Latin, What Exactly? © 2006 Mr. Craft’s Class and CrossRoads Middle School

What is Latin, Anyway? Two types of Latin High Class Latin Used for business, literature, and speech. “ Do you understand?” Vulgur Latin Used by ordinary, everyday people. Not vulgur because it had curse words! “ Ya know?”

Two types of Latin

High Class Latin

Used for business, literature, and speech.

“ Do you understand?”

Vulgur Latin

Used by ordinary, everyday people.

Not vulgur because it had curse words!

“ Ya know?”

More everyday latin The time is 9:00 a.m. A.m. = ante meridiem P.m. = post meridiem

The time is 9:00 a.m.

A.m. = ante meridiem

P.m. = post meridiem

More everyday latin The year is 2006, a.d. A.d. = anno domini The year of our lord B.c. = before christ

The year is 2006, a.d.

A.d. = anno domini

The year of our lord

B.c. = before christ

Latin is the basis Romance languages Group of languages derived from latin Italian French Spanish Portuguese romanian

Romance languages

Group of languages derived from latin

Italian

French

Spanish

Portuguese

romanian

Moving on…greetings Salve (to one person) Hello

Salve

(to one person)

Moving on…greetings Salvete (to more than one person) Hello

Salvete

(to more than one person)

Moving on…greetings Vale (to one person) Good-Bye

Vale

(to one person)

Moving on…greetings Valete (to more than one person) Good-Bye

Valete

(to more than one person)

Moving on…greetings quaeso Please

quaeso

Moving on…greetings Gratias ago Thank you

Gratias ago

Moving on…greetings Nihil est You’re welcome

Nihil est

Moving on…greetings ita yes

ita

Moving on…greetings minime no

minime

Moving on…greetings Magister (magistra) teacher

Magister

(magistra)