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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
Moving on…greetings
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)
teacher