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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" >:(

Tips

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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"

  • A great list of tips: https://www.latin.org/resources/documents/latinspeakinghints.php

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Latin and English Dictionaries

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  • Whittaker's words: Warning, this is unsuitable for learning the meanings of words, due to the lack of context!
  • Logeion

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Misc

If you'd like a bigger list of resources, at courtesy of r/latin and the LLPSI discord, Here is the Thesaurus Anbrutalis!

Good luck with your studies!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This comment will be updated along with the guide, as a changelog.

Due to the generosity of @[email protected] , i've added much more content to the guide.

I can't fail to mention @[email protected] and @[email protected], too. Thank you for all the resources!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Hos canales de YouTube volo commendare (I want to recommend these YouTube channels)

-https://www.youtube.com/@SaturaLanx

-https://www.youtube.com/@FoundinAntiquity

-https://www.youtube.com/@ScorpioMartianus

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Added, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Thanks, i've added most of these, these are all great resources! (the ones i didn't were mainly the scholars, since they were about rome, not latin :( )

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I tried to learn how to become a witch in latin, but all i found was how to burn them ☹️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

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."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Thanks, i added it.