Latin—like Spanish, and unlikeEnglish—is pronounced exactly as it is spelled.

Consonants
Most of the consonants are pronounced as in English, except for the following (differences between ecclesiastical and classical are marked in red):
	Ecclesiastical Latin		Classical Latin
c	always hard, as in catechism, except before e, i, ae, or oe; then like ch as in church: caelum.		always hard, as in catechism.
g	always hard, as in God, except before e, i, or y; then like j as in Job: angelus.		always hard, as in God.
	The combination gn is like ny in canyon: regnum.		The combination gn is like ngn in hangnail.
h	always sounded, as in hope: hora.		always sounded, as in hope.
j	like y in yet: Jesus.		like y in yet.
q	only found in the combination qu, pronounced kw, as in quick.		only found in the combination qu, pronounced kw, as in quick.
r	like English, but lighly rolled: laetare.		like English, but lighly rolled
s	as in sit: sede.		as in sit.
v	as English v: exaltavit.		pronounced as English w.
z	like dz in adze: baptizo.		(only found in words transliterated from Greek)

Vowels
Latin has two ways to pronounce vowels: long and short, referring to the “length” of time spent in voicing the vowel, which changes the sound. (Differences between ecclesiastical and classical are marked in red.)
	Ecclesiastical Latin		Classical Latin
a	long, as in father: amen.		long, as in father.
a	short, as in ago: Maria.		short, as in ago.
e	long, as in they: credo, deposuit.		long, as in they.
e	short, as in get: et, ex, est.		short, as in get.
i	long, as in machine: Maria.		long, as in machine.
i	short, as in sit: fecit, deposuit.		short, as in sit.
o	long, as in no: credo, deposuit.		long, as in no.
o	short, as in soft: recordatus.		short, as in pot.
u	long, as in tuba: deposuit.		long, as in tuba.
u	short, as in put: eius.		short, as in put.
y	occurs only as a vowel, in words transliterated from Greek; pronounced like the short form of i: hymn.		occurs only as a vowel, in words transliterated from Greek; pronounced like the short form of i: hymn.

Diphthongs
(Differences between ecclesiastical and classical are marked in red.)
	Ecclesiastical Latin		Classical Latin
ae	like long e, as in they: saecula.		as in high.
au	as in out: laudo.		as in out.
oe	like long e, as in they: oecumenicus.		as in joy.
ui	like wi- in dwindle: huic.		like short u-short i.