Phrases

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.

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There are currently 185 phrases.

Sam literam illam Emorae non mittet, sed is literam hanc ei mittet si corda haec in eo sunt.

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Sam will not send that letter to Emora, but he will send this letter to her if these hearts are in it. (See here)

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Carmen quod amica mei fecit amo.

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I love the song that my friend has made. (See here)

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Imperio a filio occupato, pater ad agoram sine cura habitabat.

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The power having been seized by the son, the father lived near the city center without a care. (See here)

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Senex periens volebat ambulare, sed non potuit.

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The dying old man was wanting to walk, but he could not. (See here)

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Multo humanior es sorore mea crudele cuius ira maxima familiae omnis meae est.

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You are much kinder than my cruel sister whose anger is the greatest of all my family. (See here)

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Amor ab amicitia solum ostenditur.

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Love is only shown by friendship. (See here)

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Potesne audire tu illum?

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Can you hear that? (See here)

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Eam ab me potes capere.

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You can never take her away from me! (See here)

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Possim saviari illam puellam pulchram volo, sed cor animusque eius sunt quae cor meum vere capiunt.

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I wish that I could kiss that beautiful girl, but her heart and mind is what truly captures my heart. (See here)

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Rufus est puer Romanus, et Iulia est puella Romana.

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Rufus is a Roman boy, and Julia is a Roman girl. (See here)

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Vir bonus uxori pulchrae eius suavium dedit, et multo cum amore, is dixit, "Ego te amo omne meo corde."

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The good man gave his beautiful wife a kiss, and with much love, he said, "I love you with all my heart." (See here)

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Puero volente dare puellae rosas, pater persuasus sinere hoc tulit.

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With the boy wanting to give the girl some roses, the father endured having been persuaded to allow this. (See here)

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Mihi ludi taedet.

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I am tired of school. (See here)

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Cors eius fractius erat corde eius.

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Her heart was more broken than his (heart). (See here)

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Cibum optimum pro mei familia emo.

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I only buy the best food for my family. (See here)

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Iesus tibi periit ut in dolore perpetuo non viveres.

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Jesus died for you so that you would not live in everlasting grief. (See here)

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Quis nomen tuus est?

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What is your name? (See here)

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Illud bonum non est tibi agere.

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That isn't good for you to do. (See here)

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Soror mea me propter adulscentiam meam lavabat, sed ego me nunc possum lavare.

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My sister use to wash me because of my youth, but I can now wash myself. (See here)

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Quisquamne sentit senatorem tegere crimen eius?

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Does anyone feel that the senator is covering his crimes? (See here)

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Iane canes tres quibus ea curam multam dat habet.

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Jane has three dogs to whom she gives much care. (See here)

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Hoc bellum paulo difficilius erat quam Caesar monuerat.

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This war was a little more difficult than Caesar had warned. (See here)

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Malum est pecuniam amare, sed bonum est eam dare.

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It is bad to love money, but it is good to give it. (See here)

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Persuasistine ei nubere tibi?

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Have you persuaded her to marry you? (See here)

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Is me saepius dormit.

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He sleeps more often than I. (See here)

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Fabius carmen paulo longius scripsit carmine Claudii.

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Fabius wrote a poem a little longer than the poem of Claudius. (See here)

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Marcus Graeciam fugit ut matrem suam Romae inveniret.

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Marcus fled Greece to find his mother in Rome. (See here)

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Cura circum animum mei intorquet ut in sella mei sedeo.

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Concern wraps around my mind as I sit in my chair. (See here)

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Dies meus bonus erat. Dies meus malus erat. Dies hic pessimus erat. Dies hic optimus erat.

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My day was good. My day was bad. This day was the worst. This day was the best. (See here)

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Pater non putavit Molliam occidi ab amico eius in villa eius.

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The father did not know that Molly has been killed by her boyfriend at her house. (See here)

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Nescivimus cur acriter diceret.

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We did not know why he spoke sharply. (See here)

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Frater meus diutissime dormit.

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My brother sleeps for a very long time. (See here)

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Marcus pecuniam semper perdit.

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Marcus is always losing money. (See here)

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Quis avem ullam non amat?

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Who doesn't like any bird? (See here)

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Trax non vult velle.

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Trax doesn't want to want. (See here)

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Puer felix virginem parvam invenit apud pulchras rosas.

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The lucky boy finds the small (virgin) girl next to the beautiful roses. (See here)

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Filii multi putaverunt se excipere bona parentum eorum.

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Many sons knew that they were inheriting their parents' property. (See here)

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Scientia viros fortissimos potest interficere.

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Knowledge can kill the strongest of men. (See here)

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Mors Eum qui Deus est non potest habere.

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Death cannot hold He who is God. (See here)

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Fabius equos domum duxit ne tempestate timerentur.

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Fabius led his horses home lest they become frightened by the storm. (See here)

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Agricolae sunt laeti bono anno.

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The farmers are happy on a good year. (See here)

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Spero Latinam numquam perire!

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I hope that Latin never dies! (See here)

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Ludos nonullos possum ludere, sed officia plora habeo primum agere.

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I can play some games, but I have more work to do first. (See here)

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Ea se vidit.

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She saw herself. (See here)

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Pater mei legere libros multos amat.

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My father likes to read many books. (See here)

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Amorne me evadet, aut egone amorem evadet?

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Will love escape me, or will I escape love? (See here)

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Inimicum meum difficilimum Gladio Sapientiae Magnae superavi.

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With the Sword of Great Wisdom, I defeated my most difficult enemy. (See here)

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Ego lautior quam tu sum, sed tu clarissimus nostri es.

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I am happier than you, but you are the most famous of us. (See here)

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Publius virilior est Paulo.

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Publius is more manly than Paulus. (See here)

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Eum rogo ut navem emat.

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I am asking him to purchase a ship. (See here)

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