audio verum iam, which I am hoping is “Listen to Truth now”? (verum is smoother to fit the particular part) Would this be correct?
One last thing, if it is, what would be the correct pronunciation?
That doesn’t quite work, unfortunately.
Audio is the first-person singular, “I hear.” You want the imperative, which would be
audi (singular) or
audite (plural). As to “truth,”
verum can work in this context and literally means “a true thing.” I would probably prefer the plural
vera for most purposes, unless the context indicates that you are talking about just one thing. On the other hand, if you mean “truth” as an abstract quality, or if you are referring to the personification of truth, then the word would be
veritatem. And I would probably order the words “Vera iam audite.” If you are trying to work within constraints like a certain meter, let me know and I will see if I can help.
Regarding pronunciation, if you want standard ecclesiastical pronunciation then
this is a pretty suitable guide. The comment above, while well-intentioned, is not correct, I have to point out.
Iam, for instance, is definitely not pronounced in two syllables, nor would the a take the high, flat value that it has in the name “Sam.”
Rather, the e in
vera or
verum has the sound of the e in “bet”;
iam is pronounced like the word “yum!”, but with the a from “father” in place of the u.
Audi starts with approximately the diphthong from “ouch!”, not the ah sound at the beginning of English “audio”; in
audite, the stress would be on the middle syllable. Otherwise, in two-syllable words the stress is always on the first syllable.
