| Letter | Latin | Old French | Middle English | Modern English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ā /aː/ | /aː/ | /aː/ | /eɪ/ |
| B | bē /beː/ | /beː/ | /beː/ | /biː/ |
| C | cē /keː/ | /tʃeː/ > /tseː/ > /seː/ | /seː/ | /siː/ |
| D | dē /deː/ | /deː/ | /deː/ | /diː/ |
| E | ē /eː/ | /eː/ | /eː/ | /iː/ |
| F | ef /ɛf/ | /ɛf/ | /ɛf/ | /ɛf/ |
| G | gē /ɡeː/ | /dʒeː/ | /dʒeː/ | /dʒiː/ |
| H | hā /haː/ > /ˈaha/ > /ˈakːa/ | /ˈaːtʃə/ | /aːtʃ/ | /eɪtʃ/ |
| I | ī /iː/ | /iː/ | /iː/ | /aɪ/ |
| J | – | – | – | /dʒeɪ/ |
| K | kā /kaː/ | /kaː/ | /kaː/ | /keɪ/ |
| L | el /ɛl/ | /ɛl/ | /ɛl/ | /ɛl/ |
| M | em /ɛm/ | /ɛm/ | /ɛm/ | /ɛm/ |
| N | en /ɛn/ | /ɛn/ | /ɛn/ | /ɛn/ |
| O | ō /oː/ | /oː/ | /oː/ | /oʊ/ |
| P | pē /peː/ | /peː/ | /peː/ | /piː/ |
| Q | qū /kuː/ | /kyː/ | /kiw/ | /kjuː/ |
| R | er /ɛr/ | /ɛr/ | /ɛr/ > /ar/ | /ɑr/ |
| S | es /ɛs/ | /ɛs/ | /ɛs/ | /ɛs/ |
| T | tē /teː/ | /teː/ | /teː/ | /tiː/ |
| U | ū /uː/ | /yː/ | /iw/ | /juː/ |
| V | – | – | – | /viː/ |
| W | – | – | – | /ˈdʌbəl.juː/ |
| X | ex, ix /ɛks, ɪks/ | /iks/ | /ɛks/ | /ɛks/ |
| Y | hȳ /hyː, iː/ ī graeca /iː ˈɡraɪka/ | ui, gui ? i grec /iː ɡrɛːk/ | /wiː/ ? | /waɪ/ |
| Z | zēta /ˈzeːta/ | zede /ˈzɛːdə/ et zede /e(t) ˈzɛːdə/ | /zɛd/ /ˈɛzɛd/ | /zɛd/ /ˈɪzə(r)d/ |
How to learn a language fast and effective. It is not so hard as You think. You just need a good explanation and method. In my Blogg I will write about English language for now, but You can use same system to learn the other language.
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Saturday, 2 May 2015
Etymology
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