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.
Natus honorem auxilio de patre eius petivit.
The son sought public office with help from his father. (See here)
Ego in belle quod rex avarus pessimus incepit ducam.
I will lead in the war that the greedy, most evil king began. (See here)
Spero Latinam numquam perire!
I hope that Latin never dies! (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)
Potesne audire tu illum?
Can you hear that? (See here)
Praefuitne legatus legioni?
Was the officer in charge of the legion? (See here)
Iulius libros absurdiores legit quam Maria.
Julius reads sillier books than Maria. (See here)
Milo tam fessus erat ut in via dormiret.
Milo was so tired that he slept on the road. (See here)
Matre eius necata, ad domum reddidit.
His mother having been killed, he returned home. (See here)
Multo humanior es sorore mea crudele cuius ira maxima familiae omnis meae est.
You are much kinder than my cruel sister whose anger is the greatest of all my family. (See here)
Eo volente omnes agentur.
With him willing, all will be led. (See here)
Statuam mihi nunc da!
Give the statue to me, now! (See here)
Matris cibum melius coctum cum gaudio edimus.
We ate Mom's excellently cooked food with joy. (See here)
In Italia, furore regente, plerique senatores in naves conscenderunt.
In Italy, when madness was ruling, several senators marched into ships. (See here)
Mater mea, maritum tuum fidelem vocas hodie.
Call your faithful husband today, my mother. (See here)
"Alpha Omegaque sum, Initium Finesque," Deus dicit, "qui est et qui fuit et qui venire est, Omnipotens."
"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)
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)
Esse aut non esse.
To be or not to be. (See here)
Non augebo esse multo maiorem.
I will not grow to be much bigger. (See here)
Quis puer parvus quem vir maior potentior imminet est? Isne auxilium egerit? Ego eum adiuvabo ante vir eum nocet.
Who is the small boy whom the larger, more powerful man is threatening? Does he need help? I will help him before the man hurts him. (See here)
Hic furor est!
This is madness! (See here)
Eum rogo ut navem emat.
I am asking him to purchase a ship. (See here)
Iesus tibi periit ut in dolore perpetuo non viveres.
Jesus died for you so that you would not live in everlasting grief. (See here)
Ea videbit quanta vis verborum eorum fuerit.
She will see how great the strength of their words had been. (See here)
Ludos nonullos possum ludere, sed officia plora habeo primum agere.
I can play some games, but I have more work to do first. (See here)
Vir bonus uxori pulchrae eius suavium dedit, et multo cum amore, is dixit, "Ego te amo omne meo corde."
The good man gave his beautiful wife a kiss, and with much love, he said, "I love you with all my heart." (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)
Veni servire nec serviri.
I came to serve, not to be served. (See here)
Caesar tam erbius erat ut Galliam oppugnare non posset.
Caesar was so drunk that he could not attack Gaul. (See here)
Ego ea celerius cucurri, sed Hank nostri celerrime cucurrit.
I ran more quickly than her, but Hank ran the most quickly of us. (See here)
Te non possum audire.
I cannot hear you. (See here)
Videsne ingentes montes, rex?
Do you see the large mountains, King? (See here)
Pecuniam puellae divitiori non do.
I did not give the richer girl money. (See here)
Eques florem filiae regis obtulit.
The knight offered the flower to the daughter of the king. (See here)
Servo accusato dominus discessit.
With the slave having been accused, the master left. (See here)
Licet tibi ad funera flere.
It is allowed for you to cry at funerals. (See here)
Sentit matrem eius necatam esse.
He feels that his mother was killed. (See here)
Quisquamne verbis senatoris credidit hodie?
Did anyone trust the words of the senator today? (See here)
Cor quidque arcanum intra se fert, sed arcana haec definiunt nos et quomodo in mundo hoc vivimus.
Every heart bears a secret within itself, but it is these secrets that define us and how we live in this world. (See here)
Cura circum animum mei intorquet ut in sella mei sedeo.
Concern wraps around my mind as I sit in my chair. (See here)
Totam aestatem gaudebimus.
We will rejoice all summer. (See here)
Trax non vult velle.
Trax doesn't want to want. (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)
Pecunia erat auxilio pauperis.
Money was a help for the poor. (See here)
Rufus est puer Romanus, et Iulia est puella Romana.
Rufus is a Roman boy, and Julia is a Roman girl. (See here)
Latinus Verbum-Liber: Ubi Latina English occurit.
The Latin Dictionary: Where Latin meets English. (See here)
Amare pecuniam malum est et te ad vitam peiorem potest ducere.
To love money is bad and can lead you to a worse life. (See here)
Quisquamne sentit senatorem tegere crimen eius?
Does anyone feel that the senator is covering his crimes? (See here)
Ante finem diei, donum mirum patri fecero.
By the end of the day, I will have made a wonderful gift for Father. (See here)
Quid ibi est timere timore se?
What is there to fear than fear itself? (See here)
