Here is a list of some phrases in Latin with their English equivalents meant to showcase the syntax format of Latin and expose various aspects of the language.
There are currently 184 phrases.
Puero volente dare puellae rosas, pater persuasus sinere hoc tulit.
With the boy wanting to give the girl some roses, the father endured having been persuaded to allow this. (See here)
Sciens veritatem volo dare id, sed illud sicut somnium perditum sentit.
I knowing the truth wish to give it, but that feels like a lost dream. (See here)
Quis puer parvus quem vir maior potentior imminet est? Isne auxilium egerit? Ego eum adiuvabo ante vir eum nocet.
Who is the small boy whom the larger, more powerful man is threatening? Does he need help? I will help him before the man hurts him. (See here)
Vir bonus uxori pulchrae eius suavium dedit, et multo cum amore, is dixit, "Ego te amo omne meo corde."
The good man gave his beautiful wife a kiss, and with much love, he said, "I love you with all my heart." (See here)
Vera incessu patuit dea.
She was discovered the true Goddess by her gait. (See here)
Pater materque nupserunt et filios sectes filiasque quattoresque fecerunt.
The father and mother married and had six sons and four daughters. (See here)
Illud bonum non est tibi agere.
That isn't good for you to do. (See here)
Quamquam regina ab hostibus pessimis regis capta erat, milites regis eam non statim paraverunt servare.
Although the queen had been captured by the king's worst enemies, the king's soldiers did not immediately prepare to save her. (See here)
Cicero eo tempore de insidiis ignovit.
Cicero was ignorant of the ambush at that time. (See here)
Eam ab me potes capere.
You can never take her away from me! (See here)
Caesar tam erbius erat ut Galliam oppugnare non posset.
Caesar was so drunk that he could not attack Gaul. (See here)
Dies meus bonus erat. Dies meus malus erat. Dies hic pessimus erat. Dies hic optimus erat.
My day was good. My day was bad. This day was the worst. This day was the best. (See here)
Latinus Verbum-Liber: Ubi Latina English occurit.
The Latin Dictionary: Where Latin meets English. (See here)
Inimicum meum difficilimum Gladio Sapientiae Magnae superavi.
With the Sword of Great Wisdom, I defeated my most difficult enemy. (See here)
Laetus Dies Partus!
Happy Birthday! (See here)
Quid tu agis?
What are you doing? (See here)
Sentire errores quos feci me miserum facit.
To realize the mistakes that I have made makes me sad. (See here)
Quid ibi est timere timore se?
What is there to fear than fear itself? (See here)
Jack iratus amico fatuo dixit, "Tu puellam istam amas, Max? Ea puella pessima quam amas est!"
The angry Jack said to his foolish friend, "You are loving that girl, Max? She is a very horrible girl whom you love!" (See here)
"Alpha Omegaque sum, Initium Finesque," Deus dicit, "qui est et qui fuit et qui venire est, Omnipotens."
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." (See here)
Amor ab amicitia solum ostenditur.
Love is only shown by friendship. (See here)
Jones inimicum eius inceperat superare, tamen is ei celerius cessit.
Jones had started to overpower his enemy, but he quite quickly yielded to him. (See here)
Fabius carmen paulo longius scripsit carmine Claudii.
Fabius wrote a poem a little longer than the poem of Claudius. (See here)
Cenare in caupona erat bonae fortunae fessis viatoribus.
To eat in the inn was a good fortune for the tired travelers. (See here)
Carmen quod amica mei fecit amo.
I love the song that my friend has made. (See here)
Quisquamne sentit senatorem tegere crimen eius?
Does anyone feel that the senator is covering his crimes? (See here)
Iulius libros absurdiores legit quam Maria.
Julius reads sillier books than Maria. (See here)
Iratissimus sum et semper ero populi omnis esse!
I am and will always be the angriest of all people to exist! (See here)
Audivi Corneliam ad tabernam ire; tamen etiam audivi amicam eius iam emisse calceum quem ea quaerebat.
I heard that Cornelia was going to the shop; however, I also heard that her friend had already bought the shoes that she was searching for. (See here)
Publius virilior est Paulo.
Publius is more manly than Paulus. (See here)
Dicit Marcum fratrem suum vocavisse.
He says that Marcus called his brother. (See here)
Cibum optimum pro mei familia emo.
I only buy the best food for my family. (See here)
Senex periens volebat ambulare, sed non potuit.
The dying old man was wanting to walk, but he could not. (See here)
Omnia possum agere, tu melius potes agere, et hoc me vexat.
Everything I can do, you can do better, and this annoys me. (See here)
Malum est pecuniam amare, sed bonum est eam dare.
It is bad to love money, but it is good to give it. (See here)
Ego in belle quod rex avarus pessimus incepit ducam.
I will lead in the war that the greedy, most evil king began. (See here)
David dixit se cum Sylvia ad templum isse quod is eam voluerat nubere.
David said that he had secretly gone with Sylvia to the temple because he had wanted to marry her. (See here)
Marcus Graeciam fugit ut matrem suam Romae inveniret.
Marcus fled Greece to find his mother in Rome. (See here)
Ego glorias onmes amoris mei Deo qui rex est dabo.
I will give all the glory of my heart to God who is king. (See here)
Caesare vivente, Horus Romam non ivit.
While Caesar was alive, Horus did not go to Rome. (See here)
Ventum erat a puero puellaque ad ludum heri.
The boy and girl had come to the school yesterday. (See here)
Mihi ludi taedet.
I am tired of school. (See here)
Venio ab agris magnis cum amicis meis fidelibus.
I come from the great farms with my loyal friends. (See here)
Ea videbit quanta vis verborum eorum fuerit.
She will see how great the strength of their words had been. (See here)
Canis meus duodecimus ad bovem meam septimam in campis tribus apertis cuccurit.
My twelfth dog ran to my seventh cow in three open fields. (See here)
Audivi te erravisse in horto.
I heard that you had wandered in the garden. (See here)
Sumus populi.
We are the people. (See here)
Quis avem ullam non amat?
Who doesn't like any bird? (See here)
