Archive for November, 2009

If I learned to speak Latin, would people from countries with Romance languages be able to understand me?

For example, if I spoke to a Spanish person in Latin would he understand me? I don't necessarily mean word for word, but enough to hold some kind of pseudo conversation?

Please don't ask what my business operates, its just a general question. Thank you

I know there are those that say the best way to learn Latin is Wheelocks text and workbook. Does anyone know of something similar to that out there to help a person learn spanish?

Latin, not spanish.

The EU is getting larger and larger. Communication is very important. What do you think about choosing Latin, for example, as the language of business, education and government within the European Union? Of course the individual countries would maintain their traditional languages, minority languages and dialects. It just seems that it would in the long run be easier to get things done if there was a common language. Everyone in the Union could after a generation or so be able to understand each other no matter where in the Union they were living, working or visiting. The children could begin learning Latin in the 1st grade or even preschool, like many in Scandinavia, for example, learn English at a young age.

is there a website where i can learn Latin for free?

jw cause im a begineer at latin and i really wanna learn how to speak it even though it's a dead language, it's still the language of the Catholic Church, lol! kick ass!!!!!!!!!!

Second question: If the government wanted to change the official way of writing Farsi in Iran from perso-arabic writing to latin letters, would you then support it?

I'm thinking Italian...
French has waaay too many rules...

some degrees say you need to learn Spanish for a degree. Others say you need to know Latin for the terms of what they use for medical.
I also need to know which language I should take before college.

Im black and Ive seen a lott of cute white guys but they are afraid to talk to me. like at summer camp or the skating rink or the mall.. they tell me im cute but they don't want to hang out or anything .. its kinda weird .. i can hangout with latin or black guys but not white. Is it something that turns white guys away or what.

http://www.arabic-islamic.org/aljamiado/textos_aljamiados/a1p_1.html

as much as you can or want.
I don't want it translated, I just want it written with latin letters.
Thanks =)

please gimme a lit or site. i need it for my university english course.

I'd like to learn salsa or latin dance, but I can't find any place I could learn it, except Northampton, MA and that's too far. I live in Claremont, NH, which is a little less than two hours north. For Christmas 2005, I gave my younger sister a latin dance DVD and she apparently has no interest.

Getting a Tattoo, How do I write in Latin?

I am changing the phrase Novus Ordo Seclorum

to... Novus Ordo Animus or Animum?

Is it animus or animum?

It's actually 'dream of demons while you sleep, that make you stutter when you speak.' Sorry
I've always wanted these lyrics tattooed on me somewhere in Latin, but i would never trust a tattoo artist to spell it all right with all the right grammar and things, nor am i 100 percent convinced that online translators actually work properly. Can anyone help, even if its just if you have an idea how i would go about doing it properly. ?????

How easy to learn Latin?

I would like to learn Latin for my legal studies. Since all the legal maxims are in Latin so I'm looking for a quick way to learn Latin which enables me not to rely on the English translation. I know English, Arabic and Urdu.

Can you speak/write latin??? i need a translator.?

Can sum1 translate this in latin 4 me plz,
"i am able to live without you"
Can sum1 plz translate this 4 me in latin, "i am able to live without you". As in da old latin language,

When did the Latin language die out to become dead?

Can you teach me how to speak pig latin?

just a quick lesson would be nice! I know its probably hard and I won't get it on the first try but it's worth a shot! Thanks!

Pronunciation of Latin for Pharmacology?

To pronounce Latin for the purposes of pharmacology, I've always been told to use either a "northern Continental Europe" pronunciation or an "English method" pronunciation.
If I were to choose but ONE of the aforementioned pronunciations to use in the field of medicine, which would be the better of the two?

How to learn Latin (dotdotdot)?

How does someone go about learning latin? I've seen some websites but they're just some beginners things.
I read somewhere it improves your grammar too, because to learn to speak it you'll need to learn how to construct sentences.
Is it impossible for me to learn it if I'm not amazing with english in terms of sentence structures, recognising the object of the sentence or whatever?

Also, does anyone know any websites or books etc which would cover just about all of it. And anyone here learnt latin?
Any information would be appreciated.

How is the sentence below written in Latin?

How is the sentence below written in Latin?

When worthy girl met the boy who can hear God, little wise boy came to this earth.

Thank you for your help.
I want another translation too.

"God's greatest achievement"

how's the sentence above written in Latin?
Thanks for the translation but I will use this sentence in my new tattoo and want it really true. You told that it might be somehow confusing. I wanted that sentence to be like a sentence in literature masterpieces.

Does Latin language help to learn English?

How do you think?

I don't know any Latin language.
But I heard English language came from Latin.

Is Latin language useful to learn English?
I'm just curious. (:
Is it useful to learn Latin language if I want to learn English more faster?
Thank you all for the help!! XD

Why do Italians speak Italian and not Latin?

Weren't the Romans from Italy? And Romans spoke Latin..

Stooges made it that way-everyone here knows how. Bet Bush and all the government parties do.

How do you say language in Latin?

How do you say language in Latin also if you can help me how do you say notebook, video, research, city, ancient, factory, and navigate?

Why do people study Latin if it is a dead language?

Wouldn't it be more useful to study a language that is widely used today?If you have studied Latin let me know how it benefited you or if you felt it was a waste of time.

This is a novel idea. Let's all people in the world learn how to speak Latin, then we communicate digitally without a language barrier!!! Agree or Disagree

Trail as in: "I followed the trail up the mountain"

Prospector as in someone who prospects for minerals in mining.