can you pronounce this Latin phrase for me?

[Denainms]

I have no latin background, going to start Latin Prep soon, and I wanted a latin phrase for our schooling..I don't know how to pronouce this:

 

Non scholae sed vitae discimus

 

"We learn not for school, but for life."

 

thanks :)

Denainms

[Verena]

I have no latin background, going to start Latin Prep soon, and I wanted a latin phrase for our schooling..I don't know how to pronouce this:

 

Non scholae sed vitae discimus

 

"We learn not for school, but for life."

 

thanks :)

Denainms

 

...was (I have no idea how this pronunciation is called):

 

Non- non

scholae- sch(as in school) o (as in off) lae (lae as in lad), emphasis on first syllable

sed- sed (as in fed)

vitae- v (as in victory) i (as in eat) tae (as in "tad"), emphasis on first syllable

discimus- dis (as in discontent) ci (ki as in kid) mus (the "u" as the u in butcher), emphasis on 2nd syllable "ci"

 

HTH!

[Plaid Dad]

How you say it depends on whether you want ecclesiastical or classical pronunciation. Do you know which your Latin curriculum uses?

 

That said, trying to convey pronunciation on a message board is more difficult than you'd expect, particularly for people whose accents in English may be radically different. My "a as in father" might not be anything like yours! :) Your best bet is to listen to some examples of Latin pronunciation from knowledgeable teachers. (This link uses the restored classical pronunciation.) Here's a link to a page on ecclesiastical pronunciation, if you prefer that.

 

HTH!

[Denainms]

thanks to both of you, I found an audio here

 

http://proverbs.bestlatin.net/audioproverb/2007/08/non-scholae-sed-vitae-discimus.html

[Plaid Dad]

Cool! One audio is worth a thousand phonetic symbols! ;)