• Question: Is it possible to speak in Latin, or do we not actually know how to pronounce any of the words?

    Asked by 09stockwelll to Alessandro, Angela, Claudia, Marina, Phil on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Angela Marqui

      Angela Marqui answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Yes, it is possible to speak in Latin as much it is possible to speak any other language. It only requires a lot of work to learn! 😉

    • Photo: Claudia Krehl

      Claudia Krehl answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      It is indeed. There are a few chat rooms that only speak in Latin for any enthusiasts and the Pope still uses Latin every so often to address people. But you are right, we do not know how Latin used to be pronounced when it was still a widely spoken language. But one thing that is fascinating about languages is that they live and change. So people speaking English spoke differently 100 years ago than they do now. That why you have to get used to a “different” English when you read Shakespeare for example.

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