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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Flavia fears that Sextus will annoy Davus.

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Flavia metuit ne sextus Davum vexet. (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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Her heart was more broken than his (heart).

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Cors eius fractius erat corde eius. (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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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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We know that Cornelia is a Roman girl.

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Scimus Corneliam puellam Romanam esse. (See here)

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Are you the king, Julius?

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Esne rex, Juli? (See here)

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Happy Birthday!

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Laetus Dies Partus! (See here)

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What is your name?

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Quis nomen tuus est? (See here)

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Prepare to die!

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Para perire! (See here)

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

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Pater non putavit Molliam occidi ab amico eius in villa eius. (See here)

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Jane has three dogs to whom she gives much care.

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Iane canes tres quibus ea curam multam dat habet. (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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They sailed the worst river.

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Ei flumen pessimum navigant. (See here)

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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.

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Sam literam illam Emorae non mittet, sed is literam hanc ei mittet si corda haec in eo sunt. (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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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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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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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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We are the people.

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Sumus populi. (See here)

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I heard that you would wander in the garden.

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Audivi te erratus esse in horto. (See here)

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I only buy the best food for my family.

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Cibum optimum pro mei familia emo. (See here)

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Give the money to me!

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Date pecuniam mihi! (See here)

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What will you buy?

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Quid emes? (See here)

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Although I was absent, my friends at school read through this great book without me.

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Quamquam aberam, amici mei ad ludum librum hunc magnum sine me perlegerunt. (See here)

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What are you doing?

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Quid tu agis? (See here)

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What is there to fear than fear itself?

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Quid ibi est timere timore se? (See here)

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Translation: Through hardships to the stars

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Ad astra per aspera (See here)

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Did he give you your book, Marcus?

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Deditne tibi librum tuum, Marce? (See here)

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

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Imperio a filio occupato, pater ad agoram sine cura habitabat. (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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I did not give the richer girl money.

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Pecuniam puellae divitiori non do. (See here)

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I ran more quickly than her, but Hank ran the most quickly of us.

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Ego ea celerius cucurri, sed Hank nostri celerrime cucurrit. (See here)

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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.

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Rem meam minimam cum amico meo bono inveni, et id in calceum meum posui tam nemines id potest invenire. (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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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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I know that Cornelius is a Roman senator.

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Scio Cornelium esse senatorem Romanum. (See here)

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You can never take her away from me!

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Eam ab me potes capere. (See here)

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Aurora knows that her friend greatly loves her. Her friend also knows that he is very greatly loved by Aurora.

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Aurora putat amicum eius eam magnopere amare. Amicus eius quoque putat se ab Aurora maxime amari. (See here)

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Don't make me angry; you won't like me when I am angry.

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Mihi iratum non face; tu me non amabis cum ego iratus sum. (See here)

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Cicero was ignorant of the ambush at that time.

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Cicero eo tempore de insidiis ignovit. (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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Concern wraps around my mind as I sit in my chair.

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Cura circum animum mei intorquet ut in sella mei sedeo. (See here)

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Rufus is a Roman boy, and Julia is a Roman girl.

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Rufus est puer Romanus, et Iulia est puella Romana. (See here)

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Gaius likes the prettiest girls in school.

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Gaius puellas pulcherrimas in ludo amat. (See here)

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My father likes to read many books.

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Pater mei legere libros multos amat. (See here)

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I heard that you had wandered in the garden.

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Audivi te erravisse in horto. (See here)

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Knowledge can kill the strongest of men.

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Scientia viros fortissimos potest interficere. (See here)

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Tomorrow, we will conquer the people of Rome by means of our plan, and without delay, we will prepare ourselves for the day!

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Cras, populos Romarum vincemus constilie nostri, et sine mora, nos die parabimus! (See here)

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I will lead in the war that the greedy, most evil king began.

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Ego in belle quod rex avarus pessimus incepit ducam. (See here)

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