne haec Venus?
Ita vērō!

96. Hic deus est Volcānus.

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102. Estne hic deus Volcanus?
Minimē!

103. Estne hic deus Volcanus?
Ita verō!
God of work and crafts, fire, and blacksmiths
Symbols were hammer, anvil, and tongs
Was a crippled god
Only god to have been exiled from Mount Olympus and return

104. Hic deus est Bacchus.

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109. Estne hic deus Bacchus?
Minimē!

110. Estne hic deus Bacchus? Ita vērō! God of wine, theatre, and grapes
Symbols were grapes and leopard skin
Only god with a mortal parent
Initially was not an Olympian; took Hestia’s place

111. Haec est dea Cerēs

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117. Estne haec dea Cerēs?
Minimē!

118. Estne haec dea Cerēs? Ita vērō! Goddess of agriculture
Symbol was sheaf of wheat/barley
Also controlled the seasons, creating them due to a myth regarding her daughter Persephone

119. Haec est dea Vesta.

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126. Estne haec dea Vesta?
Minimē!

127. Estne haec dea Vesta? Ita vērō! Goddess of hearth, home, and family
Symbol was the hearth
Used to be Olympian, but became tired of all the bickering, and gave her place to Dionysus.
Gentlest of all Olympians
The 6 Vestal Virgins who tended the sacred fire of Rome were her priestesses.

128. Hic deus est Iānus.

129. Estne hic deus Iānus?
MINIMË!

130. Estne hic deus Iānus?
Ita vērō!

131. Hic deus est Sāturnus.

132. Estne hic deus Sāturnus?
Minimē!

133. Estne hic deus Sāturnus?
Ita vērō!

134. Romulus becomes the god Quirinus
Hic deus est Quirīnus.
Romulus becomes the god Quirinus
Romulus, 1st king of Rome
Baby Romulus

135. Estne hic deus Quirīnus?
Minimē!

136. Estne hic deus Quirīnus?
Ita vērō!

137. Haec dea est Rōma

138. Estne haec dea Rōma?
Minimē!

139. Estne haec dea Rōma?
Ita vērō!

140. Haec dea est Flōra.

141. Estne haec dea Flōra?
Minimē!

142. Estne haec dea Flōra?
Ita vērō!

143. Hic deus est Cupīdō.

144. Estne hic Cupīdō?
Minimē!

145. Estne hic Cupīdō?
Ita vērō!

146. Pronunciation consonants

147. Pronunciation-vowels

148. Pronunciation-Trill your r