Ahhh... I kind of miss classical Latin. That is what I learned in high school, but I also got the Ecclesiastical Latin from singing in Chorus all through high school and college. I opted for Christina Latina with my kids, because I like the program, and I wanted to memorize various prayers in Latin with them. I still can't get used to certain things, like "veni, vidi, vici" with a "v" sound, though! I think my dear Latin teacher, Mrs. Ingram, must be rolling over in her grave every time I say it. ;o)
I love this video, because his pronunciation sounds so nice. I admit to being a bit of a snob about that due to four years under a strict Latin teacher, plus more years under chorus professors with strict pronunciation standards. I have never used the Latina Christiana DVDs because I can't abide the southern American accent to the teacher's Latin (maybe it's extra glaring to me being a southern raised gal myself)!
My kids lucked out, having Japanese vowel sounds to go by - they are very similar to Latin. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for sharing this one Jeanne. :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh... I kind of miss classical Latin. That is what I learned in high school, but I also got the Ecclesiastical Latin from singing in Chorus all through high school and college. I opted for Christina Latina with my kids, because I like the program, and I wanted to memorize various prayers in Latin with them. I still can't get used to certain things, like "veni, vidi, vici" with a "v" sound, though! I think my dear Latin teacher, Mrs. Ingram, must be rolling over in her grave every time I say it. ;o)
ReplyDeleteI love this video, because his pronunciation sounds so nice. I admit to being a bit of a snob about that due to four years under a strict Latin teacher, plus more years under chorus professors with strict pronunciation standards. I have never used the Latina Christiana DVDs because I can't abide the southern American accent to the teacher's Latin (maybe it's extra glaring to me being a southern raised gal myself)!
My kids lucked out, having Japanese vowel sounds to go by - they are very similar to Latin. Thanks for sharing!