Have you ever come across something called "Latin prose composition" and wondered what it was, if it was useful, how to do it and where to begin? Latin prose composition happens to be one of my favorite Latin learning and teaching techniques that I've used often...
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Which are the Best Books for Learning Latin?
Which are the best books for learning Latin? Which textbook or dictionary should I use? Are there any other books to consider? These are questions students ask me every year, so here are my recommendations for anyone learning Latin. There are countless books out...
How to Quickly Improve your Spoken Fluency in Latin
Stumbling over words, entangled in a web of sentences. Speaking a foreign language you're not used to can be like that. While you're looking for the right word or form, the sun sets and rises twice. Even if you know the language, producing it is a struggle. This...
Latin Book Club — Perrault’s Diamonds & Toads in Latin
Introduction Have you heard the story about the girl who met an old woman by the well and was granted a magical gift? This is Charles Perrault's "Les Fées," known to most English speakers as “Diamonds and Toads.” The story comes from Perrault’s book of...
Halloween Special in Latin #5 — Noises in The Night
Last Halloween, we told a ghost story from Sweden, which took place in 1632. You can find last year’s special here. This year we will revisit the mid-1600s but turn our attention a bit further south as the story we will tell takes place in a haunted castle in France....
Un guía para diccionarios de sinónimos en latín — cómo diferenciarlos
¿Te ha pasado esto alguna vez? Estás leyendo tranquilamente un texto en latín cuando te encuentras una palabra cuyo signifcado no entiendes. Un poco más adelante tropiezas con otra palabra desconocida y lo mismo, buscas la palabra, la memorizas y… surge la confusión....
The 200th Member Video (in Latin)!
Every week we publish new videos in Latin on our membership site – everything from weekly messages where Daniel talks a little bit about the past week or about some Latin tip he wants to share, to Video lessons explaining a text or an expression. Now we just...
Latin Book Club – “The Shipwreck” from Eramus’ Colloquia Familiaria
Reading together is a great way to socialize and a great way to learn Latin. However, sometimes it is difficult – impossible even – to gather together physically. So, we thought we would do it here, digitally. Erasmus of Rotterdam is probably the most...
A Guide to Distance in Latin: The Accusative of Extent of Space (and Ablative)
Over the years, many students have asked about the so-called accusative of extent and of space and how Latin expresses distance. In this guide, I will answer these questions, explaining how Latin uses the accusative and ablative for these purposes. After reading...