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Hobbitvs Ille: Part II Posted by on Oct 29, 2018

Salvete Omnes, Here is the first translation portion of last month’s homework. Homework It is from the beginning of Hobbitvs Ille: in foramine terrae habitabat *hobbitus: nec foedum,sordidum madidumque foramen, nec extremis lumbricorum atque odore caenoso impletum, nec etiam foramen aridum, inane, harenosum, in quo nihil erat ad considendum aut edendum aptum; immo foramen-hobbitum, ergo commodum. Vocabulary…

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Nouns & Adjectives Posted by on Jul 30, 2018

Salvete Omnes! This month’s blog will be talking about 1st/2nd declension adjectives and 2nd declension neuter nouns. The answer’s to last month’s homework are at the bottom of the page. The purpose of reviewing these forms is to prepare us for next month’s in-depth passage translation from “Ille Hobbitus.” 2nd Declension Neuter Noun like somni-um, i…

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Basic Nouns: Part II Posted by on Jun 29, 2018

×Review of last month’s homework: Translate from Latin to English Coquus aulam filiarum portat. = The cook carries the daughters’ pot.   Tu clamas, aulas celo. = You are shouting, I hide the pots.  Cur me times? = Why are you fearful of me? Why are you afraid of me?  Coronas et aulas coqui celant sub scaena. =…

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Back to Basics: Nouns Posted by on May 28, 2018

Salvete Omnes! Let’s jump right in. Last week’s homework answers are below: Translate from Latin to English clamas = you shout  es = you are  times = you are afraid  habetis =you guys are holding/having  Uocant =They call Translate from English to Latin It has =habet They enter =intrant You (s.) are afraid =times I do hide =Celo We…

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UK Government Leaving Latin Behind? Posted by on Aug 2, 2016

Salvete Omnes! I hope it has been a pleasant week.  However, for us Latin enthusiasts, there has been, perhaps, some troubling news about a recent decision made by the government United Kingdom.     Now, this is not about recent politics, of course. This is about a recent announcement made by GOV.UK. They have declared…

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Make an Ancient Roman Dessert..I Challenge You Posted by on Feb 4, 2016

Salvete Omnes, Oh how I have missed writing! I am sorry that I have written in a while, but I’m back. Today we are going to ease back into the Roman world and Latin. I am trying something new for 2016. I will be posting bucketlist post every once in a while to inform readers…

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The Horrors of the Latin Grammar Revisited Posted by on Oct 8, 2015

For first time language learners (or even masters), the way and method a language handles their grammar ( and more specifically the oddities or exception rules in their grammar) I wrote a posts in the past that help tackle some of the language’s difficulties, but I have also written this one to provide some additional…

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