How do you speak latin?

[latinloverfolife]

I want to learn to speak Latin. Does anyone know how? Please tell me. I really want to know.

[Lucus Eques]

I got to speaking Latin after reading Lingua Latina and Conversational Latin by John Traupman.

[bedwere]

I want to learn to speak Latin. Does anyone know how? Please tell me. I really want to know.

I learned from the Cursus Linguae Latinae Vivae. It uses the Ecclesiastical Italianate pronunciation I prefer.

[thesaurus]

I learned from the Cursus Linguae Latinae Vivae. It uses the Ecclesiastical Italianate pronunciation I prefer.

Those are some wonderful looking resources. I wouldn't mind having "De Imitatione Christi" to listen to. How do you find the quality of recordings? Are they cassettes? It's probably too much to ask from such a small group, but if they were to offer digitized versions of their texts/recordings I'd be more willing to buy them.

[bedwere]

Those are some wonderful looking resources. I wouldn't mind having "De Imitatione Christi" to listen to. How do you find the quality of recordings? Are they cassettes? It's probably too much to ask from such a small group, but if they were to offer digitized versions of their texts/recordings I'd be more willing to buy them.

Yes, they are cassettes. I digitized the whole course for my own benefit, since I wanted to listen to it during my commute to work. The quality is mostly OK, some parts are not so great but I can always understand the words.
By the way, the best way to learn to speak Latin is ... to speak it!
That's why I attended the Cenaculum last year and I've already booked for this year's Cenaculum in Mobile, AL. (The Cenaculum is the meeting of the Familia Sancti Hieronymi, where we speak in Latin).

[metrodorus]

You need to listen to lots of spoken Latin.
Adler's textbook is possibly the best resource still for conversational Latin.
There is also a new resource of video conversations from the University of Kentucky.
My latinum podcast might possibly interest you as well - it has had over one million audio file downloads to date, so some people do find it helpful.
http://latinum.mypodcast.com