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Handy Roman Sayings For Everyday Use...

Planning that all important vacation:

BlueJewelButton.jpgLet's not go to the Bay of Naples again. All the plebs go there... 'Ne eamus ad Sinum Neapolis iterum. Plebs ibi it.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgWe can't go tomorrow; the sacred chickens aren't eating... 'Cras non poterimus ire; pulli scari non edunt.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgI think we should go on a grand tour of the Empire... 'Puto in itinere magno Imperii ire nos debere.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgWhere did Antony and Cleopatra go this year?.. 'Ubi Antonius et Cleopatra hoc anno ibant?'

BlueJewelButton.jpgRoad trip!.. 'Iter faciamus!'

BlueJewelButton.jpgAre we there yet?.. 'Paene advenimus?'

Exploring the conquered barbarian lands:

BlueJewelButton.jpgWhat could possibly go wrong?..'Quid nobis infeliciter fieri potest?'

BlueJewelButton.jpgCan I rent a slave here?.. 'Servumne ibi conducere possum?'

BlueJewelButton.jpgYou're not getting me into a boat that small!.. 'In scapham tam parvam me non ducis!'

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BlueJewelButton.jpgI need tickets for me and my fourteen slaves... 'Tesseris mihi et quattaordecim servis egoe.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgThat slave doesn't look strong enough to carry me... 'Servus ille fortis satis portare me non apparet.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgThat was a very bumpy ride... 'Erat vectum asperrimum.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgI don't think much of your charioteering skills... 'Non artem currus tuam amo.'

Out and about:

BlueJewelButton.jpgWhere can I hire a litter?.. 'Ubi lecticam conducere possum?'

BlueJewelButton.jpgNot another feast day!.. 'Non aluid festum!'

BlueJewelButton.jpgDon't the locals make anything worth buying as a souvenir?.. 'Nonne indigenae aliquid dignum emendi faciunt?'

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BlueJewelButton.jpgWhere's the action in this place?.. 'Ubi est actio hic?'

BlueJewelButton.jpgIf I see any more statues, I'll scream!.. 'Si unam imaginem aliam video, clamabo!'

BlueJewelButton.jpgDoesn't anyone speak proper Latin around here?.. 'Nonne quisquis hic Latine decenter loquitur?'

BlueJewelButton.jpgWe've got a much bigger market place at home... 'Forum maius multo domi habemus.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgThis is just a one horse town... 'Oppidum equi unius hoc est.'

At the inn:

BlueJewelButton.jpgWhat? No running water?.. 'Quid, non aqua currens?

BlueJewelButton.jpgYou don't have enough slaves in the inn... 'Non satis servorum in hac caupone habes.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgThe room service is very poor... 'Ministerium camerae pessimum est.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgThis bedding is too hard... 'Durissima haec stragula est.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgThis decor is not very tasteful... 'Hoc ornamentum non decorum est.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgI demand to speak to the manager!.. 'Postulo dicere cum administratore.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgThis is the worst hotel I have ever stayed in!.. 'Caupona pessima in qua mansi haec est.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgOur room is very stuffy!.. 'Camera nostra clausissima est.'

A day at the arena:

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BlueJewelButton.jpgGet out of my way or I'll throw you into the ring too... 'Nisi moves e via mea, te in arenam etiam iaciam.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgThat one's still moving!.. 'Iste movet etiamnunc!'

BlueJewelButton.jpgIs he dead yet?.. 'Estne mortus nunc?'

BlueJewelButton.jpgOoh, look at his big pecs!.. 'O, specta musculos magnos pectoralis.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgI say, it's a bit bloodthirsty isn't it?.. 'Ecastor, nonne est paululum cruentum?'

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BlueJewelButton.jpgThat gladiator is only fit for lion food... 'Ille gladiator est idoneus alendo leonem.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgIt gets a bit repetative, doesn't it?.. 'Nonne saepenumeratum fit?'

BlueJewelButton.jpgOoh! I bet he felt that!.. 'O! Puto eum illud sentire.'

BlueJewelButton.jpgThese seats aren't very comfortable, are they?.. 'Num sedes commodissimum sunt?'

BlueJewelButton.jpgNo! I can't look!.. 'Non! Spectare queo!'

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BlueJewelButton.jpgMy parents plundered half of Europe and all I got was this stupid t-shirt...'Parentes mei dimidium Europae despolia veruntego tamen nil accepi praeter hanc tuniculam misellam.'





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