Think no one speaks Latin? You're wrong, there are still Latin speaking clubs and organizations around the world. And also in Italy, but don't speak Italian mamma mia! Try speaking Latin. You know the basis to all the romance languages. Tons of languages borrow from Latin and can be used to quickly learn another language. For example, library. In Latin it's bibliotheca. In Spanish and Italian it's biblioteca. Easy enough. You understand those weird things on coins, college banners, and degrees.
Don't even get me started on college banners And graduating "summa cum laude"; the literal translation is the topmost with merit. In some ways, you can express ideas and concepts in Latin better than in other languages, which is why Law, Medicine and Science tends to use Latin phrases in preference to other languages. Many people nowadays are fluent in Latin. It is definitely possible to be fluent in Latin. I can speak it but I wouldn't consider myself fluent yet. I don't study it at university, I read it rather fluent but I'm more interested in ancient culture and literature.
I'm also learning ancient Greek but not modern Greek because it is more useful for me. It is probably less useful for most other people but I enjoy the languages. Try these links to see Latin speakers. There are very few ancient Greek speakers though. At least a few people speak Latin fluently. Many languages come from Latin. Learning Latin can improve vocabulary in romance languages, as well as some Germanic languages such as English.
Good luck with all of your languages, and have a nice day and a lingot ;. Latin for me is a root language as you can see if you look at the languages I'm learning. The language of Latin actually helps me almost be able to guess whatever words mean. It's more helpful than a language you're going to use. First off, the fluency you develop from actively using a language exists on two levels: not just vocabulary, but grammar as well.
Vocabulary will vary greatly across authors, and in the end, you will have to hone your vocabulary with the authors you most want to read. However, the fluency you develop in processing the structures of Latin grammar — that is, developing an immediate sense of them as units of meaning and not just forms to be parsed — will carry over into any text you pick up. You reap the benefits of this grammatical fluency no matter what vocabulary you used in developing it.
Then as a second point, it is far from useless to learn this neo-Latin vocabulary. You bring a language to life by anchoring it to your daily reality, and so applying even slightly modified or unclassical Latin words to your everyday experience makes them and by extension, the more classical words they derive from more vivid for you than if they had just remained on the page.
For example, the kind of raeda the Romans rode around in was clearly different than a modern automobile, but I have to confess that the word never stuck in my mind when I just came across it in classical texts as another type of vehicle used by toga-clad ancients. But as soon as I linked the word to an object that I saw and used every day, it became seared unforgettably in my brain.
But where do you start when it all seems so intimidating? Listen to a vast range of spoken Latin. Especially spontaneous Latin by contemporary speakers and recordings of intermediate level texts. This will help anchor vocabulary and grammatical structures in your head, and pretty soon you will be able to instinctively deploy them yourself.
After reading a passage from Virgil, Caesar, or your own favorite author, try to retell the action out loud in simpler language using your own words. This helps you retain vocabulary and convert the passive experience of reading into the active skill of speaking. The network of Latin speakers is connected more than ever before, both virtually and in real life. Sad to say, Google Translate has not yet reached the level where it can translate English into anything close to comprehensible Latin a deficiency that has led to many unfortunate tattoos.
So if you want to know how to say something in Latin, your best bet is these two dictionaries. Fortunately, there are a plethora of YouTube channels, podcasts and other audio resources to help you get started. Turning his passion for languages into a career, Brian is translator and editor for the pioneering Arabic translation company Industry Arabic. THIS is how I learn a language in 3 months.
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