Written and Spoken Latin Archives

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?

Latin, not spanish.

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...

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 =)

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. ?????

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,

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 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.

Why do Italians speak Italian and not Latin?

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

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

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?

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?

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 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?

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

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?

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'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.

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).

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

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!