This information was obtained from the following document: http://www.yahushua.net/classics-faq.htm 1.1.2 Latin A Summary of Classical Latin Pronunciation (from Vox Latina) a short As first a in Italian amare (as vowel of English cup: not as cap)a long As second a in Italian amare ( as a in English father)ae As in English highau As in English howb (1) As English b (2) Before t or s: as English pc As English or (better) French `hard' c, or English kch As c in emphatic pronunciation of English catd As English or French de short As in English pete long As in French gai or German Beetei As in English dayeu pronounced as a quick slide from e to y (see below).f As English fg (1) As English `hard' g (2) gn: as ngn in English hangnailh As English hi short As in English dipi long As in English deepi cons (1) As English y (2) Between vowels: = [yy]k As English kl (1) Before vowels: as l in English lay (2) Before consonants and at end of word: as l in English field or hillm (1) At the beginning or in middle of word: as English m (2) At the end of word (after a vowel): as in French nasalized voweln (1) As n in English net (2) Before c, g, qu: as n in anger (3) Before fricatives (f, s) somewhat assimilatedo short As in English (R.P.) pot (not American pot)o long As in French beau or German Bootoe As in English boyp As English or (better) French pph As p in emphatic pronunciation of English pigqu As qu in English quickr As in Scottish `rolled' rs As in English sing or ss in lesson (N.B. never as in English roses)t As English or (better) French tth As t in emphatic pronunciation of English terribleu short As in English putu long As in English foolu cons As English wui No English equivalent but think of slurring ooix As English x in boxy As in French u or German u (umlaut)z (1) As English z (2) Between vowels: = [zz] (3) Perhaps in rendering some Greek words: = [zd]