Latin, What Exactly?

© 2006 Mr. Craft’s Class and CrossRoads Middle School

What is Latin, Anyway?

• Two types of Latin– High Class Latin

•Used for business, literature, and speech.

•“Do you understand?”

– Vulgur Latin•Used by ordinary, everyday people.•Not vulgur because it had curse words!•“Ya know?”

More everyday latin

•The time is 9:00 a.m.

–A.m. = ante meridiem

–P.m. = post meridiem

More everyday latin

•The year is 2006, a.d.–A.d. = anno domini•The year of our lord

–B.c. = before christ

Latin is the basis

•Romance languages–Group of languages derived

from latin•Italian•French•Spanish•Portuguese•romanian

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Salve(to one person)

Hello

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Salvete(to more than one person)

Hello

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Vale(to one person)

Good-Bye

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Valete(to more than one person)

Good-Bye

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quaeso

Please

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Gratias ago

Thank you

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Nihil est

You’re welcome

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ita

yes

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minime

no

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Magister(magistra)

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