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johntm93
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 Message 65 of 70
24 June 2010 at 7:35pm | IP Logged 
Iversen wrote:
De libris non aget, sed de positione mentis. Se non tibi verba lingvae latinae in mente delabuntur, tralationes simplicissimi utiles sunt. Vide sententiam tuam: quomodo "yes but what books" sermone latine dicere? Non necesse est tralationem consummatam facere, et tralationes dificiles anatema sunt, modo activitas importantissima est, et activitates nimis contortules impedimenta tibi sunt. Noli facere. Se legis textum, tibi roga "quomodo istud in sermone latine dicere?" ivi "quid de isto dicendum est?". Et simpliciter responde.

It is not a question of books, but about your attitude. If the Latin words don't stream automatically into your brain, then ultrasimple translations are useful. Look at your sentence: how do you say "Yes but what books?" in Latin? It is not necessary to make perfect translations, and difficult translations are forbidden - only the activity counts, and too difficult tasks will block you. Don't do them. If you read a text, then ask yourself "how can this be said in Latin" or "What can I say about this?". And give a simple answer.
Alright thanks Iversen.
I've always thought it would be kind of cool to be a fluent writer/speaker of a dead language.
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iaf
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 Message 66 of 70
11 July 2010 at 10:01pm | IP Logged 
Macte, care amice!

Te nunc incipere necesse est, noli timere (ut Iversen iam dixit).
Lingua latina non omnium linguarum difficilissima est.
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Lakkhamu
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 Message 67 of 70
20 July 2010 at 4:33pm | IP Logged 
Lingua latina unus linguae optimae cogito quod et pulchra et utensilis est. Quid liber bonus est cogitas? Verbi multum non cogito nam non liber verborum habeo. Linguam latinam dicam!

As you probably have understood, I direly need a dictionary. I study from Latin for Dummies and although I have understood many parts of the grammar greatly, I totally lack vocabulary. Can you advise me a good dictionary and a book? Plus For Dummies doesn't teach the imperative mood. How can I learn it online or would anyone care to write a small lesson here?

Edited by Lakkhamu on 20 July 2010 at 4:36pm
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Levi
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 Message 68 of 70
21 July 2010 at 4:53am | IP Logged 
iaf wrote:
Levi wrote:
Romani ite domum!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIAdHEwiAy8


Gratias tibi multas! Hoc iam vidi in ludo ;-)

Quid tibi, Levi, etiam certamen spectabitis?


Es tut mir leid, ich spreche kein Latein! Ich wollte nur ein komisches Video teilen. :)
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iaf
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 Message 69 of 70
22 July 2010 at 1:12pm | IP Logged 
Lakkhamu wrote:
Lingua latina unus linguae optimae cogito quod et pulchra et utensilis est. Quid liber bonus est cogitas? Verbi multum non cogito nam non liber verborum habeo. Linguam latinam dicam!

As you probably have understood, I direly need a dictionary. I study from Latin for Dummies and although I have understood many parts of the grammar greatly, I totally lack vocabulary. Can you advise me a good dictionary and a book? Plus For Dummies doesn't teach the imperative mood. How can I learn it online or would anyone care to write a small lesson here?


Care discipulus,

magno cum gaudio tibi rem explicabo: Ad dicendum "sing!, play!, listen!, keep quiet!", te dicere necesse est: "canta! lude! audi! tace!". Videsne hoc valde facilem esse?

clamare - clama!
ludere (with a short e) - lude!
audire - audi!
tacere (with a long e) - tace!

Plural: clamate! ludete! audite! tacete! Remember these irregular verbs: Dic! Duc! Fac! Fer! (dicere, ducere, facere, ferre).

Intellexistine omnia?

Vale!




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iaf
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 Message 70 of 70
22 July 2010 at 1:15pm | IP Logged 
Levi wrote:
iaf wrote:
Levi wrote:
Romani ite domum!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIAdHEwiAy8


Gratias tibi multas! Hoc iam vidi in ludo ;-)

Quid tibi, Levi, etiam certamen spectabitis?


Es tut mir leid, ich spreche kein Latein! Ich wollte nur ein komisches Video teilen. :)


Ah, nu begrijp ik wat je zeggen wilde ;-) Dan kunnen we Nederlands praten, maar op een ander forum...


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