Useful Latin phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Latin. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person)

English	Lingua Latina (Latin)
Welcome	Salve
Hello	Heus (inf) Ave / Salve (sg) Salvete (pl)
How are you? I'm fine	Quomodo vales? Quid agis? (sg) Quid agitis? (pl) Quid res tecum sunt? Esne salvus/salva?
How are you? I'm fine	Valeo (sg) Valemus (pl)
Long time no see	Quantum temporem!
What's your name? My name is ...	Quid est nomen tibi?
What's your name? My name is ...	Nomen mihi est...
Where are you from? I'm a ...	Unde es?
Where are you from? I'm a ...	... sum
Pleased to meet you	Libens sum / Mihi placet / Placet
Good morning	Quid agis mane?
Good evening	Bonum Vesper!
Good night	Bonam Noctem!
Goodbye	Vale / Aveto (sg) Valete / Avetote (pl)
Good luck	Bonam Fortunam!
Cheers/Good health!	Bonam sanitatem! Bene tibi!
Have a nice day	Die dulci fruimini
Bon appetit	Bonum appetitionem!
Bon voyage	Bonum cursum!
I don't understand	Nullo intellego / Nescio
Please speak more slowly	Sodes, loquere paulo lentius
Please say that again	Dic iterum sivis / Iterum dicere potes?
Please write it down	Sodes, id scribes?
Do you speak Latin? Yes, I speak a little Latin	Loquerisne Latine? Loquerisne linguam latinam?
Do you speak Latin? Yes, I speak a little Latin	Sic, paululum linguae Latinae dico
How do you say ... in Latin?	Quomodo ... Latine dicas?
Excuse me	Me excusa (sg) Me excusate (pl)
How much is this?	Quanti constat?
Sorry	Ignosce mihi!
Thank you Response (You're welcome)	Gratias tibi ago (inf) Gratias vobis ago (frm/pl) Multas gratias vobis ago
Thank you Response (You're welcome)	Precare (sg) Precamini (pl)
Where's the toilet?	Ubi sunt latrinae? Ubi sunt loca secreta? Ubi est conclave necessarium? Ubi est balneum?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	Hic dominus/Haec Domina toto pendet
Would you like to dance with me?	Mecum ballare vis?
I love you	Te amo
Get well soon	Convalescas ex aegroto mox
Leave me alone!	Abi! (sg) Abite! (pl)
Help! Fire! Stop!	Adiuva! (sg) Adiuvate! (pl) Ignis! Siste! (sg) Sistete! (pl)
Call the police!	Denuntiatores voca! (sg) Denuntiatores vocate! (pl)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year	Natale hilare et annum faustum
Happy Easter	Prospera Pascha sit
Happy Birthday	Felix dies natalis / Felix sit natalis dies
One language is never enough	Una lingua numquam satis est
My hovercraft is full of eels	Mea navis aëricumbens anguillis abundat

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Information about the Latin language

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Links

Collections of Latin phrases
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/9601/cotidie.html
http://www.byzantinecommunications.com/adamhoward/latincomm.html
http://www.yuni.com/library/latin.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases
http://latin-phrases.co.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A218882
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/omnibus.html
http://www.biopsych.net/psyhumor/latin_phrases_for_all_occasions.htm
http://www.asterix-obelix.nl/latin-uk.htm

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