English Phrases

Latin Phrases

English Greetings Latin Greetings: Hi! Heus! Good morning! Salv?! Good evening! Salv?! Welcome! (to greet someone) Salv?! How are you? Quid agis? I'm fine, thanks! Vale?! And you? Et t?? Good/ So-So. Bene / admodum bene. Thank you (very much)! Gr?tias (multas) You're welcome! (for "thank you") Sal?t?ti?! Hey! Friend! Heus! Am?cus (male) / Am?ca (female) I missed you so much! T? d?s?der?v? tantum! What's new? Quid nov?? Nothing much Nullum multum. Good night! Val?! See you later! Val?! Good bye! Val?! Asking for Help and Directions I'm lost Intere?. Can I help you? Te adiuv?re possum? Can you help me? Me adiuv?re potes? Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? Ub? sunt l?tr?nae? / Ub? est taberna med ic?ment?ri?? Ub? sunt l?tr?nae? / Ub? est pharmacop?lium? Go straight! then turn left/ right! V?de r?ct?. Tunc verte ? sinistr? / dext r?! I'm looking for john. I?annem quaer?. One moment please! Parumper exspect?! Hold on please! (phone) (no telephones in Ancient Rome) Parumper exspect?! How much is this? Quant? c?nst?t? Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) Ign?sce! Excuse me! ( to pass by) Excus?! Come with me! M?cum ven?!

How to Introduce Yourself Do you speak (English/ Latin)? Loquerisne (Anglic? / L?tin?)? Just a little. Modo paululus. What's your name? Quid est teum n?men? My name is ... Meum n?men ... est. Mr.../ Mrs. / Miss Dominus ... / Domina ... Nice to meet you! Su?ve t? cogn?scere est! You're very kind! T? benignissimus (m) / benignissima (f) es! Where are you from? Quid d?fluis? I'm from (England / Rome) I'm from (the U.S/ Vatican City) (Angliam / R?mam) d?flu?.

(Americam / C?vit?tem V?tic?nam) d?flu?. I m (English / Roman) I'm (American) (Anglicus (m) / Anglica (f) / R?m?nus (m) / R?m?na) sum. (Americanus (m) / Americana (f) / C?vis V?tic?nus (m) / C?vis V?tic?na (f) ) sum . Where do you live? Ub? habit?s? I live in (England / Rome) I live in (the U.S/ Vatican City) In (Anglia / R?ma) habit?. In (America / C?vit?te V?tic?na) habit?. Did you like it here? H?c tib? placuitne? Rome is a wonderful city. Vatican City is a wonderful country R?ma urbs m?r?bilis est. C?vit?s V?tic?na m?r?bilis est. What do you do for a living? Quid lav?r?s quaestum facere? I work as a (translator/ businessman) (Interpres / neg?ti?tor) sum. I like Latin Mih? placet lingua lat?na. I've been learning Latin for 1 month Linguam l?tinam mensem ?num didic?. Oh! That's good! ?h! H?c bonum est! How old are you? Quot?s ann?s hab?s? I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. (V?gint?, tr?gint? ...) ann?s habe?. I have to go Mih? abeundum est. I will be right back! C?nfestim reveni?! Wish Someone Something Good luck! F?licit?s! Happy birthday! Be?tum Diem N?t?lem! Happy new year! Annum Faustum! Merry Christmas! N?t?lem Hilarem! Congratulations! Gr?tul?ti?! Enjoy! (for meals...) ?sur?! I'd like to visit Rome one day. I'd like to visit Vatican City one day Mih? libet ?lim R?mam v?sere. Mih? libet ?lim C?vit?tem V?tic?nam v?sere. Say hi to John for me Pr? m? I?annem salv?re iub?. Bless you (when sneezing) Sal?t?! Good night and sweet dreams! Val? hab?que somnia su?v?s! Solving a Misunderstanding I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) Exc?s?! Sorry (for a mistake) M? miseret! No Problem! Quaes?ti?nem nullam! Can You Say It Again? Iterum dicere potes? Can You Speak Slowly? Lent? dicere potes? Write It Down Please! Id scr?be s?s! I Don't Understand! N?n intelleg?! I Don't Know! Ign?r?! I Have No Idea. Nulla im?g? habe?. What's That Called In Latin? Qu?modo L?tin? h?c d?citur? What Does "gato" Mean In English? Quid Anglic? "..." signific?t? How Do You Say "Please" In Latin? Qu?modo L?tin? "..." d?citur? What Is This? Quid h?c est? My Latin is bad. Mea lingua lat?na est mala. I need to practice my Latin M? oportet exerc?re meam linguam lat?nam. Don't worry! N?n sollicit?re! Latin Expressions and Words Good/ Bad/ So-So. Bonum / malum / admodum bonum. Big/ Small M?gnum / parvum Today/ Now Hodi? / nunc Tomorrow/ Yesterday Cr?s / her? Yes/ No Ita / N?n Here you go! (when giving something) Eccillum! Do you like it? Tib? placet?

I really like it! Mih? v?r? placet! I'm hungry/ thirsty. ?suri? / siti?. In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. M?ne / vespere / noct?. This/ That. Here/There H?c / illud. H?c / ill?c. Me/ You. Him/ Her. Ego / t?. Is / ea. Really! V?r?! Look! Aspice! Hurry up! Proper?! What? Where? Quid? Ubi? What time is it? Quota h?ra est? It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. H?ra decima est. H?ra septima min?ta tricesima v espere est. Give me this! Mih? h?c da! I love you! Te am?! I feel sick. Nause?. I need a doctor Opus est mih? medic?. One, Two, Three ?nus, duo, tr?s ( I, II, III ) Four, Five, Six quattuor, qu?nque, sex (IV, V, VI) Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten septem, oct?, novem, decem (VII, VIII, IX, X)