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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There are currently 184 phrases.

Grain will be given to the poor citizens in the city center.

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Frumentum civibus pauperis in agora dabitur. (See here)

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Many sons knew that they were inheriting their parents' property.

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Filii multi putaverunt se excipere bona parentum eorum. (See here)

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I was unable to read today.

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Non potui legere hodie. (See here)

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I hear that you were wandering in the garden.

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Audio te erravisse in horto. (See here)

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Who are you?

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Quis te est? (See here)

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Lucius gave bigger kisses to the most delightful girl.

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Lucius basia maiora puellae iucundissimae dedit. (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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Why are you doing this?

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Cur tu hoc agis? (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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Seth becomes very sad.

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Seth miserrimum fit. (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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What is there to fear than fear itself?

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Quid ibi est timere timore se? (See here)

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I am a farmer.

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Agricola sum. (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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Milo was so tired that he slept on the road.

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Milo tam fessus erat ut in via dormiret. (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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The rich king was given a very comfortable bed by his soldiers today.

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Regi diviti lectus contentissimus ab militibus eius datus est hodie. (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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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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My twelfth dog ran to my seventh cow in three open fields.

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Canis meus duodecimus ad bovem meam septimam in campis tribus apertis cuccurit. (See here)

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The good man gave his beautiful wife a kiss, and with much love, he said, "I love you with all my heart."

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Vir bonus uxori pulchrae eius suavium dedit, et multo cum amore, is dixit, "Ego te amo omne meo corde." (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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Everything I can do, you can do better, and this annoys me.

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Omnia possum agere, tu melius potes agere, et hoc me vexat. (See here)

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I knowing the truth wish to give it, but that feels like a lost dream.

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Sciens veritatem volo dare id, sed illud sicut somnium perditum sentit. (See here)

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The boy and girl had come to the school yesterday.

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Ventum erat a puero puellaque ad ludum heri. (See here)

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In Italy, when madness was ruling, several senators marched into ships.

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In Italia, furore regente, plerique senatores in naves conscenderunt. (See here)

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Cicero will speak in two hours.

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Cicero duabus horis dicet. (See here)

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We did not know why he spoke sharply.

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Nescivimus cur acriter diceret. (See here)

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We are the people.

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Sumus populi. (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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It is necessary for students to study a second language.

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Discipulis linguae secundae studere necesse est. (See here)

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Don't die!

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Noli perire! (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 cannot hear you.

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Te non possum audire. (See here)

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