English Phrases

Here is a list of some phrases in English with their Latin equivalents meant to showcase how the English sentence looks like in Latin.

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Marcus fled Greece to find his mother in Rome.

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Marcus Graeciam fugit ut matrem suam Romae inveniret. (See here)

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With the Sword of Great Wisdom, I defeated my most difficult enemy.

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Inimicum meum difficilimum Gladio Sapientiae Magnae superavi. (See here)

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Why are you doing this?

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Cur tu hoc agis? (See here)

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This is madness!

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Hic furor est! (See here)

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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.

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

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We ate Mom's excellently cooked food with joy.

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Matris cibum melius coctum cum gaudio edimus. (See here)

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Eucleides says that school is the best.

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Eucleides dicit ludum optimum esse. (See here)

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Money was a help for the poor.

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Pecunia erat auxilio pauperis. (See here)

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We will do great favors for him after his labor.

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Post laborem eius gratias magnas ei agemus. (See here)

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Caesar was so drunk that he could not attack Gaul.

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Caesar tam erbius erat ut Galliam oppugnare non posset. (See here)

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It is allowed for you to cry at funerals.

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Licet tibi ad funera flere. (See here)

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He sleeps more often than I.

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Is me saepius dormit. (See here)

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The mother asked her children not to run in the garden.

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Mater liberos imperavit ne in horto currerent. (See here)

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The son sought public office with help from his father.

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Natus honorem auxilio de patre eius petivit. (See here)

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

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Non dice mihi quem es; id melius est dicere regi nominem tuum. (See here)

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Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image…"

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Tum Deus dixit, "Hominem in imaginem nostram faciamus…" (See here)

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The great woman cooked good food for my serious brothers and sisters.

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Femina magna cibum bonum coxit pro fratibus sororibusque meis gravibus. (See here)

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I will not grow to be much bigger.

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Non augebo esse multo maiorem. (See here)

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I am happier than you, but you are the most famous of us.

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Ego lautior quam tu sum, sed tu clarissimus nostri es. (See here)

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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.

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

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The dying old man was wanting to walk, but he could not.

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Senex periens volebat ambulare, sed non potuit. (See here)

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He says that Marcus called his brother.

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Dicit Marcum fratrem suum vocavisse. (See here)

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Publius is more manly than Paulus.

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Publius virilior est Paulo. (See here)

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With him willing, all will be led.

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Eo volente omnes agentur. (See here)

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Never trust the Greeks, and beware their gifts!

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Graecibus numquam crede, et dona eorum cave! (See here)

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A man is allowed to drink wine.

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Viro vinum bibere licet. (See here)

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Julius reads sillier books than Maria.

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Iulius libros absurdiores quam Maria. (See here)

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I did not give the richer girl money.

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Pecuniam puellae divitiori non do. (See here)

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While Caesar was alive, Horus did not go to Rome.

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Caesare vivente, Horus Romam non ivit. (See here)

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Do you think that the father ought to read books to his son?

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Scisne patrem libros eius filio decere legere? (See here)

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Does anyone feel that the senator is covering his crimes?

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Quisquamne sentit senatorem tegere crimen eius? (See here)

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The farmers are happy on a good year.

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Agricolae sunt laeti bono anno. (See here)

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Which officer was in charge of the legion?

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Legatus quis legioni praefuit? (See here)

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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.

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

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Can the traveler endure the wretched inn?

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Potestne ferre viator cauponam miseram? (See here)

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What are you doing?

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Quid tu agis? (See here)

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They ask why you cannot go with us.

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Rogant cur nobiscum possis non ire. (See here)

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In one month, I will ask Janet, "Did you cook the cow for two or three hours?"

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Mense uno, Ianeti quaeram, "Tune bovem horas duos tresve coxisti?" (See here)

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

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Soror mea me propter adulscentiam meam lavabat, sed ego me nunc possum lavare. (See here)

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Who doesn't like any bird?

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Quis avem ullam non amat? (See here)

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That isn't good for you to do.

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Illud bonum non est tibi agere. (See here)

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Seth becomes very sad.

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Seth miserrimum fit. (See here)

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David said that he had secretly gone with Sylvia to the temple because he had wanted to marry her.

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David dixit se cum Sylvia ad templum isse quod is eam voluerat nubere. (See here)

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I love the song that my friend has made.

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Carmen quod amica mei fecit amo. (See here)

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My day was good. My day was bad. This day was the worst. This day was the best.

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Dies meus bonus erat. Dies meus malus erat. Dies hic pessimus erat. Dies hic optimus erat. (See here)

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The faithful soldier guarded the powerful king from the bad people.

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Miles fidelis regem potentem custodiebat ad populis malis. (See here)

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To be or not to be.

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Esse aut non esse. (See here)

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Can you hear that?

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Potesne audire tu illum? (See here)

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English Translation here
meme man

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Latin Phrase Here
quentiam hominem (See here)

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Brutus will kill Caesar within this year.

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Brutus Caesarem hoc anno occidet. (See here)

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