Latin Idioms for Our Time

Ave/Salve -- Yo!
Si tu vales, ego valeo -- good answer to "Quomodo vales?"
Quis loquitur? -- telephone pick-up ("Who's speaking?")
Impetro/Te rogo -- Please?
Gratias tibi ago -- Thank you
Ignosce -- Pardon me
Poenitet/Dolet me -- I'm sorry
Nihil est -- No prob; it was nothing; don't mention it
Libenter -- Gladly!

 

Da mihi... -- Give me...
Dic mihi... -- Tell me...
Affer mihi... -- Bring me...
Ostende mihi... -- Show me...

 

Ubi est/sunt...? -- Where is (n) / Where are (n.pl.)?
Ecce... -- Look, here it is / here they are.

 

Quo vadis? -- Where are you going?
Qua via? -- Which way are you headed?
Ubi est balneum/triclinium? -- Where is the restroom/dining room?

(Ubi = "where", w/o motion; quo is more like "whither".)

dextera/sinistra manu -- On (or to) the right/left
Vade mecum -- Come with me
Intro veni -- Come in!

 


Quid agis?-- Whatcha doin'?
Quid agitur? -- What's happening?
Aspice! -- Look!

 

Volo... -- I want...
Mihi necesse est... -- I need a:

Vigilem/Medicum/Baiulum/Interpretem arcessere volo. -- I'd like to send for a (one of the above).

 

Quantum? -- How much?
Quid magis? -- What else?
Nihil magis -- That's it, nothing more...

 

Loquerisne Latine / Anglice / Hispanice / Italice / Teutonice? -- Do you speak Latin / English / Spanish / Italian / German?
Paullum -- Yes, a little bit...
Intellegisne? -- Do you understand?
Nonne intelleges? -- Don't you understand?
Non intellego. -- No, I don't
Loquere lentius -- Could you speak more slowly?
Scisne? -- Do you know?
Nescio -- I don't know
Potesne...? -- Can you...?
Non possum -- I can't

 

Calet aer -- It's hot
Frigus est -- It's cold
Ningit/Pluit hodie -- It's snowing/raining today.
Serena/Immitis est tempestas -- The weather is fair/foul

 

Cauponam quaero -- I'm looking for a hotel.
Poculum aquae cupisne? -- Would you like a glass ofwater?
Da mihi segmentum panis -- I'll have a slice of bread.
Serve, affer mihi ampullam cerevisiae. Festina! -- Waiter, bring me a beer--and make it snappy!
Mox venit! -- Coming right up!

 

Romam eamus, et Latine loquamur -- Let's all go to Rome and speak Latin, shall we?

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