dankidd Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Can any of the PW members speak Latin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Cur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 No but I know a girl who does,along with 9 other languages all fluently,her husband by contrast can only speak English and russian( he is welsh) fluently.they both work for the UN as interpreters,I haven't seen her for a couple of years so she might well speak more languages by now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double10 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 I can speak a bit, but only to a gcse standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Davey est in horto laborat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyxologos Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 I can get close to saying I can speak it. I certainly understand a lot and can make myself understood in certain occasions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dankidd Posted October 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 It's a rare thing finding someone who can speak it these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 i can, i used to study latin in primary and in high school , as i'm originally from a latin country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 My son does Latin at school - will probably take it at GCSE level. http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=la&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.pigeonwatch.co.uk%2Fforums%2Ftopic%2F261847-latin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa taf Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Nobody " speaks " Latin as it,s a dead language, but some people "know" Latin. We did it at school for a couple of years, wish I payed more attention to it at the time,as it,s the base of all european languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 it,s the base of all european languages. That's just wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa taf Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 That's just wrong... Stand corrected. Would you please explain WHY it is wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Stand corrected. Would you please explain WHY it is wrong? Weil, it is the basis for the Latin-based, European Romance languages such as French, Spanish & Italian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa taf Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Weil, it is the basis for the Latin-based, European Romance languages such as French, Spanish & Italian. Dead wright, thank you, that,s what I was thinking when I said ALL European languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 amo, amas, amat........................................., brings back shudders! Hated it and regularly got into trouble for not paying attention in class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Dead wright, thank you, that,s what I was thinking when I said ALL European languages. According to you there are only 3 languages in Europe The five most widely spoken latin languages by number of native speakers are Spanish (410 million), Portuguese (220 million), French (75 million), Italian (60 million), and Romanian (25 million) Those countries, togheter with Moldova(the official language is Romanian) are the only latin language spoken countries in Europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 According to you there are only 3 languages in Europe The five most widely spoken latin languages by number of native speakers are Spanish (410 million), Portuguese (220 million), French (75 million), Italian (60 million), and Romanian (25 million) Those countries, togheter with Moldova(the official language is Romanian) are the only latin language spoken countries in Europe Aren't you splitting hairs? You're both only partly right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 I did Latin at school, but apart from parva puella, labor omnia vincit (school motto) and magnus porcus, very little else remains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Had to learn all the native tree species names in latin when i did mt RFS certificates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Stand corrected. Would you please explain WHY it is wrong? Last I checked, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Greece were in "Europe" I don't think any of the Germanic languages, or Greek are based on Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Ecce Romani was the text book we used, that's all I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 English is a mix of Germanic and Latin based languages and if recent linguistics is anything to go by a fair smattering of 'Gangsta Yardie' too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Last I checked, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Greece were in "Europe" I don't think any of the Germanic languages, or Greek are based on Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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overandunder2012 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 i only know 1 bit Illegitimi non carborundum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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