Expert: Maria - 4/29/2007

Question
Hi, I saw this phrase on this site and wondered how you pronounce it. I can't seem to find it at all...would you please help me?

Answer
Hello,

Here’s the pronunciation of “Dum Spiro Spero”("While I breathe, I hope"):

-D like in English.
-U like the the OO in ‘food’ or the U in ‘nutrition’
-M like in English


-S like the S in ‘sound’
-P like in English
-I like  the  I in ‘British’. The accent stands on this vowel.
-R like the R in ‘roar’. It is rolled.
-O like the  O in ‘origin’

-S like the S in ‘sound’
-P like in English
-E like the E in ‘especially’. The accent stands on this vowel
-R like the R in ‘roar’
-O like the  O in ‘origin’.

Best regards,
Maria