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Salvete Omnes! Thought I’d make a latin masterpost as I wasn’t sure how many resources there were on tumblr for latin…? Just some tips and resources for ppl starting out! Any questions, feel free to ask me! 

THIS IS A POST for ppl starting out, currently learning click here (once i get round to it eep sorry EDIT : I’m sorry but I don’t think I will be able to get round to it any time soon :( ! If you have any questions though as a current learner, send me an ask like ‘yo i’m learning latin, any tips’ and i’ll pop down a few pointers! I just don’t have much time to make a proper master post sorry <3 

Some tips and resources for you lovelies 

Cambridge Latin course (the main textbooks I used in my five years of Latin) have some free online resources here that complement their course but might be worth checking out as a taster! Stories and such for translation! (all words have a translation so that saves time for ppl just starting though I don’t recommend relying on it if you want to build up your vocab) 

You don’t have to learn how to speak it [no speaking exams i think if you wanna take it for a qualification] but general tips: C is said like a K eg. cepit (he/she/it threw) is not said sepit , it’s said kepit (this is actually really annoying because julius caesar = see-zerr in my mind yet technically it should be more like kaiser i know weird) 

Harry Potter cool stuff! Like ‘Expecto Patronum’ = I wait for/expect a patron/protector and it’s v. cool because patronus is the normal form and patronum is the accusative form as the ‘waiting’ is being done to it. Languages are cool. [Sibyls were oracles so Sibyll Trelawny makes sense!] [Also there’s a latin version of HP so.]

No capital letters expect for names!! So that makes them easy to recognise!! :) 

Tenses and declensions are v. important in latin!! Word order doesn’t make a great difference in terms of translation (though verb tends to go at end of a sentence) so you gotta know and learn your tenses and declensions. 

[O   S   T   MUS   TIS    NT] reciting tenses out loud is very useful for remembering! We had to recite the present, imperfect, perfect tenses at the start of each lesson 

Declensions are these cool things that sort things into families (bit like french but easier tbh) - you can recognise which declension from the ending of the word most times (gen rules : 1st declension female, 2nd male, 3rd the whatever they want pot)

Derivations are your friend! e.g. canis = dog aka canine, hortus = garden aka horticulture! Helpful for remembering vocab! Make links in your brain and the meaning will follow! 

A website that I found that seems legit and a good starting point for ppl who have need some structure as to where to start ALSO THEIR REFERENCE CHARTS!!! IMPORTANT!!! 

If you know a romance language, like spanish + french, then you might see links between the languages! like the verb être in french has a similar pattern to esse (to be) in latin. Useful for reinforcing both languages (and latin is the root of these languages so… :D) 

As with any language, practice practice!!! 

Another website that links some good resources [not all of them work as bit outdated – with this though as long as links work, the stuff won’t be ‘incorrect’ because it’s old… like latin is v. old language lol don’t worry]

Handouts on grammar, vocab etc that I wish I had had… the exercises (scroll down!!!!) may be interesting for self learners!!

Also, don’t worry about ë / ē (dots and lines over words) they’re mainly to help with speaking and you don’t need to consider them when trying to learn to read latin 

ALSO WRITING LATIN IS RATHER COMPLICATED (easy sentences are manageable, just don’t try to write essays XD) STICK TO TRANSLATING TEXTS  FIRST to build up your vocab and get your grammar good!!

Latin wiktionary  This is in latin and kind of intimidating but you can always just bathe in the beauty that is the latin language. 

Here is a vocab tester [and also gives free rice for every correct answer what’s not to like]

A very neat website (linked to main page because it also has also ancient languages resources if you are interested) that has resource lists [way better than any i could make and also gives a description of the resource ] that you should check out!! [again where WAS THIS when i was learning latin…? obviously didn’t use all the resources i could have had access to *grrrr*] 

Not an exhaustive list, just some sites I’ve found especially useful studying and teaching. Scroll down for fancier Classics Masterposts. Updated August 26, 2015.

Latin

words

http://latinlexicon.org/ (my favorite; dictionaries (L&S) and flashcards)

http://archives.nd.edu/words.html (if I can’t convert you to latinlexicon)

http://nodictionaries.com/ (neat concept, sometimes misleading)

http://romansgohome.com/spqr (if you have the right devices…I don’t) 

http://www.wyomingcatholiccollege.com/faculty-pages/patrick-owens/lexicon/adumbratio/index.aspx

texts

http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/

http://latin.packhum.org/index

http://www.stoa.org/colloquia/anglice.shtml

http://vergil.classics.upenn.edu/

other fun stuff

http://bestlatin.blogspot.com/

https://la.wiktionary.org

Latin AND Greek

http://dcc.dickinson.edu/ & Latin core vocab & Greek core vocab (learn these)

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/

http://perseus.uchicago.edu/

http://www.textkit.com/

http://linguax.com/lexica/

http://attalus.org/

http://lexicity.com/ (many other languages too)

Greek

http://www.greekverbs.com/ (identifies and provides the paradigm!)

http://www.typegreek.com/

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/Woodhouse/

Culture etc. (obviously this is not comprehensive)

http://www.theoi.com/

https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/index.htm

http://digitalaugustanrome.org/

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/home.html

https://medium.com/eidolon

Teaching Latin (mostly CI) (good stuff for learners, too)

https://latinbestpracticescir.wordpress.com/

http://indwellinglanguage.com/ (Latin media)

http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com/

http://latinforeveryone.blogspot.com/

http://pomegranatebeginnings.blogspot.com/

http://www.johnpiazza.net/latin

http://www.latinahilara.com/

http://lapis.practomime.com/index.php/698 (embedded readings for AP)

http://www.practomime.com/content/verba.php (like Cards Against Humanity but in Latin and classroom-safe, though you can be creative)

http://www.practomime.com/picturae/

http://www.tcl.camws.org/ Teaching Classical Languages

http://www.ijflt.com/ Foreign Language Teaching

Other Lists

c-aesarion​‘s Comprehensive Online Resource List for Students of Classics (!!!)

aristoteliancomplacency​‘s Master Post of Classicists on Tumblr. 

Don’t kill yourself today

Because your Netflix trial still has a week left

Don’t kill yourself today

Because no one else will finish off the chicken in the fridge

Don’t kill yourself today

Because I know for a fact that Starbucks is releasing a new Frappuccino sometime next month

Yes, your mother will miss you

Yes your bully will make a sappy Facebook post about how what a a wonderful person you were

And yes

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem

You know that

You’ve known that

Everyone and anyone has been shoving that down your throat since they first learned what the word suicide meant

So don’t kill yourself

Until you finish your shampoo and conditioner at the same time

Don’t kill yourself

Until Doctor Who is finally cancelled

Don’t kill yourself

Until you tell someone your best pasta recipe 

Don’t kill yourself 

Because I will keep coming up with reasons for you not to

And I need you

To hear all of them

Don’t kill yourself

I love you

You’re important

It’s a bad day

Not a bad life

There is more to this

The world will keep spinning on its axis without you

But

Think of all the sunrises you’d miss

I know this sounds pointless

But when you’re sitting in front of everything deadly you own

Revising your goodbyes

There will be too much darkness 

To see anything else

But this is not about seeing anything else

This is about turning off the lights

This is about finding the bed instead of the noose

This is about giving yourself one more day

Even if it takes ten thousand of those

One more morning’s

Until

“I can’t wait for tomorrow”

This is about staying alive

Because there’s gonna be a new Marvel movie

No one should miss that

This is about staying alive

Because the future is coming 

And it’s ready for you

I don’ t need you to see it

I just need you to believe you can make it 

Until then

THIS SHIT WORKS OKAY, I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

The last time I saw this on my dash, I didn’t think it would happen, so jokingly I wished I could go to a fun. concert.

AND GUESS WHAT, I WENT TO A FUCKING FUN. CONCERT.

I SAW THIS ON MY DASH THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT “ITS WORTH A TRY” SO I WISHED I COULD GET A 3DS

LITERALLY LIKE 4 DAYS LATER MY DAD SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE 3DS XL HE BOUGHT FOR ME WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL

GUYS.

HE FUCKING CALLED ME 20 MINUTES LATER

20 FUCKNG. MINUTES. LATER.

FOOD

Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food

grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread

different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.

some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment

sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it

Some churches offer short term residence

Find your nearest homeless shelter

Look for places that are open to the public

A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.

Public libraries have bathrooms you can use

Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.

Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver

Local beaches, go for a quick swim

Some truck stops have showers you can pay for

Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet

Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

first aid kit

 sunscreen

 a travel alarm clock or watch

 mylar emergency blanket

 a backpack is a must

 downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards

 sleeping bag

 travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror

 swiss army knife

because of communism, people have:

- zero sense of responsibility

- zero interest in voting for the right politicians

- zero hope

- zero trust

- zero sense of community

americans know nothin about these things. y'all just think that you'll suddenly save everyone with communism. you won't.

communism is inherently flawed and impossible to achieve. don't try it.

this year is my first one at university, so i think it would be really nice to share with all of you the steps that i follow when i have an importan exam!

first thing that i need to tell you is that is very importan to have enough time to study for your exam because otherwise you are going to be more stressed than normal!

so here i leave you the steps that i follow to study for a big test, i hope you find it helpful!

first of all i read all my notes and then i underline the most importants parts

when i underline everything, i do a list of the most importants topics of the subject (that helps me to have a mental guide of the important things to write down on the exam)

 i read everything over and over again till i fully understand everything!

if there is something i don’t  fully understand i try to ask someone from my class or my teacher

once i understand everything, or almost everything, i do mind maps. In this link you can learn how to mind map :) 

if the subject requires memorize, i use the blank sheet method which involves taking out a blanck sheet and writting down everything you need to know about a topic without looking at your notes. i found this method really useful

once a know everything i make flashcards (only i do it if i need to learn definitions) 

and finally, to revise the topic a just read all my notes, mind maps, flashcards, etc. that i have done 

These are some of my tips for connecting to the elements in the morning before school, work, busy days, or just a day at home. It’s also handy for witches like me who prefer to work in the morning and daytime 🌞

☁️Air-

💨wake up at dawn if you can (dawn is the time that correspondes with air)

💨pick a perfume that correspondes with your intent for the rest of the day

💨listen to some music to set intent for the day and energize yourself

💨get some fresh air and let the crisp morning air invigorate and center you

💨light incense that correspondences with your intent of the day

💨enjoy the morning bird chirping

💨do a daily divination reading to get a feel for what to expect for the rest of the day

💨incorporate almonds, honey, strong scented herbs like dill, or eggs in your breakfast

Water🌊-

💧have a cup of tea or some water when you wake up

💧take a shower or bath and let it cleanse you

💧take a morning swim if you can

💧moisturize with lotion that correspondes with your intent for the day

💧make a water bottle of infused water (with the herbs/fruits of your intent) to carry around and keep you hydrated for the day

💧collect morning dew

💧pick a seashell that correspondes with your intent for the day to carry around with you

💧sing! (to connect to mermaids and warm up your voice for the day)

💧incorporate apples, berries, salt, fish, or avocado in your breakfast

Earth🌳-

🌿take a walk or jog

🌿do some yoga

🌿pick a crystal that correspondes with your intent for the day to carry with you

🌿ground yourself

🌿take care of your plants (water them, talk to them, etc.)

🌿do a prosperity spell for the day

🌿spend time with your pets

🌿use plant based products or make your own if you can (like shampoo, soap, makeup, etc.)

🌿incorporate nuts, beans, roots (like ginger), and greens (like spinach and kale) in your breakfast

Fire🔥-

🕯light a candle to set your intent for the day

🕯enjoy the morning sunshine, feel it’s warmth

🕯do some makeup or fashion magic when you’re getting ready

🕯meditate with the Sun

🕯take vitamins and/or medications

🕯stay warm with hot teas, hot showers, blankets, etc. (the morning can be a bit chilly)

🕯use the sunshine as a positivity and happiness spell and let it charge you for the day

🕯carry a tealight with you (you never know when you’ll need one)

THIS IS THE LUCKY TEST POST (in a text post)

📙Studying Tips for Witches

 • I decided because it’s back to school season, I’d make a helpful post. I don’t know about you but when I’m trying to study, my mind goes to everything but my work. Here’s some hopefully helpful tips for studying that use a little magic ✨

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📙 Sigils

• If you want to get a good grade on a test or you need to study extra hard today, sigils give you a little bit of energy to help you make your goal. Here are some helpful sigils from other amazing witches!

I’m Focused on my Tasks

I will not Procrastinate 

I will Study with Intent and Confidence

I Remember What I Study

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📙 Spells

•  If you have a little more trouble focusing in class or when studying, enchanting a small spell might be best for you! Here is a list of spells from some very lovely witches!

Memory and Concentration Enchantment

Cosmic Study Spell

Concentration Tea Potion

Study Hard Jar Spell

Rosemary Study Spell

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📙 Other Tips