How do you say please in Classical Latin?

1. Does Latin have a word for please?
2. Did Latin have a word for yes?
3. How is the C pronounced in classical Latin?
4. How do you pronounce Y in classical Latin?

Does Latin have a word for please?

Quaeso or quaesumus is typically used similarly to "please", but with other verbs you should also consider other structures to express the same thing.

Did Latin have a word for yes?

Classical Latin did not have only one lexical item for 'yes'. Instead, speakers of Latin tended to employ a rich combination of words and expressions. Among these were sic, ita, vero, as well as merely repeating a phrase in full (Buck & Hale 1903, 137).

How is the C pronounced in classical Latin?

c is pronounced k: cantus (kahn-toos). cc before e, i, y, ae, oe is pronounced tch: ecce (eht-cheh). ch is pronounced k: cherubim (keh-roo-beem). g before e, i, y, ae, oe is soft (as in gel): genitum (jeh-nee-toom); otherwise, g is hard (as in go): gaudeamus (gah-oo-deh-ah-moos).

How do you pronounce Y in classical Latin?

A note on the vowel Y: Y is not a native Latin sound. The Romans used it to represent Greek upsilon (υ) in Greek loanwords. To pronounce this vowel, put your lips in the shape to say oo and then, keeping your lips in this shape, say ee instead.