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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Laetus Dies Partus!

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Happy Birthday! (See here)

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Hoc bellum paulo difficilius erat quam Caesar monuerat.

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This war was a little more difficult than Caesar had warned. (See here)

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Carmen quod amica mei fecit amo.

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I love the song that my friend has made. (See here)

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Videsne ingentes montes, rex?

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Do you see the large mountains, King? (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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Esse aut non esse.

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To be or not to be. (See here)

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Inimicum meum difficilimum Gladio Sapientiae Magnae superavi.

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With the Sword of Great Wisdom, I defeated my most difficult enemy. (See here)

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Mihi iratum non face; tu me non amabis cum ego iratus sum.

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Don't make me angry; you won't like me when I am angry. (See here)

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Jones inimicum eius inceperat superare, tamen is ei celerius cessit.

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Jones had started to overpower his enemy, but he quite quickly yielded to him. (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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Rem meam minimam cum amico meo bono inveni, et id in calceum meum posui tam nemines id potest invenire.

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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. (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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Filius tertius matris amicam iucundiorem eius fortissime vidit, tamen is matri eius non dixerat et igitur mater iratissima eum ferociter vexavit.

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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. (See here)

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Quid tu agis?

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What are you doing? (See here)

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Audivi Corneliam ad tabernam ire; tamen etiam audivi amicam eius iam emisse calceum quem ea quaerebat.

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I heard that Cornelia was going to the shop; however, I also heard that her friend had already bought the shoes that she was searching for. (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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Is flores emit ut ei placeret.

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

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Gaius puellas pulcherrimas in ludo amat.

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Gaius likes the prettiest girls in school. (See here)

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Praefuitne legatus legioni?

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Was the officer in charge of the legion? (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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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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Claudio et Catone consulibus, Galli petentes ducti a Vercingetorice repulsi sunt a militibus Romanis Caesare ducente.

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When Claudius and Cato were consuls, the pursuing Gallians being led by Vercingetorix were repulsed by the Roman soldiers, with Caeser leading. (See here)

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Quisquam villam tectam hedera amabit.

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Anyone will like a house covered with ivy. (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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Amor ab amicitia solum ostenditur.

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Love is only shown by friendship. (See here)

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Mater mea, maritum tuum fidelem vocas hodie.

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Call your faithful husband today, my mother. (See here)

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Mense uno, Ianeti quaeram, "Tune bovem horas duos tresve coxisti?"

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In one month, I will ask Janet, "Did you cook the cow for two or three hours?" (See here)

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Fabius equos domum duxit ne tempestate timerentur.

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Fabius led his horses home lest they become frightened by the storm. (See here)

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Quoniam iste vir est avarus ei nullam pecuniam dabimus.

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We will give nonexistent money to him since that man is greedy. (See here)

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Omnia possum agere, tu melius potes agere, et hoc me vexat.

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Everything I can do, you can do better, and this annoys me. (See here)

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Cenare in caupona erat bonae fortunae fessis viatoribus.

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To eat in the inn was a good fortune for the tired travelers. (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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Quis avem ullam non amat?

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Who doesn't like any bird? (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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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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Quis te est?

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Who are you? (See here)

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Sentit matrem eius necatam esse.

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He feels that his mother was killed. (See here)

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Licet tibi ad funera flere.

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It is allowed for you to cry at funerals. (See here)

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Ante finem diei, donum mirum patri fecero.

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By the end of the day, I will have made a wonderful gift for Father. (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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Eucleides dicit ludum optimum esse.

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Eucleides says that school is the best. (See here)

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Mihi ludi taedet.

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I am tired of school. (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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Statuam mihi nunc da!

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Give the statue to me, now! (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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Iulius libros absurdiores legit quam Maria.

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Julius reads sillier books than Maria. (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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Audio te erravisse in horto.

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I hear that you were wandering in the garden. (See here)

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Aurora putat amicum eius eam magnopere amare. Amicus eius quoque putat se ab Aurora maxime amari.

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Aurora knows that her friend greatly loves her. Her friend also knows that he is very greatly loved by Aurora. (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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