Franmorarius omnibus hoc foro utentibus salutem dicit multam.
What about some "formulae" of conversational Latin?
If you agree, I will write a few in this forum. Please, let me know.
Lectio Prima: Salutationes.
Good morning (afternoon, evening) = salve / ave / salvus (salva, if feminine) sis (if one person adressed); salvete / avete / salvi (salvae, if feminine) sitis (if more than one person).
To answer? Same way: salve / ave; salvete / avete. You could add: et (etiam) tu; et (etiam) vos.
Other more complex formulae:
O salve, amice exoptate (amica exoptata) (Oh, good morning, dear friend!)
Venire te salvum (salvam, if feminine) volup est (It is pleasant to see you in good health).
Salvum (salvam) te advenire gaudeo (I am glad to see you...).
Ei (eis) meis verbis salutem adscribe (adscribite) / imperti (impertite) (Give my regards to him, her, them).
Salvere illum (illam, illos, illas) jube (jubete) meo nomine (same meaning, more or less).
Salvere te (vos) jubet Franmorarius (Franmorar has sent greetings, regards to you).
Franmorarius impertit tibi (vobis) multum salutis (same meaning).
To say good bye:
Good bye, see you later, good night: Vale, multum vale, bene vale (valete).
Finis lectionis primae.
De variis formulis latinae colloquendae linguae
-
- Textkit Member
- Posts: 144
- Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 2:20 pm
- Location: Christophoropolis in Venetiola
De variis formulis latinae colloquendae linguae
Last edited by Franmorar on Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Hominibus totam versandam constat esse bibliothecam, ut solam utilem scribere sententiam possint.
- Lucus Eques
- Textkit Zealot
- Posts: 2037
- Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:52 pm
- Location: Pennsylvania
- Contact:
-
- Textkit Member
- Posts: 144
- Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 2:20 pm
- Location: Christophoropolis in Venetiola
Gratias tibi
Franmorarius Lucuo Equiti salutem multam.
Mihi placet quia tibi placuit. Et gratum me feceris, si potes aliqua addere tua vel ex Traupman his parvis lectionibus.
Tantum propositum est meum, alios multos interretiales amicos late et fluenter in hoc posse colloqui foro.
Erasmi opera, ut scis, potes in Interrete inveniri. (Excuse me, I do not remember which ones or what links, but any good browser will surely do).
Vale atque vale, o exoptate amice.
Mihi placet quia tibi placuit. Et gratum me feceris, si potes aliqua addere tua vel ex Traupman his parvis lectionibus.
Tantum propositum est meum, alios multos interretiales amicos late et fluenter in hoc posse colloqui foro.
Erasmi opera, ut scis, potes in Interrete inveniri. (Excuse me, I do not remember which ones or what links, but any good browser will surely do).
Vale atque vale, o exoptate amice.
Hominibus totam versandam constat esse bibliothecam, ut solam utilem scribere sententiam possint.