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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There are currently 185 phrases.

Quisquam villam tectam hedera amabit.

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Anyone will like a house covered with ivy. (See here)

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Totam aestatem gaudebimus.

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We will rejoice all summer. (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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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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Cors eius fractius erat corde eius.

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Her heart was more broken than his (heart). (See here)

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Eam ab me potes capere.

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You can never take her away from me! (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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Mater mea, maritum tuum fidelem vocas hodie.

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Call your faithful husband today, my mother. (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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Is iratissimus erat amicorum.

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He was the angriest between the friends. (See here)

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Iane canes tres quibus ea curam multam dat habet.

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Jane has three dogs to whom she gives much care. (See here)

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Soror mea me propter adulscentiam meam lavabat, sed ego me nunc possum lavare.

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My sister use to wash me because of my youth, but I can now wash myself. (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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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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Duas menses templum claudebat.

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He was closing the temple for two months. (See here)

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Pater mei legere libros multos amat.

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My father likes to read many books. (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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Agricola sum.

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I am a farmer. (See here)

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Natus honorem auxilio de patre eius petivit.

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The son sought public office with help from his father. (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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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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Discipulis linguae secundae studere necesse est.

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It is necessary for students to study a second language. (See here)

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Para perire!

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Prepare to die! (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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Matre eius necata, ad domum reddidit.

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His mother having been killed, he returned home. (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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Noli perire!

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Don't die! (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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In Italia, furore regente, plerique senatores in naves conscenderunt.

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In Italy, when madness was ruling, several senators marched into ships. (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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Frater ferox constilia mala habet.

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The fierce brother has bad plans. (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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Ego lautior quam tu sum, sed tu clarissimus nostri es.

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I am happier than you, but you are the most famous of us. (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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Quamquam regina ab hostibus pessimis regis capta erat, milites regis eam non statim paraverunt servare.

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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. (See here)

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Quis nomen tuus est?

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What is your name? (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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Jack iratus amico fatuo dixit, "Tu puellam istam amas, Max? Ea puella pessima quam amas est!"

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The angry Jack said to his foolish friend, "You are loving that girl, Max? She is a very horrible girl whom you love!" (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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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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Diem mirum iucundumque habe!

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Have a wonderful and pleasant day! (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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"Quomodo es?" Iack dixit. "Bene sum," Celia ei dixit.

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"How are you?" said Jack. "I am well," Celia said to him. (See here)

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Laetus Dies Partus!

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Happy Birthday! (See here)

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Malum est pecuniam amare, sed bonum est eam dare.

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It is bad to love money, but it is good to give it. (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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Esne rex, Juli?

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Are you the king, Julius? (See here)

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Iratissimus sum et semper ero populi omnis esse!

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I am and will always be the angriest of all people to exist! (See here)

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Quisquamne sentit senatorem tegere crimen eius?

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Does anyone feel that the senator is covering his crimes? (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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