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.
Audio te erravisse in horto.
I hear that you were wandering in the garden. (See here)
Filius huius viri mecum cras laborabit, et filia eius domum eius sorori meae horis tribus diem totam ostendet.
This man's son will work with me tomorrow, and his daughter will show my sister her house in three hours all day. (See here)
Te amo. Tune me amas?
I love you. Do you love me? (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)
Pater non putavit Molliam occidi ab amico eius in villa eius.
The father did not know that Molly has been killed by her boyfriend at her house. (See here)
Matre eius necata, ad domum reddidit.
His mother having been killed, he returned home. (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)
Ille est liber maior quem legis.
That is a rather large book which you are reading. (See here)
Marcus Graeciam fugit ut matrem suam Romae inveniret.
Marcus fled Greece to find his mother in Rome. (See here)
Trax non vult velle.
Trax doesn't want to want. (See here)
Rufus est puer Romanus, et Iulia est puella Romana.
Rufus is a Roman boy, and Julia is a Roman girl. (See here)
Statuam mihi nunc da!
Give the statue to me, now! (See here)
Matris cibum melius coctum cum gaudio edimus.
We ate Mom's excellently cooked food with joy. (See here)
Filio eius, Stuarti, dato basium ab amica eius, Iulia, mater putavit filium eius augere in iuvenem.
With her son, Stuart, having been given a kiss by his girlfriend, Julia, the mother knew that her son was growing into a young man. (See here)
Frater meus diutissime dormit.
My brother sleeps for a very long time. (See here)
Lucius basia maiora puellae iucundissimae dedit.
Lucius gave bigger kisses to the most delightful girl. (See here)
Deditne tibi librum tuum, Marce?
Did he give you your book, Marcus? (See here)
Puella laeta quae ad fontem currebat valde saepe non amat dormire.
The happy girl whom was running toward the fountain doesn't like to sleep very often. (See here)
Ego lautior quam tu sum, sed tu clarissimus nostri es.
I am happier than you, but you are the most famous of us. (See here)
In Italia, furore regente, plerique senatores in naves conscenderunt.
In Italy, when madness was ruling, several senators marched into ships. (See here)
Pauci resistere equitibus sperant.
Few hope to resist the cavalry. (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)
Rex crudelissimus divissimus diutius vixit, tamen morte eius tempus laetius magnopere efficiebat.
The cruelest and richest king lived for a very long time, however with his death a more happy time was greatly brought up. (See here)
In diebus tredecim, dictatorem nonum patriae quintae incipiam, et ego otium honore propter concilium secundum quid homines duodecim in eo habet faciam.
In 13 days, I will become the ninth dictator of the fifth nation, and I will with honor make peace on behalf of the second council that has twelve people in it. (See here)
Possim saviari illam puellam pulchram volo, sed cor animusque eius sunt quae cor meum vere capiunt.
I wish that I could kiss that beautiful girl, but her heart and mind is what truly captures my heart. (See here)
"Quomodo es?" Iack dixit. "Bene sum," Celia ei dixit.
"How are you?" said Jack. "I am well," Celia said to him. (See here)
Aurora putat amicum eius eam magnopere amare. Amicus eius quoque putat se ab Aurora maxime amari.
Aurora knows that her friend greatly loves her. Her friend also knows that he is very greatly loved by Aurora. (See here)
Non dice mihi quem es; id melius est dicere regi nominem tuum.
Do not tell me who you are; it is better to tell the king your name. (See here)
Quid ibi est timere timore se?
What is there to fear than fear itself? (See here)
Te non possum audire.
I cannot hear you. (See here)
Scientia viros fortissimos potest interficere.
Knowledge can kill the strongest of men. (See here)
Quis avem ullam non amat?
Who doesn't like any bird? (See here)
Cicero eo tempore de insidiis ignovit.
Cicero was ignorant of the ambush at that time. (See here)
Pater mei legere libros multos amat.
My father likes to read many books. (See here)
Eucleides dicit ludum optimum esse.
Eucleides says that school is the best. (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)
Ego ea celerius cucurri, sed Hank nostri celerrime cucurrit.
I ran more quickly than her, but Hank ran the most quickly of us. (See here)
Pecuniam puellae divitiori non do.
I did not give the richer girl money. (See here)
Audivi te erratus esse in horto.
I heard that you would wander in the garden. (See here)
Mors Eum qui Deus est non potest habere.
Death cannot hold He who is God. (See here)
Eo volente omnes agentur.
With him willing, all will be led. (See here)
Cras, populos Romarum vincemus constilie nostri, et sine mora, nos die parabimus!
Tomorrow, we will conquer the people of Rome by means of our plan, and without delay, we will prepare ourselves for the day! (See here)
Cor quidque arcanum intra se fert, sed arcana haec definiunt nos et quomodo in mundo hoc vivimus.
Every heart bears a secret within itself, but it is these secrets that define us and how we live in this world. (See here)
Quintus donum Scintillae dedit ut eum amet.
Quintus gave Scintilla a gift so that she would love him. (See here)
Sam literam illam Emorae non mittet, sed is literam hanc ei mittet si corda haec in eo sunt.
Sam will not send that letter to Emora, but he will send this letter to her if these hearts are in it. (See here)
Licet tibi ad funera flere.
It is allowed for you to cry at funerals. (See here)
Rogant cur nobiscum possis non ire.
They ask why you cannot go with us. (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)
Quid emes?
What will you buy? (See here)
Senex periens volebat ambulare, sed non potuit.
The dying old man was wanting to walk, but he could not. (See here)
