LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

ita vīvam

ita vīvam (not comparable)
Classical[ˈɪ.ta ˈwiː.wãː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.ta ˈviː.vam]

Meaning

  1. not comparableas true as I live, so may I live
    Extrema pagella pupugit me tuo chirographo. Quid ais? Caesarem nunc defendit Curio? Quis hoc putaret, praeter me? Nam, ita vivam, putavi.Your last page, in your own handwriting, was like a dagger in my heart. What say you? Curio now standing up for Caesar? Who had ever expected it? No one but myself! For, as I live, I thought that would happen.Letters to friends (on Wikisource) by Cicero (text may be found here in Latin and English)

Quick answers

What does ita vīvam mean in Latin?
ita vīvam, a adverb, means “as true as I live, so may I live”.
How do you pronounce ita vīvam?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪ.ta ˈwiː.wãː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.ta ˈviː.vam].