Latin For DummiesWiley, 22 janv. 2002 - 384 pages Earn-lay atin-Lay? No, not that kind of Latin! You can learn trueLatin, with conjugations, declensions, and all those extrasyllables - and it's easier than you think.In fact, most people mistakenly think of learning Latin as perhapsthe most useless, tedious, and difficult thing to do on earth. Theycouldn't be more wrong. Latin For Dummies takes you back for a quick jauntthrough the parlance of ancient Rome, as well as discussing theprogress of Latin into church language, and its status today as the"dead" language that lives on in English, Spanish,Italian, and most other Western tongues. Written for those withzero prior knowledge of Latin, this snappy guide puts the basics atyour fingertips and steers clear of the arcane, schoolmarmstereotype of endless declensions and Herculean translations.Easy-to-understand sections describe: * Latin you already know * Grammar * Pronunciation * Latin in action * Latin in law * Latin in medicine * Latin for impressing your friends * And much more No dusty tome or other such artifact, Latin For Dummiesmakes learning fun and brings the language to life by presentingconversations in various Roman settings, as well as providing funfacts and stories about classical life. And if you feel you mayactually have a negative aptitude for the language, don'tworry; pronunciations and translations follow every expression, anda helpful mini-dictionary graces the book's last pages.You'll also find out about: * The quotable Roman * Latin graffiti * Latin authors who's who * Gladiator Latin * Latin in love, marriage, and family * From the mouth of Julius Caesar * Romans on drink * Helpful Latin-related Web sites * Fun and games exercises Designed to introduce and familiarize you with the languagerather than make you the next Cicero, Latin For Dummiesgives you all the tools you need to work at your own pace to learnas much or as little as you like. So noli timere (no-leetih-may-reh) - "have nofear" - and carpe diem ("pick upLatin For Dummies today")! |
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5th Wave abbreviation ablative case noun accusative case noun adjectives Aeneid amati amatus ancient Romans animals army auditus basic called Catullus century A.D. Chapter Christians Cicero Classical clause conjugation Dative declension dictionary entry ehst emperor example exercitus famous feminine Fun & Games Gaius gender Genitive genitive singular gerundive girl gladiator grammatical grammatical gender Greek Here's imperfect indicate Julius Caesar koom kwid kwod language Latin nouns Latin verbs Latin words letters magistratus Marcus masculine means murmillo Nero neuter nominative singular noun Nuntii Latini passive Pater perfect participle perfect tense personal endings phrases Plautus pluperfect poet positus preposition pronouns puella recti rectus REMEMBER Rome Romulus second-declension sehd senator shows Singular Plural Nominative slaves soldiers subjunctive mood suffix sunt Table Talkin tense things third-declension translate verb Vergil visus vowels wine Words to Know