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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Esne rex, Juli?

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Are you the king, Julius? (See here)

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Nescivimus cur acriter diceret.

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We did not know why he spoke sharply. (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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Rufus est puer Romanus, et Iulia est puella Romana.

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Rufus is a Roman boy, and Julia is a Roman girl. (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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Is me saepius dormit.

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He sleeps more often than I. (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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Cibum optimum pro familia mea emo.

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I buy the best food for my family. (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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Dicit Marcum fratrem suum vocavisse.

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He says that Marcus called his brother. (See here)

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Non potui legere hodie.

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I was unable to read today. (See here)

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Cicero duabus horis dicet.

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Cicero will speak in two hours. (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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Pecunia erat auxilio pauperis.

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Money was a help for the poor. (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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Frumentum civibus pauperis in agora dabitur.

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Grain will be given to the poor citizens in the city center. (See here)

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Persuasistine ei nubere tibi?

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Have you persuaded her to marry you? (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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Para perire!

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Prepare to die! (See here)

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Frater ferox constilia mala habet.

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The fierce brother has bad plans. (See here)

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Legatus quis legioni praefuit?

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Which officer was in charge of the legion? (See here)

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Cicero eo tempore de insidiis ignovit.

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Cicero was ignorant of the ambush at that time. (See here)

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Mors Eum qui Deus est non potest habere.

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Death cannot hold He who is God. (See here)

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Amicus optimus mei es, et amici optimi erimus aetatem.

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You are my best friend, and we will be best friends forever. (See here)

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Quamquam aberam, amici mei ad ludum librum hunc magnum sine me perlegerunt.

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

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Ea se vidit.

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She saw herself. (See here)

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Filio eius, Stuarti, dato basium ab amica eius, Iulia, mater putavit filium eius augere in iuvenem.

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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. (See here)

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Regi diviti lectus contentissimus ab militibus eius datus est hodie.

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The rich king was given a very comfortable bed by his soldiers today. (See here)

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David dixit se cum Sylvia ad templum isse quod is eam voluerat nubere.

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David said that he had secretly gone with Sylvia to the temple because he had wanted to marry her. (See here)

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Frater meus diutissime dormit.

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My brother sleeps for a very long time. (See here)

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Mihi ludi taedet.

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I am tired of school. (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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Puero volente dare puellae rosas, pater persuasus sinere hoc tulit.

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

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"Alpha Omegaque sum, Initium Finesque," Deus dicit, "qui est et qui fuit et qui venire est, Omnipotens."

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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." (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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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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Mihi, email litteras scriptas numquam substituit. Litterae hae privatiores et describentes scriptoris sunt, atque propter hoc possumus differre.

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For me, email shall never replace written letters. These letters are more personal and representative of its author, and because of this we cannot defer. (See here)

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Canis meus duodecimus ad bovem meam septimam in campis tribus apertis cuccurit.

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My twelfth dog ran to my seventh cow in three open fields. (See here)

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Quisquamne verbis senatoris credidit hodie?

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Did anyone trust the words of the senator today? (See here)

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Miles fidelis regem potentem custodiebat ad populis malis.

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The faithful soldier guarded the powerful king from the bad people. (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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Amor ab amicitia solum ostenditur.

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Love is only shown by friendship. (See here)

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Ego ea celerius cucurri, sed Hank nostri celerrime cucurrit.

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I ran more quickly than her, but Hank ran the most quickly of us. (See here)

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Audivi te erravisse in horto.

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I heard that you had wandered in the garden. (See here)

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Agricola sum.

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I am a farmer. (See here)

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Publius virilior est Paulo.

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Publius is more manly than Paulus. (See here)

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Iulius libros absurdiores legit quam Maria.

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Julius reads sillier books than Maria. (See here)

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Hera, ubi Antonia ad copiam, virum novum vidit.

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Yesterday, when Antonia was walking to the store, she saw a strange man. (See here)

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Noli perire!

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Don't die! (See here)

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Fabius carmen paulo longius scripsit carmine Claudii.

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Fabius wrote a poem a little longer than the poem of Claudius. (See here)

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