I've translated some interesting sentences this semester while learning Latin and I thought I would share some of them with y'all.
Me philosophiae do.
I give myself to philosophy.
Philosophia est ars vitae.
Philosophy is the art of life.
Immodica ira creat insaniam.
Excessive anger creates insanity. <- I like this one. :)
Fortuna viros magnos amat.
Fortune loves great men (heros).
These are just some short ones that we've translated for homework. We've also translated some old myths such as: Pandora's Box, The Tragic Story of Phaethon, The Curse of Atreus, and Cleobis and Biton. Of course they've been simplified but its still fun to actually read stories in Latin. :)
We're using Wheelocks Latin and 38 Latin Stories in our class and I would really reccomend those to anyone who would even like to learn a little about Latin. If you take some time to work on it, I think you can learn at least the basic grammar rules and a whole lot of vocabulary on your own just using this book. I found a hardback copy on Amazon for $19.
2 comments:
Hey Spacy,
Translate the first sentences I learned in Latin:
Elapantus non capit murem.
Vestis virum reddit.
Veritas numquam perit.
My fave is the 1st one.
I liked this one too..
Cogito, ergo sum
(I think, therefore i am)
Hey stacy, does Latin have a alphabet with the shape of 'I', how is it pronounced?
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