Learning Latin

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For those of you that know latin, how did you learn it?

I took latin from 7th grade to 10th grade in school and then dropped it, but am now continuing my Latin with the Hans Orberg’s LINGUA LATINA. I got both books and surprisingly there are biblical passages in one chapter and references to Jesus in two chapters.

In fact CAPITULUM DUODETRICESIMUM quotes Matthew 9:18-19, 23-26; 14:24-33; 28:18; and 8:23-27.

It is a direct learning reader, as in the entire book is in Latin and you learn by reading through it.

So how are you all learning latin?
 
I read the Bible in Latin as much as I can.

I started with a few classes here and there, but my favorite way is to force myself to read texts that I already know the translations of (e.g. I read a Latin Bible along with rosary meditations), pay attention in Mass (EF always) and sing in the choir (Liber Usualis), so over time I just “know” what the Latin means.

I deliberately come up with Latin versions of things in my head - for example, one morning the choir director noticed one of our singers was late to rehearsal and decided to text him to find out what was holding him up. I suggested, “Ubi es?”
 
Apollos said:
I deliberately come up with Latin versions of things in my head - for example, one morning the choir director noticed one of our singers was late to rehearsal and decided to text him to find out what was holding him up. I suggested, “Ubi es?”
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And he probably responded, “Sum hic.” 🙂
 
A word here, a phrase there. I like to learn a traditional prayer in Latin. You get a small working vocabulary such as, Lord, and pray for us, and so on.
 
Not_Sure said:
For those of you that know latin, how did you learn it?

I took latin from 7th grade to 10th grade in school and then dropped it, but am now continuing my Latin with the Hans Orberg’s LINGUA LATINA. I got both books and surprisingly there are biblical passages in one chapter and references to Jesus in two chapters.

In fact CAPITULUM DUODETRICESIMUM quotes Matthew 9:18-19, 23-26; 14:24-33; 28:18; and 8:23-27.

It is a direct learning reader, as in the entire book is in Latin and you learn by reading through it.

So how are you all learning latin?
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Check this thread, [thread=173658]Sticky: Latin resources[/thread]. Also: Do a tag search.

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tee_eff_em said:
Check this thread, [thread=173658]Sticky: Latin resources[/thread]. Also: Do a tag search.

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What a helpful list. I’ve used almost all those resources and it’s great to see them summarized and described all in one place. And thanks for pointing out the LatinStudy group; I may need to jump into that! 🙂

My recommendation for brushing up rusty Latin skills is Wheelock. I’d been away from Latin long enough that I wanted to review the conjugations and grammar, and Wheelock is great for that. It’s well laid out, easy to use, and full of practice exercises. And cheap used copies are widely available.
 
A textbook that a lot of people use is Collin’s Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin.
 
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