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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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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I can play some games, but I have more work to do first.

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Ludos nonullos possum ludere, sed officia plora habeo primum agere. (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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We are the people.

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Sumus populi. (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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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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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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Seth becomes very sad.

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Seth miserrimum fit. (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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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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They sailed the worst river.

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Ei flumen pessimum navigant. (See here)

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In 13 days, I will become the ninth dictator of the fifth nation, and I will with honor make peace on behalf of the second council that has twelve people in it.

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In diebus tredecim, dictatorem nonum patriae quintae incipiam, et ego otium honore propter concilium secundum quid homines duodecim in eo habet faciam. (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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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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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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Are you the king, Julius?

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Esne rex, Juli? (See here)

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I gave money to the merchant selling the roses.

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Pecuniam dedi mercatori vendenti rosas. (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 farmers are happy on a good year.

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Agricolae sunt laeti bono anno. (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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Do you see the large mountains, King?

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Videsne ingentes montes, rex? (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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Publius is more manly than Paulus.

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Publius virilior est Paulo. (See here)

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Call your faithful husband today, my mother.

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Mater mea, maritum tuum fidelem vocas hodie. (See here)

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With the boy wanting to give the girl some roses, the father endured having been persuaded to allow this.

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Puero volente dare puellae rosas, pater persuasus sinere hoc tulit. (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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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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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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Who is the small boy whom the larger, more powerful man is threatening? Does he need help? I will help him before the man hurts him.

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Quis puer parvus quem vir maior potentior imminet est? Isne auxilium egerit? Ego eum adiuvabo ante vir eum nocet. (See here)

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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."

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"Alpha Omegaque sum, Initium Finesque," Deus dicit, "qui est et qui fuit et qui venire est, Omnipotens." (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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Brutus will kill Caesar within this year.

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Brutus Caesarem hoc anno occidet. (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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I heard that you had wandered in the garden.

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Audivi te erravisse in horto. (See here)

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