LEARN TO READ LATIN PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Andrew Keller,Stephanie Russell | 808 pages | 03 Nov 2015 | Yale University Press | 9780300194968 | English | New Haven, United States Learn Latin - Ancient Language Institute As beginning students learn basic forms and grammar, they also gain familiarity with patterns of Latin word order and other features of style. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. Published December 11th by Yale University Press. More Details Other Editions 3. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Learn to Read Latin , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Thorough, but painfully tedious. I've read some dry grammar books, but this reaches new heights depths? Mar 05, Ian rated it liked it. Fairly good grammar- translation course. How I cut my teeth on Latin grammar. Worst Experience Of My Life. Arin rated it really liked it Dec 05, Michael E. Doren rated it it was amazing May 25, Erin Davis rated it it was amazing Jul 22, Euphy Yu rated it it was amazing May 09, Ben Carter rated it really liked it May 28, Tony Guerra rated it it was amazing Feb 05, Jennifer rated it it was amazing Jan 06, Pablo Stafforini rated it really liked it Nov 30, Stephen Bruce rated it really liked it Feb 20, Steven rated it really liked it Sep 04, Angie Chen rated it really liked it Apr 04, Tuhin rated it really liked it Sep 05, Rachel rated it really liked it Sep 06, Nick rated it liked it Oct 03, Another example, 'many hands make light work' in Latin is multae manus onus levius faciunt. Naturally, the difficulty of any given Latin text depends on the vocabulary and the grammar, but this can vary widely, as it does in modern languages. Latin grammar is reasonably consistent throughout the years but some styles are simpler than others and are written with less complex constructions. Another example of Latin written in straight-forward language, which is perhaps more famous although in these unenlightened times who knows is the Vulgate, Saint Jerome's translation of the bible. If you wish to read classical Latin, it is helpful to learn the full range of Latin grammatical constructions. They are somewhat arid, and lacking in jokes, but other than a good dictionary are all that you need to start learning the language. Personally, I would reccomend going through the first ten or so units before reading more widely. I managed to get to unit 21 of Teach yourself Latin before hitting some sort of metaphorical brick wall. One day, I will return to it. It is brilliant difficult to obtain at a reasonable price. If you can't obtain a Lewis and Short at a decent price mine only cost a few pounds at the time , the Oxford Latin mini Dictionary will do the job. I know it is fashionable to do everything on-line and digital like, but with Latin I personally prefer physical books and dictionaries. If the Gavin Betts books sound to much like hard work and too tedious, you could try learning a few key concepts bonus, bona, bonum, amo, amas, amat and start with deciphering short but complete Latin sentences and phrases. There are many examples of mottoes, phrases and maxims in Latin and these if you choose carefully tend to use simple grammar but as they are short there are few words to look up - before you start to parse and translate. If you are looking for a book Say it in Latin contains many Latin phrases, maxims and proverbs. An additional bonus, it that it also much easier to remember vocabulary in a sentence then in lists. This isn't for everyone and a more formal approach may suit you better, but I'm talking about playing with language and learning Latin as a hobby and fun past-time. You don't have to learn everything all at once. Learn medieval Latin - Latin This article has been viewed , times. Learn more Despite what you may have heard, Latin is hardly a "dead language. Although Latin isn't commonly offered in a lot of schools, you can learn Latin on your own with a little self-discipline. Start by mastering the Latin alphabet and pronunciation so you'll know how to sound out words, even if you don't know what they mean. Use drills and exercises to help with grammar, which you'll also pick up if you try to read Latin text. It won't take long for you to start understanding spoken and written Latin. Bona Fortunum! Good luck! Tip: If you see 2 vowels together that would normally be a diphthong, but the second letter has 2 dots over it similar to an umlaut in German , that indicates that the 2 vowels are 2 separate syllables. The 2 dots are technically called a "diaresis. Tip: Recognizing the verb inflection is especially critical in Latin because the word order of sentences is much more flexible than in English and other languages. However, if you can recognize the verb, you can also find the subject, regardless of where the words appear in the sentence. Tip: If you live near a university that has a Classics department, you may be able to find people to chat with there. Find out if they have a Latin club that is open to the public. If you're a student, find out if your school has a Classics department that teaches Latin. Please help us continue to provide you with our trusted how-to guides and videos for free by whitelisting wikiHow on your ad blocker. Log in Facebook. No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Method 1 of All rights reserved. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. Pronounce most consonants as you would in English. Since the English alphabet is derived from the Latin alphabet, most of the consonants make the same sounds. This makes Latin fairly easy to pronounce if you're already familiar with English. There are a few exceptions: [2] X Research source The letters "c" and "g" are always hard, as in the "c" in the English word "cow" or the "g" in the English word "go. The "r" is trilled, similar to the Spanish "r. Identify long vowels by the macron. Latin has the same vowels as English, with each vowel having a short and long form. Long vowels are indicated by a straight line over the top of the letter, known as a macron. Use the short vowel sound for unmarked vowels. While there is a mark for short vowels, it typically isn't used. Rather, if a vowel doesn't have a macron over it, pronounce it with the short vowel sound. Short vowels in Latin make the following sounds: [3] X Research source The short vowel "a" sounds like the "a" in the English word "about. Practice using "i" and "u" as consonants. In Latin, the letters "i" and "u" can be both vowels and consonants. For ancient Romans, "u" and "v" were considered to be the same letter, both pronounced like the English "w" in the word "week. However, the "j" retains the "y" pronunciation, similar to how the letter is pronounced in Spanish. Keep consonant sounds distinct. Consonants don't blend in Latin as they sometimes do in English when they occur next to each other. Rather, you pronounce each letter separately. Latin consonants don't change the sound they make, regardless of the other letters around them, with one exception: when you see "bs" or "bt," the "b" takes on a sharper "p" sound. For example, "ch" in a Latin word sounds like the "ck" and "h" in the English phrase "block head. For example, the "tt" in the Latin word "admittent" sounds like the English phrase "admit ten. Recognize diphthongs that are pronounced as one syllable. A diphthong is 2 vowels next to each other that are pronounced together as a single sound. There are 6 diphthongs in Latin. When you see "ii," this is not a diphthong, but 2 separate syllables. This comes up frequently in science, as with biological names. Stress the syllable that is second or third from last. Each vowel in a Latin word constitutes a separate syllable, with the exception of diphthongs. The last syllable is never stressed in a Latin word, so if the word has 2 syllables, the first syllable is stressed. A heavy syllable in Latin has a long vowel, a diphthong, or a short vowel followed by 2 or more consonants the letter "x" is considered a double consonant because it is pronounced "ks". If the next to last syllable is heavy, it takes the stress. Otherwise, the stress falls on the syllable before it. Method 2 of Start by memorizing the basic inflections of verbs. Conjugating verbs is a staple of learning any language, and Latin is no different. Like Spanish and some other languages, pronouns aren't necessary in Latin. However, you can always tell the subject of the sentence by looking at the ending of the verb. As in English and other Latin-based languages, there are also irregular verbs.