Phrases

Here is a list of some phrases in Latin with their English equivalents meant to showcase the syntax format of Latin and expose various aspects of the language.

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Pecuniam dedi mercatori vendenti rosas.

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I gave money to the merchant selling the roses. (See here)

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Ego glorias onmes amoris mei Deo qui rex est dabo.

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I will give all the glory of my heart to God who is king. (See here)

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Amorne me evadet, aut egone amorem evadet?

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Will love escape me, or will I escape love? (See here)

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Matris cibum melius coctum cum gaudio edimus.

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We ate Mom's excellently cooked food with joy. (See here)

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Quintus donum Scintillae dedit ut eum amet.

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Quintus gave Scintilla a gift so that she would love him. (See here)

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Matre eius necata, ad domum reddidit.

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His mother having been killed, he returned home. (See here)

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Mater liberos imperavit ne in horto currerent.

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The mother asked her children not to run in the garden. (See here)

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Quis nomen tuus est?

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What is your name? (See here)

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Puer felix virginem parvam invenit apud pulchras rosas.

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The lucky boy finds the small (virgin) girl next to the beautiful roses. (See here)

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Sally ab marito Setho eius clarius audita erat, sed Seth ab uxore eius numquam audietur.

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Sally had been heard quite clearly by her husband Seth, but Seth will never be heard by his wife. (See here)

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Lucius basia maiora puellae iucundissimae dedit.

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Lucius gave bigger kisses to the most delightful girl. (See here)

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Pater non putavit Molliam occidi ab amico eius in villa eius.

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

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Pecuniam puellae divitiori non do.

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I did not give the richer girl money. (See here)

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Ea se vidit.

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She saw herself. (See here)

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Iesus tibi periit ut in dolore perpetuo non viveres.

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Jesus died for you so that you would not live in everlasting grief. (See here)

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Ventum erat a puero puellaque ad ludum heri.

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The boy and girl had come to the school yesterday. (See here)

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Scientia viros fortissimos potest interficere.

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Knowledge can kill the strongest of men. (See here)

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Ab ea amor, et ea ab me amatur.

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I am loved by her, and she is loved by me. (See here)

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Imperio a filio occupato, pater ad agoram sine cura habitabat.

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

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Veni servire nec serviri.

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I came to serve, not to be served. (See here)

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Rex crudelissimus divissimus diutius vixit, tamen morte eius tempus laetius magnopere efficiebat.

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The cruelest and richest king lived for a very long time, however with his death a more happy time was greatly brought up. (See here)

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Is flores emit ut ei placeret.

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He bought flowers in order to please her. (See here)

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Sentire errores quos feci me miserum facit.

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To realize the mistakes that I have made makes me sad. (See here)

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Caesare vivente, Horus Romam non ivit.

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While Caesar was alive, Horus did not go to Rome. (See here)

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Te amo. Tune me amas?

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I love you. Do you love me? (See here)

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Eques florem filiae regis obtulit.

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The knight offered the flower to the daughter of the king. (See here)

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Quid emes?

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What will you buy? (See here)

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Servo accusato dominus discessit.

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With the slave having been accused, the master left. (See here)

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Cura circum animum mei intorquet ut in sella mei sedeo.

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Concern wraps around my mind as I sit in my chair. (See here)

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Agricola sum.

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I am a farmer. (See here)

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Scisne patrem libros eius filio decere legere?

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Do you think that the father ought to read books to his son? (See here)

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Pater materque nupserunt et filios sectes filiasque quattoresque fecerunt.

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The father and mother married and had six sons and four daughters. (See here)

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Quid tu agis?

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What are you doing? (See here)

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Statuam mihi nunc da!

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Give the statue to me, now! (See here)

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Scio Cornelium esse senatorem Romanum.

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I know that Cornelius is a Roman senator. (See here)

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Potestne ferre viator cauponam miseram?

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Can the traveler endure the wretched inn? (See here)

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Diem mirum iucundumque habe!

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Have a wonderful and pleasant day! (See here)

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Non dice mihi quem es; id melius est dicere regi nominem tuum.

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

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Eum rogo ut navem emat.

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I am asking him to purchase a ship. (See here)

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Ei flumen pessimum navigant.

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They sailed the worst river. (See here)

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Senex periens volebat ambulare, sed non potuit.

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The dying old man was wanting to walk, but he could not. (See here)

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Uxor mei ab me trans limen domus vecta est.

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My wife was carried by me across the threshold of the house. (See here)

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Amor ab amicitia solum ostenditur.

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Love is only shown by friendship. (See here)

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Regina militibus terras obtulit.

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The queen offered the world to the soldiers. (See here)

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Audivi te erratus esse in horto.

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I heard that you would wander in the garden. (See here)

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Latinam possum dicere.

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I can speak Latin. (See here)

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Amare pecuniam malum est et te ad vitam peiorem potest ducere.

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To love money is bad and can lead you to a worse life. (See here)

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Marcus Graeciam fugit ut matrem suam Romae inveniret.

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Marcus fled Greece to find his mother in Rome. (See here)

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Pecunia erat auxilio pauperis.

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Money was a help for the poor. (See here)

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Date pecuniam mihi!

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Give the money to me! (See here)

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