Latin Texts, Pronunciation & Translation for Ave Maria
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First Line: Latin Texts
2nd Line: Pronunciation
3rd Line: “English Translations”
Key Vowel Sounds: There are only 5 vowels that are to be sung in latin.
- a in Latin is pronounced as ah in “father”
- e in Latin is pronounced as eh in “get”
- i in Latin is pronounced as ee in “machine”
- o in Latin is pronounced as aw in “crawl”
- u in Latin is pronounced as oo in “rude”
Ave, Ave Maria
AH-veh, AH-veh mah-REE-ah
“Hail, Hail Mary”
Gratia plena
grah-TSEE-ah pleh-NAH
“Full of grace”
Dominus tecum
daw-MEE-noos TEH-koom
“The Lord is with you”
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
beh-neh-DEEK-tah TOO EEN moo-lee-EH-ree-boos
“Blessed are you among women”
Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
EHT beh-neh-DEEK-toos FROOK-toos VEHN-trees TOO-ee, YEH-soos
“And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.”
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei
SAHNK-tah mah-REE-ah, MAH-tehr DEH-ee
“Holy Mary, Mother of God”
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
AW-raw PRAW NAW-bees peh-kah-TAW-ree-boos
“Pray for us sinners”
Nunc et in hora mortis
NOONK EHT EEN AW-rah MAWR-tees
“Now and at the hour of our death.”