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 185 phrases.
Quid ibi est timere timore se?
What is there to fear than fear itself? (See here)
Fabius carmen paulo longius scripsit carmine Claudii.
Fabius wrote a poem a little longer than the poem of Claudius. (See here)
Eques florem filiae regis obtulit.
The knight offered the flower to the daughter of the king. (See here)
Cicero eo tempore de insidiis ignovit.
Cicero was ignorant of the ambush at that time. (See here)
Mater liberos imperavit ne in horto currerent.
The mother asked her children not to run in the garden. (See here)
Eucleides dicit ludum optimum esse.
Eucleides says that school is the best. (See here)
Latinus Verbum-Liber: Ubi Latina English occurit.
The Latin Dictionary: Where Latin meets English. (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)
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)
Praefuitne legatus legioni?
Was the officer in charge of the legion? (See here)
Potesne audire tu illum?
Can you hear that? (See here)
Pater non putavit Molliam occidi ab amico eius in villa eius.
The father did not know that Molly has been killed by her boyfriend at her house. (See here)
Quisquam villam tectam hedera amabit.
Anyone will like a house covered with ivy. (See here)
Ea videbit quanta vis verborum eorum fuerit.
She will see how great the strength of their words had been. (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)
Malum est pecuniam amare, sed bonum est eam dare.
It is bad to love money, but it is good to give it. (See here)
Filii multi putaverunt se excipere bona parentum eorum.
Many sons knew that they were inheriting their parents' property. (See here)
Spero Latinam numquam perire!
I hope that Latin never dies! (See here)
Ego lautior quam tu sum, sed tu clarissimus nostri es.
I am happier than you, but you are the most famous of us. (See here)
Te non possum audire.
I cannot hear you. (See here)
Mense uno, Ianeti quaeram, "Tune bovem horas duos tresve coxisti?"
In one month, I will ask Janet, "Did you cook the cow for two or three hours?" (See here)
Cibum optimum pro familia mea emo.
I buy the best food for my family. (See here)
Cors eius fractius erat corde eius.
Her heart was more broken than his (heart). (See here)
Regina militibus terras obtulit.
The queen offered the world to the soldiers. (See here)
Esne rex, Juli?
Are you the king, Julius? (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)
Mihi ludi taedet.
I am tired of school. (See here)
Publius virilior est Paulo.
Publius is more manly than Paulus. (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)
Frater ferox constilia mala habet.
The fierce brother has bad plans. (See here)
Esse aut non esse.
To be or not to be. (See here)
Uxor mei ab me trans limen domus vecta est.
My wife was carried by me across the threshold of the house. (See here)
Soror mea me propter adulscentiam meam lavabat, sed ego me nunc possum lavare.
My sister use to wash me because of my youth, but I can now wash myself. (See here)
Pecuniam dedi mercatori vendenti rosas.
I gave money to the merchant selling the roses. (See here)
Miles fidelis regem potentem custodiebat ad populis malis.
The faithful soldier guarded the powerful king from the bad people. (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)
In Italia, furore regente, plerique senatores in naves conscenderunt.
In Italy, when madness was ruling, several senators marched into ships. (See here)
Ea se vidit.
She saw herself. (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)
Audivi te erravisse in horto.
I heard that you had wandered in the garden. (See here)
Diem mirum iucundumque habe!
Have a wonderful and pleasant day! (See here)
Audivi Corneliam ad tabernam ire; tamen etiam audivi amicam eius iam emisse calceum quem ea quaerebat.
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)
Quamquam regina ab hostibus pessimis regis capta erat, milites regis eam non statim paraverunt servare.
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)
Jones inimicum eius inceperat superare, tamen is ei celerius cessit.
Jones had started to overpower his enemy, but he quite quickly yielded to him. (See here)
Omnia possum agere, tu melius potes agere, et hoc me vexat.
Everything I can do, you can do better, and this annoys me. (See here)
Cenare in caupona erat bonae fortunae fessis viatoribus.
To eat in the inn was a good fortune for the tired travelers. (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)
Iane canes tres quibus ea curam multam dat habet.
Jane has three dogs to whom she gives much care. (See here)
Vera incessu patuit dea.
She was discovered the true Goddess by her gait. (See here)
Frater meus diutissime dormit.
My brother sleeps for a very long time. (See here)
