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 184 phrases.

Ego glorias onmes amoris mei Deo qui rex est dabo.

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I will give all the glory of my heart to God who is king. (See here)

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Filius huius viri mecum cras laborabit, et filia eius domum eius sorori meae horis tribus diem totam ostendet.

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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)

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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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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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Aurora putat amicum eius eam magnopere amare. Amicus eius quoque putat se ab Aurora maxime amari.

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Aurora knows that her friend greatly loves her. Her friend also knows that he is very greatly loved by Aurora. (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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Natus honorem auxilio de patre eius petivit.

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The son sought public office with help from his father. (See here)

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Mihi, email litteras scriptas numquam substituit. Litterae hae privatiores et describentes scriptoris sunt, atque propter hoc possumus differre.

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For me, email shall never replace written letters. These letters are more personal and representative of its author, and because of this we cannot defer. (See here)

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Totam aestatem gaudebimus.

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We will rejoice all summer. (See here)

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Lucius basia maiora puellae iucundissimae dedit.

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Lucius gave bigger kisses to the most delightful girl. (See here)

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Esne rex, Juli?

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Are you the king, Julius? (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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Audivi te erravisse in horto.

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I heard that you had wandered in the garden. (See here)

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Is iratissimus erat amicorum.

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He was the angriest between the friends. (See here)

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Quid emes?

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What will you buy? (See here)

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Tum Deus dixit, "Hominem in imaginem nostram faciamus…"

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Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image…" (See here)

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Ego in belle quod rex avarus pessimus incepit ducam.

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I will lead in the war that the greedy, most evil king began. (See here)

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Pecunia erat auxilio pauperis.

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Money was a help for the poor. (See here)

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Amare pecuniam malum est et te ad vitam peiorem potest ducere.

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To love money is bad and can lead you to a worse life. (See here)

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Non augebo esse multo maiorem.

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I will not grow to be much bigger. (See here)

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Quisquamne verbis senatoris credidit hodie?

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Did anyone trust the words of the senator today? (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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Is me saepius dormit.

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He sleeps more often than I. (See here)

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Quamquam regina ab hostibus pessimis regis capta erat, milites regis eam non statim paraverunt servare.

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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)

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Matre eius necata, ad domum reddidit.

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His mother having been killed, he returned home. (See here)

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Audio te erravisse in horto.

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I hear that you were wandering in the garden. (See here)

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Frumentum civibus pauperis in agora dabitur.

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Grain will be given to the poor citizens in the city center. (See here)

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Duas menses templum claudebat.

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He was closing the temple for two months. (See here)

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Mihi ludi taedet.

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I am tired of school. (See here)

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In Italia, furore regente, plerique senatores in naves conscenderunt.

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In Italy, when madness was ruling, several senators marched into ships. (See here)

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Non dice mihi quem es; id melius est dicere regi nominem tuum.

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Do not tell me who you are; it is better to tell the king your name. (See here)

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Eques florem filiae regis obtulit.

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The knight offered the flower to the daughter of the king. (See here)

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Filio eius, Stuarti, dato basium ab amica eius, Iulia, mater putavit filium eius augere in iuvenem.

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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)

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Ille est liber maior quem legis.

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That is a rather large book which you are reading. (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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Date pecuniam mihi!

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Give the money to me! (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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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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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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Scisne patrem libros eius filio decere legere?

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Do you think that the father ought to read books to his son? (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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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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Sumus populi.

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We are the people. (See here)

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Seth miserrimum fit.

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Seth becomes very sad. (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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Ad astra per aspera

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Through hardships to the stars (See here)

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Latin Phrase Here
quentiam hominem

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English Translation here
meme man (See here)

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Ea videbit quanta vis verborum eorum fuerit.

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She will see how great the strength of their words had been. (See here)

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Rem meam minimam cum amico meo bono inveni, et id in calceum meum posui tam nemines id potest invenire.

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I found my smallest object with my good friend, and I placed it in my shoe so no one can find it. (See here)

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Viro vinum bibere licet.

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A man is allowed to drink wine. (See here)

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