Listen to Latin – read aloud, word by word
You read Latin every day – but do you ever hear it? Lapicida lets you listen to Latin: every word, every form and every sentence, read aloud.
At a glance:
- over 28,000 recorded words, forms and sentences
- whole sentences with highlighting: the word and its part of the sentence light up
- c always hard, as taught in German schools
- in the Vocabulary Trainer, Forms Trainer, Sentence Quiz, Reading, Sensus, Unda and Turbo
- the first Unda reading text is free – with sound
How can I hear Latin?
Tap the speaker in Lapicida and the word, form or whole sentence is read aloud – with Auto-Play also by itself after every answer. In whole sentences, the word you hear lights up together with its part of the sentence.
What you hear
- Vocabulary: in the Vocabulary Trainer, as soon as the answer is shown – not before, so nothing is given away.
- Forms: in the Forms Trainer, on the result – for example laudat, laudabat, laudavit.
- Whole sentences: in the Sentence Quiz, in Reading, Sensus, Unda and Turbo.
Read aloud with highlighting
When a whole sentence is read aloud, the word you hear lights up – together with its part of the sentence. Subject, verb and object each have their own colour, so you hear the sound and see the structure at the same time.
Where the app cannot highlight reliably, it does not read aloud at all – and shows no button for it. Single words and forms are simply spoken.
Listen to Latin – try it free
The first reading text in Unda is free, and sound is on from the start. Sentence by sentence, with highlighting.
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How Latin sounds in Lapicida
Lapicida follows the pronunciation taught in German schools: c always like k, g always hard, v as in “very”. Cicero sounds like “Kikero”, not the church pronunciation “Chichero”.
Why the voice comes from Italian and what is adjusted: Latin Pronunciation. For an overview of the traditions, see Wikipedia’s Latin regional pronunciation.
Listening helps with dyslexia
Hearing, seeing and writing – using several channels helps you remember more. For learners with dyslexia, reading aloud is often the key: the sentence does not have to be deciphered first. More: Learn Latin with dyslexia.
Frequently asked questions
Is sound included in the free version?
In the first reading text in Unda, yes – sound is even on from the start there. In all other trainers sound is part of the full version.
Can I turn automatic read-aloud off?
Yes. Switch Auto-Play off in Settings under “Audio & Pronunciation” or right in the sidebar. Then only what you tap is played.
Do I need internet?
For audio you have not heard yet, yes. What you have already heard stays available offline.
Classical or Church Latin?
As taught in German schools: c is always hard, g is always hard. Cicero sounds like “Kikero”.
Start listening
You can hear the first Unda reading text right away, without signing up. Sound in every trainer comes with the full version.
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