Archive for November, 2009

Hi all !
My question is how different are the classical version of the latin language and the medieval one ? I know that medieval latin varies from country to country so I will specify that I'm talking about medieval latin in England ( Britain ).
I'm asking becouse I'm currently studying the english medieaval latin and I have never studied classical latin before. I know that medieval latin was derived from vulgar latin but I don't know much about it else from it was spread to the foreign provinces by the soldiers. I don't know how related is it to the true latin. Therefore with the knowledge of medieval latin will I be able to understand the language of the late Roman republic and empire or not ?
I'm looking for both dictionary and grammar and further explanations would help.

Searcher of Heart,
Searcher of Hope,
Searching for Love,
OR
Searching for Meaning
in any language, preferably Latin.
Please and thank you. (:

not a trial or anything that would involve a credit card or anything. you could just download it or something then it would be teaching you latin.

I have to write a newspaper for Latin II?

What are some important events that happened in or around 31 BC in Rome, also all over the world, I might make this a world newspaper if I can't think of more topics to write about. Also what is a good newspaper title that I can use? Thanks.

pig latin? letter and number code?
i had a good idea but sum1 already hacked it.
it goes like this...get a phone out... the word ALL on a phone the letter A would be number 2 if u pressed it once so it would be 2. the the letter L is number 5 if u press it three times sooo it would look like this 2. 5... 5... (all)

I have to write a myth for Latin class?

any suggestions or ideas that could assist me in my writing? please?

Tattoo Font question Latin language experts?

Im getting a tattoo written in Latin, I want it to be a cursive design, does anyone know of any Cursive style writing that may have been used originally in the days of the Latin language? any help would be great. Thanx

websites or links

You notice their voice trembles. Its looks like they are close to crying. Is it because of racism, language problems, etc. The latin people can't approach white people with the same level of respect and dignity, they always have to talk like a black person with words like yo whats up homie. Their is also a condescendence that is there when white people talk to hispanics

why do some latin americans dont speak spanish?

some latinos who are born and raised in the USA dont speak nothing in spanish, while their parents speak spanish,

why is that ?

how to write EVER in latin?

Well how to write in right way EVER in latin language,find lot of web translators,but too many different,and some how not believe them.

A few questions on Latin vowel pronunciation?

1. How do you pronounce an E at the end of a Latin word, given that the E is not part of a diphthong?
2. Are C's ever pronounced like S's, or are they always hard no matter what?
3. Is J pronounced like Y?

What language is better to learn: German or Latin?

Next year I will take either German or Latin, and I'm having trouble deciding which to choose. What I would like to know is which is easier to learn, more fun, more useful, etc.

i dont understand the whole fisrt declension, second declension, third declension thing.
but there is a first and second declension in the nominative case and all other cases

Like, when people wrote to each other or published newspapers, did they use the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet? I know that they spoke Serbo-Croat, but I'm not sure which alphabet they preferred to use.

I am Japanese learning English, who is going to make a speech about Latin words still used in English. I want to know Latin words often used in English language. Thanks

Do doctors and medical professional have to learn to speak Latin? I thought so because a lot of medical terminology and scientific names for body parts are Latin.

Thanks. =)

Ok, so I'm currently doing Biology at university and most names/terms are derived from either latin or greek. I want to learn these two languages, perhaps only to a basic level, so as i can learn the literal meanings of the many terms used.

The French colonized Canada and most of them are bilingual. So does that mean they are latinos too?

I am learning Spanish (Spain) from Rosetta Stone, and I want to know is that still good Spanish to talk in Latin America. Like the Spanish language spoken in Spain, can be spoken in Mexico, or Honduras?
If there are differences in the Spanish language between those 2 regions, are they understandable to communicate in either region (Spain and / Latin America)?

how can i learn to speak pig latin?

Someone show me how please, i've always wanted to learn. explain.

what is a easy way to learn the capitals and countries of latin america, south america and of the caribbean sea?

I have to know all of them by thursday.

How would one write “The Simple Way” in Latin?

In trying to translate, I've come up with "sententia directus", but I don't know if that's correct.

I've heard both definitions, which one originally is right?

Something free and accurate please.

Latin America Nationlist during the 18th + 19th centuries:

-Identify the action or region where, the person led a nationist movement

- Describe the historical backgroung leading up to the nationalist movement

- describe how the action of the leader have influence the region or nation in which the movement took place

I heard Spanish is the easiest foreign language but most English words are from Latin. Wouldn't Latin be easier? Sources?
I'm going to major in meteorology so I'll never use any of these foriegn languages.

I've only known a few,and they were elderly. Is the Church letting Latin die out? What is the common language used at conclaves? Also,what do you think about reviving Latin as a global language,at least for Catholics? (The priests i mentioned could talk conversational latin - pretty amazing).
Who said anything about the Latin mass? Can't you people even read? The question was reviving it as a global language for Catholics.

Latin irregular verbes – How do you learn them?

Does anybody know tips or tricks to learn the irregular verbes in Latin, If they give you the latin infinitivus in the test
I mean if you have to learn a list with rows like this:
aperio, aperui, apertus, aperire, to open
etc.
???

can someone write loyal in latin?

i'm getting a tattoo and want to know how to write "loyal" in latin ?

It's known that Italian has the closest vocabulary to Latin, and Romanian has the closest grammar. If you were to put them together, just how close would you be to recreating Latin (obviously, Latin's still around - I'm just asking this out of fun).

I want to learn any cultural things pertaining to Mexico ASAP. Dancing, wedding rituals, fluent spanish, anything!!!