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.
There are currently 181 phrases.
Carmen quod amica mei fecit amo.
I love the song that my friend has made. (See here)
Ille est liber maior quem legis.
That is a rather large book which you are reading. (See here)
Persuasistine ei nubere tibi?
Have you persuaded her to marry you? (See here)
Totam aestatem gaudebimus.
We will rejoice all summer. (See here)
Mihi, email litteras scriptas numquam substituit. Litterae hae privatiores et describentes scriptoris sunt, atque propter hoc possumus differre.
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)
Caesar tam erbius erat ut Galliam oppugnare non posset.
Caesar was so drunk that he could not attack Gaul. (See here)
Venio de agris.
I come from the fields. (See here)
Pecuniam dedi mercatori vendenti rosas.
I gave money to the merchant selling the roses. (See here)
Canis meus duodecimus ad bovem meam septimam in campis tribus apertis cuccurit.
My twelfth dog ran to my seventh cow in three open fields. (See here)
Cicero duabus horis dicet.
Cicero will speak in two hours. (See here)
Dicit Marcum fratrem suum vocavisse.
He says that Marcus called his brother. (See here)
Potesne audire tu illum?
Can you hear that? (See here)
Pauci resistere equitibus sperant.
Few hope to resist the cavalry. (See here)
Inimicum meum difficilimum Gladio Sapientiae Magnae superavi.
With the Sword of Great Wisdom, I defeated my most difficult enemy. (See here)
Eucleides dicit ludum optimum esse.
Eucleides says that school is the best. (See here)
Is flores emit ut ei placeret.
He bought flowers in order to please her. (See here)
Rex crudelissimus divissimus diutius vixit, tamen morte eius tempus laetius magnopere efficiebat.
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)
Ventum erat a puero puellaque ad ludum heri.
The boy and girl had come to the school yesterday. (See here)
Diem mirum iucundumque habe!
Have a wonderful and pleasant day! (See here)
Iane canes tres quibus ea curam multam dat habet.
Jane has three dogs to whom she gives much care. (See here)
David dixit se cum Sylvia ad templum isse quod is eam voluerat nubere.
David said that he had secretly gone with Sylvia to the temple because he had wanted to marry her. (See here)
Date pecuniam mihi!
Give the money to me! (See here)
Iratissimus sum et semper ero populi omnis esse!
I am and will always be the angriest of all people to exist! (See here)
Claudio et Catone consulibus, Galli petentes ducti a Vercingetorice repulsi sunt a militibus Romanis Caesare ducente.
When Claudius and Cato were consuls, the pursuing Gallians being led by Vercingetorix were repulsed by the Roman soldiers, with Caeser leading. (See here)
Servo accusato dominus discessit.
With the slave having been accused, the master left. (See here)
Agricolae sunt laeti bono anno.
The farmers are happy on a good year. (See here)
Iulius libros absurdiores legit quam Maria.
Julius reads sillier books than Maria. (See here)
Filius tertius matris amicam iucundiorem eius fortissime vidit, tamen is matri eius non dixerat et igitur mater iratissima eum ferociter vexavit.
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)
Is me saepius dormit.
He sleeps more often than I. (See here)
Seth miserrimum fit.
Seth becomes very sad. (See here)
Latinus Verbum-Liber: Ubi Latina English occurit.
The Latin Dictionary: Where Latin meets English. (See here)
Deditne tibi librum tuum, Marce?
Did he give you your book, Marcus? (See here)
Mihi iratum non face; tu me non amabis cum ego iratus sum.
Don't make me angry; you won't like me when I am angry. (See here)
Graecibus numquam crede, et dona eorum cave!
Never trust the Greeks, and beware their gifts! (See here)
Rem meam minimam cum amico meo bono inveni, et id in calceum meum posui tam nemines id potest invenire.
I found my smallest object with my good friend, and I placed it in my shoe so no one can find it. (See here)
Audivi te erratus esse in horto.
I heard that you would wander in the garden. (See here)
Sally ab marito Setho eius clarius audita erat, sed Seth ab uxore eius numquam audietur.
Sally had been heard quite clearly by her husband Seth, but Seth will never be heard by his wife. (See here)
Marcus pecuniam semper perdit.
Marcus is always losing money. (See here)
Illud bonum non est tibi agere.
That isn't good for you to do. (See here)
Milo tam fessus erat ut in via dormiret.
Milo was so tired that he slept on the road. (See here)
Regi diviti lectus contentissimus ab militibus eius datus est hodie.
The rich king was given a very comfortable bed by his soldiers today. (See here)
Quamquam aberam, amici mei ad ludum librum hunc magnum sine me perlegerunt.
Although I was absent, my friends at school read through this great book without me. (See here)
Puella laeta quae ad fontem currebat valde saepe non amat dormire.
The happy girl whom was running toward the fountain doesn't like to sleep very often. (See here)
Latinam possum dicere.
I can speak Latin. (See here)
Tum Deus dixit, "Hominem in imaginem nostram faciamus…"
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image…" (See here)
Filio eius, Stuarti, dato basium ab amica eius, Iulia, mater putavit filium eius augere in iuvenem.
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)
Amorne me evadet, aut egone amorem evadet?
Will love escape me, or will I escape love? (See here)
Audivi te erravisse in horto.
I heard that you had wandered in the garden. (See here)
Sam literam illam Emorae non mittet, sed is literam hanc ei mittet si corda haec in eo sunt.
Sam will not send that letter to Emora, but he will send this letter to her if these hearts are in it. (See here)
Non augebo esse multo maiorem.
I will not grow to be much bigger. (See here)
