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

«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´-dĕt
«ei» as _ei_ in _eight_ dein´-dĕ
«eu» as _ĕ´o͝o_ (a short _e_
followed by a short _u_ in
one syllable) seu
«oe» like _oi_ in _toil_ foe´-dŭs
«ui» like _o͝o´ĭ_ (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_ că´-dō, cĭ´-bŭs, cē´-nă
«g» is always like _g_ in _get_,
never as in _gem_ gĕ´-mō, gĭg´-nō