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 184 phrases.
Quid ibi est timere timore se?
What is there to fear than fear itself? (See here)
Milo tam fessus erat ut in via dormiret.
Milo was so tired that he slept on the road. (See here)
Persuasistine ei nubere tibi?
Have you persuaded her to marry you? (See here)
Deditne tibi librum tuum, Marce?
Did he give you your book, Marcus? (See here)
"Quomodo es?" Iack dixit. "Bene sum," Celia ei dixit.
"How are you?" said Jack. "I am well," Celia said to him. (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)
Frater meus diutissime dormit.
My brother sleeps for a very long time. (See here)
Marcus pecuniam semper perdit.
Marcus is always losing money. (See here)
Hic diem octavum est cenare.
This is the eighth day to dine. (See here)
Cibum optimum pro mei familia emo.
I only buy the best food for my family. (See here)
Pater materque nupserunt et filios sectes filiasque quattoresque fecerunt.
The father and mother married and had six sons and four daughters. (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)
Praefuitne legatus legioni?
Was the officer in charge of the legion? (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)
Audivi te erratus esse in horto.
I heard that you would wander in the garden. (See here)
Aurora putat amicum eius eam magnopere amare. Amicus eius quoque putat se ab Aurora maxime amari.
Aurora knows that her friend greatly loves her. Her friend also knows that he is very greatly loved by Aurora. (See here)
Iulius libros absurdiores quam Maria.
Julius reads sillier books than Maria. (See here)
Audivi te erravisse in horto.
I heard that you had wandered in the garden. (See here)
Scientia viros fortissimos potest interficere.
Knowledge can kill the strongest of men. (See here)
In Italia, furore regente, plerique senatores in naves conscenderunt.
In Italy, when madness was ruling, several senators marched into ships. (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)
Fabius carmen paulo longius scripsit carmine Claudii.
Fabius wrote a poem a little longer than the poem of Claudius. (See here)
Amicus optimus mei es, et amici optimi erimus aetatem.
You are my best friend, and we will be best friends forever. (See here)
Fabius equos domum duxit ne tempestate timerentur.
Fabius led his horses home lest they become frightened by the storm. (See here)
Ventum erat a puero puellaque ad ludum heri.
The boy and girl had come to the school yesterday. (See here)
Licet tibi ad funera flere.
It is allowed for you to cry at funerals. (See here)
Esse aut non esse.
To be or not to be. (See here)
Nescivimus cur acriter diceret.
We did not know why he spoke sharply. (See here)
Lucius basia maiora puellae iucundissimae dedit.
Lucius gave bigger kisses to the most delightful girl. (See here)
Gaius puellas pulcherrimas in ludo amat.
Gaius likes the prettiest girls in school. (See here)
Eo volente omnes agentur.
With him willing, all will be led. (See here)
Non augebo esse multo maiorem.
I will not grow to be much bigger. (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)
Frater ferox constilia mala habet.
The fierce brother has bad plans. (See here)
Jack iratus amico fatuo dixit, "Tu puellam istam amas, Max? Ea puella pessima quam amas est!"
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)
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)
Quis avem ullam non amat?
Who doesn't like any bird? (See here)
Rogant cur nobiscum possis non ire.
They ask why you cannot go with us. (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)
Discipulis linguae secundae studere necesse est.
It is necessary for students to study a second language. (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)
Ante finem diei, donum mirum patri fecero.
By the end of the day, I will have made a wonderful gift for Father. (See here)
Scisne patrem libros eius filio decere legere?
Do you think that the father ought to read books to his son? (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)
Cibum optimum pro familia mea emo.
I buy the best food for my family. (See here)
Pecuniam puellae divitiori non do.
I did not give the richer girl money. (See here)
Potesne audire tu illum?
Can you hear that? (See here)
Marcus Graeciam fugit ut matrem suam Romae inveniret.
Marcus fled Greece to find his mother in Rome. (See here)
