Latin Pronunciation Card for the Rosary
Church Latin is read the way it is written. Learn these sounds and you can pray every Rosary prayer in Latin.
| Letters | Say | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a | ah | Ave (AH-veh) |
| e | eh | Dei (DEH-ee) |
| i | ee | in (een) |
| o | oh | ora (OH-rah) |
| u | oo | tu (too) |
| æ, œ | eh | cæli (CHEH-lee) |
| c before e, i, æ, œ | ch | Crucis (KROO-chees) |
| c elsewhere, ch | k | Christum (KREES-toom) |
| g before e, i | j | Regina (reh-JEE-nah) |
| gn | ny | Signum (SEEN-yoom) |
| qu | kw | qui (kwee) |
| sc before e, i | sh | descendit (deh-SHEN-deet) |
| ti before a vowel | tsee | grátia (GRAH-tsee-ah) |
| j, or i before a vowel | y | Iesus (YEH-soos) |
| h | silent | hora (OH-rah) |
| mihi, nihil | k | nihil (NEE-keel) |
| th | t | Thomas (TOH-mahs) |
| x | ks | dextram (DEKS-trahm) |
| accent mark ( ´ ) | stress | María (mah-REE-ah) |
Practice line
Hail Mary, full of grace,
Ave María, grátia plena,
(AH-veh mah-REE-ah, GRAH-tsee-ah PLEH-nah)
Glory be to the Father,
Glória Patri,
(GLOH-ree-ah PAH-tree)
Tips: every vowel is pure and short, with no glide. Double consonants are held a little longer, as in peccatóribus (pek-kah-TOH-ree-boos). Capital letters in the guides mark stress.
Source: latinrosary.org · Updated
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