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.

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 feels that his mother was killed.

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Sentit matrem eius necatam esse. (See here)

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He bought flowers in order to please her.

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Is flores emit ut ei placeret. (See here)

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We are the people.

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Sumus populi. (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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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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Who doesn't like any bird?

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Quis avem ullam non amat? (See here)

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I love you. Do you love me?

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Te amo. Tune me amas? (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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Although the queen had been captured by the king's worst enemies, the king's soldiers did not immediately prepare to save her.

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Quamquam regina ab hostibus pessimis regis capta erat, milites regis eam non statim paraverunt servare. (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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I cannot hear you.

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Te non possum audire. (See here)

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She saw herself.

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Ea se vidit. (See here)

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Was the officer in charge of the legion?

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Praefuitne legatus legioni? (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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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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I am a farmer.

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Agricola sum. (See here)

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"How are you?" said Jack. "I am well," Celia said to him.

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"Quomodo es?" Iack dixit. "Bene sum," Celia ei dixit. (See here)

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The mother's third son most courageously saw his rather delightful girlfriend, but he had not told his mother and the very angry mother therefore troubled him viciously.

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Filius tertius matris amicam iucundiorem eius fortissime vidit, tamen is matri eius non dixerat et igitur mater iratissima eum ferociter vexavit. (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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I did not give the richer girl money.

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Pecuniam puellae divitiori non do. (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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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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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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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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I was unable to read today.

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Non potui legere hodie. (See here)

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You are my best friend, and we will be best friends forever.

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Amicus optimus mei es, et amici optimi erimus aetatem. (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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This is madness!

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Hic furor est! (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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Have a wonderful and pleasant day!

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Diem mirum iucundumque habe! (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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To love money is bad and can lead you to a worse life.

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Amare pecuniam malum est et te ad vitam peiorem potest ducere. (See here)

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Julius reads sillier books than Maria.

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Iulius libros absurdiores legit quam Maria. (See here)

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