ALPHABET
TRANSLITERATION
SAYINGS
DIPHTHONGS
DERIVATIVES
100
This letter along with "c" has only a hard sound in the Latin alphabet unlike the soft sound also present in the English alphabet.
What is "G"?
100
This is the way the Latin word "carrus" would sound in English.
What is "karrus?
100
This word means "hi" or "hello" in the plural form.
What is "salvete'?
100
This diphthong sounds like the "y" in sky.
What is "ae"?
100
This is an English derivative for the Latin word "salve".
What is salute, salutations, or salutatorian?
200
These three letters were missing from the original Latin alphabet.
What is j, u, and w?
200
This is the way the "th" borrowed from the Greeks would sound.
What is "t"?
200
This word means "Good Day" or "Good morning".
What is "Bonum Diem?
200
This diphthong sounds like the "ou" in out.
What is "au"?
200
This word is an English derivative for the Latin word "vale".
What is valedictorian?
300
This letter is a consonant when followed by a vowel in the Latin alphabet. It has the sound of "y" in year at the front of words.
What is "I"?
300
This is the way the Latin word "Januarius" would sound in English.
What is Yanuarius"?
300
This word means "Yes, it's true".
What is "Ita Vero"?
300
This diphthong sounds like the "oi" in oil.
What is "oe"?
300
This word is an English derivative for the Latin word "latrina".
What is latrine?
400
These letters combine to make the "kw" sound.
What are "qu"?
400
This is the way the Latin word "Volcanus" would sound in English.
What is Wolkanus?
400
This expression means "How are you?"
What is "Ut vale"?
400
This diphthong sounds like the "a" in freight.
What is "ei"?
400
This word is an English derivative for the Latin word "optime".
What is optimal, optimistic, or optimist?
500
This letter later placed into the Latin alphabet sometimes is written to replace the original "I" at the beginning of a word.
What is "j"?
500
The sound "oo-ee" in English would be represented by this diphthong.
What is "ui"?
500
The expression "Nihil est" has this meaning.
What is "It's nothing" as in "You're welcome"?
500
This diphthong sounds like the "eh-oo".
What is "eh"?
500
This word is an English derivative for the Latin word "ianua".
What is janitor or January?
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