Hi there! I started learning latin three years ago, and I wanted to share some resources with you. Hopefully you’ll find this post helpful, whether you’re just beginning or you’re studying latin at AP/A-Level. header image: the roses of heliogabalus by lawrence alma-tadema
over 60% of all english words originally come from latin! it can help you figure out the meaning of words you don’t know (yay etymology!!)
it’s the basis of the romance languages, so it can help you with spanish, italian, french, portugese, and romanian!
everything sounds better in latin it has a bunch of wonderful phrases, many of which are still used today! some of my favorites are:
ars longa vita brevis // art is long, life is short
ex nihilo nihil fit // out of nothing comes nothing
scientia potentia est // knowledge is power
dum spiro, spero // while i breathe, i live
try flashcards! these are v cute and work nicely
if that doesn’t work for you, study foldables are a great way to remember vocabulary terms as well!
it’s really important to remember case endings and verb conjugations, so repeating them verbally helps you retain them
william whitaker’s words aka the best latin/english translator ever
memrise!! lots of mini latin courses by subject
key literary/rhetorical devices
comprehensive verb synopsis
latin grammar master list
find mentions of people in latin texts!
textbooks: latin via ovid, ecce romani
try google (or the library if you’re old fashioned like me) and see what else you can find!!
the aeneid (english translation) / the perseus project
de bello gallico (english translation) / the perseus project
aeneid vocabulary organized by word frequency (2)
classical language learning masterpost by @myth-boy
how to study latin by @antiquarians
latin resources by @antiquarians
vale (that’s goodbye) and good luck learning latin!! i hope this was helpful
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