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— St. John Chrysostom
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Vowels (as in Italian):
a = "ah" (father): Maria = mah-REE-ah
e = "eh" (met): Deus = DEH-oos
i = "ee" (machine): regina = reh-JEE-nah
o = "oh" (note): Dominus = DOH-mee-noos
u = "oo" (rule): unus = OO-noos
Key Consonants:
c before e, i = "ch": caelum = CHEH-loom
c elsewhere = "k": corpus = KOR-poos
g before e, i = soft "j": regina = reh-JEE-nah
gn = "ny": agnus = AHN-yoos
sc before e, i = "sh": descendit = deh-SHEN-deet
ti before vowel = "tsee": gratia = GRAH-tsee-ah
v = "v" (not "w"): vita = VEE-tah
Diphthongs (Two Vowels, One Sound):
ae = "eh" (like "met"): caelum = CHEH-loom, Mariae = mah-REE-eh
oe = "eh" (like "met"): poena = PEH-nah
au = "ow" (like "house"): laudate = low-DAH-teh
Knowing WHERE to emphasize helps pronunciation sound natural:
Rule 1: Two-syllable words → stress first syllable
Dé-us, pá-ter, ví-ta
Rule 2: Three+ syllables → usually stress second-to-last (penultimate)
Ma-rí-a, be-ne-díc-tus, Do-mí-nus
Exception: If penultimate is very short, stress moves back
Dó-mi-ne, sán-cti-fi-cé-tur
Practical Tip: When learning from the audio, pay attention to which syllable the recording emphasizes. The prayers in this app use proper ecclesiastical stress, so listening carefully will train your ear naturally.
Deus: DEH-oos (God)
caelum: CHEH-loom (heaven)
gratia: GRAH-tsee-ah (grace)
regina: reh-JEE-nah (queen)
sanctus: SAHNK-toos (holy)
benedictus: beh-neh-DEEK-toos (blessed)
In Ave Maria, Jerome's gratia plena ("full of grace") uses the ablative of specification—expressing "full in what respect." This translates Greek kecharitōmenē, preserving that Mary is permanently characterized by grace—a reading supporting the Immaculate Conception.
Example: Ave Maria, gratia plena
Literal: "Hail Mary, full with-respect-to grace"
Latin preserves theological precision that translations often flatten.
Maria: Mary
gratia: grace
ecclesia: church
anima: soul
vita: life
gloria: glory
sanctus: holy
Dominus: Lord
Complete vocabulary from all prayers in this app.
The Latin Prayer Trainer helps you learn traditional Catholic prayers in ecclesiastical Latin, phrase by phrase.
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