Warning! this is unfinished. Eventually i want to create a comprehensive guide, but this’ll settle for now.
Salvete Omnes!
I want to share some sources for learning Latin, because in Anno Domini, there is absolutely no excuse for not knowing at least “Roma in Italia est” >:(
If you have any recommendations, comment it below.
Tips
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When reading a word, don’t think of the equivalent of it in your language; either imagine an image of it, or compose it out of smaller Latin words. So when you hear pluvia in latin, imagine rain, not the word itself.
pluvia -> rain -> 🌧️? non!
pluvia -> 🌧️ <- rain? sic!
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Patience. Latin takes a long time to learn, and for some it is easy if they are speaking a romance language, and harder for some if not. Take your time digesting information, even if it takes days to analyze a single page.
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A very small tip, but might help: V in latin = U, they are the same. If you read PLVVIA or PLUUIA, it means Pluvia. However, the canonical pronounciation would be “plu-wia”
Text Books
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Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: By Hans Ørberg. the most famous textbook for Latin, and for good reason. This is the best book for a beginner to start with.
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Wheelock’s Latin: Another good textbook, by Frederic Wheelock.
Practice Texts
- Winnie Ille Pu: Winnie the Poo, translated to Latin!
- Cicero’s works (advanced): It may take you awhile to get to the verb.
Media
Youtube
Mastodon
Good luck with your studies!
Consider taking up witchcraft and joining a coven. From what I’ve learned through movies, magic is done entirely in Latin.
Double-plus, you can teach your cleaning tools to levitate, so better for the environment than riding a car to work
I tried to learn how to become a witch in latin, but all i found was how to burn them ☹️
It’s a common mistranslation; you’re not meant to burn the witches, you’re meant to smoke up with them.
Just remember to puff, puff, pass! Or rather, “Fumum fumum trade.”