a:  as in father ha:c, sta:s
  a like the first a in aha’,
    never as in hat a’-mat, ca-na:s
  e:  as in they te:’-la, me:’-ta
  e as in met te’-net, mer’-ce:s
  i:  as in machine ser’-ti:, pra:’-ti: 
  i as in bit si’-tis, bi’-bi: 
  o:  as in holy Ro:’-ma, o:’-ris
  o as in wholly, never as in
    hot mo’-do, bo’-no:s
  u:  as in rude, or as oo in
    boot u:’-mor, tu:’-ber
  u as in full, or as oo in
    foot ut, tu:’-tus

NOTE.  It is to be observed that there is a decided difference in sound, except in the case of a, between the long and the short vowels.  It is not merely a matter of quantity but also of quality.

    [Footnote 2:  Long vowels are marked ^, short ones ... ]

[Transcriber’s Note:  In this version of the text, long vowels are shown as a:, e:, i:  ... and short vowels are unmarked, as described in the introductory notes.]

6. In diphthongs\ (two-vowel sounds) both vowels are heard in a single syllable.

  DIPHTHONGS LATIN EXAMPLES

  ae\ as _ai_ in _aisle_ tae’-dae
  au\ as ou in out gau’-det
  ei\ as _ei_ in _eight_ dein’-de
  eu\ as e’[oo] (a short e
    followed by a short u in
    one syllable) seu
  oe\ like _oi_ in _toil_ foe’-dus
  ui\ like [oo]’i (a short u
    followed by a short i in one
    syllable.  Cf.  English we) cui, huic

NOTE.  Give all the vowels and diphthongs their proper sounds and do not slur over them in unaccented syllables, as is done in English.

7. Consonants are pronounced as in English, except that

  CONSONANTS LATIN EXAMPLES

  c\ is always like _c_ in _cat_,
    never as in _cent_ ca’-do:, ci’-bus, ce:’-na
  g\ is always like g in get,
    never as in gem ge’-mo:, gig’-no: 
  i consonant\ is always like
    _y_ in _yes_ iam, io’-cus
  n\ before c, qu, or g is
    like ng in sing (compare
    the sound of n in anchor) an’-co-ra (ang’-ko-ra)
  qu\, gu\, and sometimes su\
    before a vowel have the sound
    of _qw, gw_, and _sw_.  Here
    _u_ has the value of consonant
    _v_ and is not counted a vowel in’-quit, qui:, lin’-gua,
                                      san’-guis,