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|My name is X.
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|Hello! (to one person)
|Nomen mihi X est.
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|Salvé!
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|Hello! (to many persons)
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|Salvéte!
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|I am Quinctilius. My name is Quinctilius (Lucretia, Capito).  
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|Egó sum Quinctílius. Nómen mihí est Quinctíli'''ó''' (Lucréti'''ae''', Capit'''óní''').
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|Who are you? What is your name? (to one person)
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|Quis es tú? Quid nómen tibí est?
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|Who are you? What are your names? (to many persons)
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|Quí estis vós? Quae nómina vóbís sunt?
  
 
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|How are you?
 
|How are you?
|Ut vales? (sing.)
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|Ut valés? (sing.) Ut valétis? (plur.)
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|Thank you! Thank you very much.
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|Grátiás (tibí agó). Grátiás maximás (tibí agó).
  
 
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|I'm well, and you?
 
|I'm well, and you?
|Valeo, et tu? (sing.)
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|Valeó, et ? (sing.)
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|Thanks, I'm fine, too.
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|Grátiás tibí, egó quoque valeó.
  
 
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|Speak slowly, that I may understand.
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|Speak slowly, please, that I may understand you.
|Tardé loquere, ut intellegam.
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|Tardé loquere, quaesó, ut intellegam.
  
 
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|Where is the toilet?
|Ubi latrina est?
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|Pass the (bread/wine/cheese/garum) please.
 
|Pass the (bread/wine/cheese/garum) please.
|Tráde, quaesó, mihí (pánem/vinum/caseum/garum)!
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|Tráde, quaesó, mihí (pánem/vínum/caseum/garum)!
  
 
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| (Many) thanks! (to one/to many)
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|(Many) thanks! (to one/to many)
| (Multas) gratias (tibi/vobis) ago.
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|(Multás) grátiás (tibí/vóbís) agó.
  
 
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Revision as of 06:35, 22 July 2008

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Meeting and greeting

Vernacular Latin
Hello! (to one person) Salvé!
Hello! (to many persons) Salvéte!
I am Quinctilius. My name is Quinctilius (Lucretia, Capito). Egó sum Quinctílius. Nómen mihí est Quinctílió (Lucrétiae, Capitóní).
Who are you? What is your name? (to one person) Quis es tú? Quid nómen tibí est?
Who are you? What are your names? (to many persons) Quí estis vós? Quae nómina vóbís sunt?
How are you? Ut valés? (sing.) Ut valétis? (plur.)
Thank you! Thank you very much. Grátiás (tibí agó). Grátiás maximás (tibí agó).
I'm well, and you? Valeó, et tú? (sing.)
Thanks, I'm fine, too. Grátiás tibí, egó quoque valeó.
Speak slowly, please, that I may understand you. Tardé loquere, quaesó, ut té intellegam.

Other

Let's just get stuff in now and organize it later, as the topics emerge.

Vernacular Latin
Where is the toilet? Ubí latrína est?
Pass the (bread/wine/cheese/garum) please. Tráde, quaesó, mihí (pánem/vínum/caseum/garum)!
(Many) thanks! (to one/to many) (Multás) grátiás (tibí/vóbís) agó.
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