SET!

GETTING STARTED

Before you dig into your new books, you need to think about the methods you'll use to gain fluency in Latin, even while studying independently. You'll also need to learn the basics of Latin pronunciation. That's what this page is for! 

Take a few days to go over these lessons and it will make your future studies much more enjoyable. Just go in order, from the top of the page to the bottom, alternately reading, watching, listening, and reviewing. Do as much as you can in one sitting, and stop when your brain hurts or you just can't learn any more.


Study Tips

The following tutorials will help you get the most out of your new LLPSI texts. The first is a general guide to my teaching, learning, and studying methods. The second is a guide to the all-important marginalia/margin notes.

Errata: The Rhēnus is the Rhine river, not the Rhone (as I say in the video!) Also, this video leaves out many of the activities, including the conversations, which I include on this blog, and it shows the out-of-date CD-Rom version of the exercises. It is still useful, however, in presenting an overview of a typical LLPSI chapter.





Pronunciation Tips


Start here!
A Short Introduction to Latin Pronunciation

N.B. If you can already pronounce Classical Latin fluently, you can skip the following lessons. If not, then you should complete them all before cracking open your shiny new copy of Lingua Latīna per sē Illustrāta.


Part 1: Vowels

a. Watch!


b. Listen and take notes!





Part 2: Diphthongs

a. Watch!

b. Listen and take notes!




Part 3: Consonants

a. Watch!

b. Listen and take notes!



Part 4: Accents

a. Watch!

b. Listen and take notes!




Part 5: Cases

a. Watch!


b. Listen and take notes!


c. Sing!
http://llpsi-songs.blogspot.com/p/the-case-names.html

d. Practice!