Archive for the ‘Written and Spoken Latin’ Category

Would a Spaniard understand me if I spoke to him in Latin?

Sunday, November 22nd, 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?

What are the latin words for “read” and “write” in the imperative?

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Latin, not spanish.

Did early germans speak latin long before settling Rome?

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Iranians, do you think it’s easier to write Farsi with perso-arabic letters or with latin letters?

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

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 speak Latin, so what will be the easiest of the romance languages to learn?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

I’m thinking Italian…
French has waaay too many rules…

Can you write this using the Latin alphabet? (It’s in the Arabic alphabet I think)?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

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 =)

Is Esperanto understandable for people who speak neo-latin languages?

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Getting a Tattoo, How do I write in Latin?

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

I am changing the phrase Novus Ordo Seclorum
to… Novus Ordo Animus or Animum?
Is it animus or animum?

How do you say ‘dream of demons while you sleep, they make you stutter when you speak’ in Latin?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

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 [...]

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

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

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,

Can you teach me how to speak pig latin?

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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?

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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 is the sentence below written in Latin?

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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 [...]

Why do Italians speak Italian and not Latin?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

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

What countrie(s) speak latin in there country today ?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

I need a famous Latin American person to write a paper about?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Latin, if more world-people speak it, wouldn’t we communicate better?

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

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

Why was it important to be able to read, write, and speak Latin during the Renaissance?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

I have to write a newspaper for Latin II?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

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.

What are some ideas so i can write by code?for example like pig latin?

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

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 [...]

I have to write a myth for Latin class?

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

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

How can someone learn to speak pig latin or gibberish?

Monday, November 9th, 2009

why do some latin americans dont speak spanish?

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

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?

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

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?

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

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?

In Communist Yugoslavia, did people write the national language (Serbo-Croatian) in Latin or Cyrillic?

Friday, November 6th, 2009

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.

Do medical practitioners have to learn to speak Latin?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

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. =)

how can i learn to speak pig latin?

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

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

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

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

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

are latinos those who come from latin-America or those who speak a latin-based language?

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

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

Help me to write a essay about Latin America Revolution?

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

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

How many of my fellow Catholics have known priests who can speak fluent Latin?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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 [...]

can someone write loyal in latin?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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

If you were to create a language with Italian vocabulary and Romanian grammar, how close would it be to Latin?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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).

How do you write “once upon a time” in Latin?

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Kind of like a story book… but Id like to either make it a sign or a tattoo so I want it to be correct. Thank you!