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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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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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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Omnia possum agere, tu melius potes agere, et hoc me vexat.

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Everything I can do, you can do better, and this annoys me. (See here)

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Cor quidque arcanum intra se fert, sed arcana haec definiunt nos et quomodo in mundo hoc vivimus.

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Every heart bears a secret within itself, but it is these secrets that define us and how we live in this world. (See here)

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Mihi ludi taedet.

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I am tired of school. (See here)

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Graecibus numquam crede, et dona eorum cave!

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Never trust the Greeks, and beware their gifts! (See here)

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"Alpha Omegaque sum, Initium Finesque," Deus dicit, "qui est et qui fuit et qui venire est, Omnipotens."

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"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)

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Hera, ubi Antonia ad copiam, virum novum vidit.

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Yesterday, when Antonia was walking to the store, she saw a strange man. (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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Potestne ferre viator cauponam miseram?

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Can the traveler endure the wretched inn? (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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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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Jack iratus amico fatuo dixit, "Tu puellam istam amas, Max? Ea puella pessima quam amas est!"

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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)

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Ea se vidit.

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She saw herself. (See here)

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Quintus donum Scintillae dedit ut eum amet.

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Quintus gave Scintilla a gift so that she would love him. (See here)

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Esse aut non esse.

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To be or not to be. (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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Uxor mei ab me trans limen domus vecta est.

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My wife was carried by me across the threshold of the house. (See here)

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Hic furor est!

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This is madness! (See here)

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Matris cibum melius coctum cum gaudio edimus.

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We ate Mom's excellently cooked food with joy. (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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Gaius puellas pulcherrimas in ludo amat.

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Gaius likes the prettiest girls in school. (See here)

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Scimus Corneliam puellam Romanam esse.

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We know that Cornelia is a Roman girl. (See here)

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Sally ab marito Setho eius clarius audita erat, sed Seth ab uxore eius numquam audietur.

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Sally had been heard quite clearly by her husband Seth, but Seth will never be heard by his wife. (See here)

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Te amo. Tune me amas?

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I love you. Do you love me? (See here)

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Ante finem diei, donum mirum patri fecero.

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By the end of the day, I will have made a wonderful gift for Father. (See here)

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Latinus Verbum-Liber: Ubi Latina English occurit.

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The Latin Dictionary: Where Latin meets English. (See here)

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Hic diem octavum est cenare.

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This is the eighth day to dine. (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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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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Pecuniam puellae divitiori non do.

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I did not give the richer girl money. (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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Iulius libros absurdiores quam Maria.

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Julius reads sillier books than Maria. (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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Femina magna cibum bonum coxit pro fratibus sororibusque meis gravibus.

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The great woman cooked good food for my serious brothers and sisters. (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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Videsne ingentes montes, rex?

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Do you see the large mountains, King? (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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Is iratissimus erat amicorum.

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He was the angriest between the friends. (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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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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Cibum optimum pro familia mea emo.

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

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Totam aestatem gaudebimus.

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We will rejoice all summer. (See here)

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Sentire errores quos feci me miserum facit.

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To realize the mistakes that I have made makes me sad. (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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Mater liberos imperavit ne in horto currerent.

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The mother asked her children not to run in the garden. (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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Frater ferox constilia mala habet.

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The fierce brother has bad plans. (See here)

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Ego ea celerius cucurri, sed Hank nostri celerrime cucurrit.

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I ran more quickly than her, but Hank ran the most quickly of us. (See here)

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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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