American speaks Latin with Italians at the Colosseum! 🇮🇹 Will they understand? part 1

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Can Italians understand spoken Latin? Many of them do! Let's see if the descendents of the Romans in the Eternal City are able to comprehend my spoken Latin!
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00:00 Intro
01:05 Sonia & Francesco
05:17 Tommaso & Lucio
08:54 Gisella & Davide
11:17 Pietro & Gabriele
14:34 Thomas
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[@polyMATHY_Luke]

To try everything Brilliant has to offer - free - for a full 30 days, visit brilliant.org/polyMATHY . The first 200 to sign up will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. Watch me speak Latin and Ancient Greek to a Greek Man! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6fJpGiXeK6sZsk ⬅on my other channel ScorpioMartianus I have a written a new short story in Latin! with drammatically acted audiobook. Check it out: luke-ranieri.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/fabula-anatina-a-duckish-tale-in-latin 🦆 It's a children's book about the odyssey of a duckling who wants to learn how to fly. Watch part 2! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZLMfH-Cadxqnqc Battle of the Italian-Americans! AND Romansh vs Portuguese vs Latin! 🇨🇭 🇧🇷 🇵🇹 🇻🇦 🇮🇹 🦂 Support my work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/LukeRanieri 📚 Luke Ranieri Audiobooks: luke-ranieri.myshopify.com 🤠 Take my course LATIN UNCOVERED on StoryLearning, including my original Latin adventure novella "Vir Petasātus" learn.storylearning.com/lu-promo?affiliate_id=3932873 🦂 Sign up for my Latin Pronunciation & Conversation series on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/54058196

[@TschikoDeutsch]

would you please add Latin Subtitle for us to learn?

[@MariaMendoza-iy1ie]

entonces se te ha de ser fácil aprender español francés portugués estoy casi segura que ya los hablas

[@georgeschwab5527]

I would really love to see a video like this with all the different Ancient Greeks, and Modern Greek speakers. It's interesting to me how little Greek has changed

[@LorenzoDelVecchio]

Ave, Magister Lucius! Amplector te gaudio! Ex hoc video cognovi origines tuas eadam esse ac meas! Numquam cogitaveram.... quae vix credi possunt! In urbe Roccaraso vivo et avunculum in Guardiagrele habeo! Finge quam mirari me esse cum hoc video vidi! Animus hoc rerum aspectu commovetur! Gratias pro omnibus que agis ac cura ut valeas!

[@TschikoDeutsch]

@@xeither289 not Jesus, but Allah, Jesus is just human just like Muhammad PBUH

[@potman4581]

Italians speaking Latin is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. Honored I got to see this.

[@account9773]

Solo alcuni Italiani lo parlano . Solitamente chi ha fatto legge o studi classici e letterari.

[@nolol700]

@@account9773 attenzione, c'è differenza enorme tra il latino scritto che si accenna quando si studiano gli autori latini e quello parlato. Cambiano tutte le strutture grammaticali usate poiché quello parlato è più simile all'italiano (es: non ci sono proposizioni infinitive, cum/ut + cong./ind.)

[@SebastianPerezG]

If you speak any latin base language , i think you can understand the basics of the latin language.

[@nolol700]

@@SebastianPerezG not really

[@RexOlafusVidulusMagnus]

Technically you didn't. Not directly lol

[@nikaswords17]

My German grandpa always writes letters to his friends in Latin so that he doesn’t lose the language 😂🙈 he’s 85 now

[@TakittyLove]

wow! THAT'S cool ! :D

[@nikaswords17]

@@TakittyLove little nerdy he and his friends but sure 😂🙈

[@steven_003]

That's amazing, God bless him. Haha

[@qvaerensveritatem9064]

whoaaaaaaa!!!! truly admirable. keep the letters they are a family treasure!

[@melanies.6030]

@@nikaswords17 Nerdy is the new cool. Try to keep up.

[@LeMMe_TeaCh_Ya]

Ma vogliamo parlare dell'incredibile capacità di Luke di passare dalla pronuncia classica a quella ecclesiastica in base all'interlocutore?

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Grazie! Mi diverto molto così

[@zarroncello1]

Vedi? Io faccio fatica a coglierlo. Quello che so è che capisco più facilmente il latino fluente di Luke piuttosto che quello più tentennante di italiani che devono pensare molto a costruire la frase. Io il latino non l'ho mi studiato, l'ho incrociato in università con il corso in filosofia.

[@RashFever26]

@@zarroncello1 Questo è perchè Luke ha studiato il latino usando un metodo di "lingua viva", cioè con lo scopo di utilizzarlo nel quotidiano e saper parlare, mentre noi italiani (almeno alle superiori) lo studiamo per tradurre. Magari a fine liceo sappiamo tradurre un testo di Cicerone senza difficoltà ma per dire una frase semplice in latino ci mettiamo 5 minuti... stesso problema con l'inglese che viene insegnato con un metodo assolutamente pietoso

[@nolol700]

@@RashFever26 C'è anche da dire che il latino usato per parlare è molto diverso dal latino classico. Si nota che nel parlato mancano tutte le strutture grammaticali arcaiche (subordinate in cum/ut, infinitive, abl.ass., gerundi e gerundivi, perifrastiche varie etc...) e che si tende a fare periodi brevi e semplici.

[@FfblastBlogspot]

Aldente!

[@Nephastion22]

The legacy of the ancient romans is alive. Millennia after their departure, people are still speaking their language in the same streets they once walked and next to the buildings they constructed. Simply amazing.

[@JThePervertedSummoner]

They teach us Latin in school, depending on the specialization you take. The vast majority of us can't speak Latin, but considering that Latin itself isn't too far away from Italian (and other Romance languages such as Spanish and Portuguese), if you start a talking in Latin, we can understand some of the words and get an idea of what the topic is about.

[@statistico897]

I'm Italian and when I saw The Passion movie by Mel Gibson I remember to have been very surprised to discover how many Latin words I could undestand starting from the "Idiota", (idiot in English) showted by the Roman Centurion to a roman soldier; in italian we use to say idiota as well.

[@1lain]

@@statistico897 i might give that movie a watch to see if I can pick out some Latin , thank u !

[@marcwittkowski5146]

Even as a German I can understand quite a bit. It's fascinating.

[@goodone5590]

Arent Italians related to the Romans. Basically the same people.

[@JThePervertedSummoner]

@@goodone5590 We're their descendants, yes.

[@westwoods7675]

Seems like Luke has finally found the Colosseum at last from the first video!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

At last!

[@aivopark]

Amphitheatrum Flavium.

[@_LoremIpsum]

Is the Colosseo you were searching? I thought you were asking for you friend Flavio Amitrani

[@solamano7239]

@@_LoremIpsum - Haha! You don't know him? He has the gelateria beside the Carrefour :)

[@ansaksa]

😂

[@languageautopsy5624]

There's something about someone who speaks Latin that words cannot describe.

[@lillycastitatis6807]

I couldn’t agree more.

[@andoapata2216]

Yes they can, you just never learned them ;)

[@shastasilverchairsg]

Civilized. 😂

[@toubs9954]

So great to see a young priest understanding and speaking Latin

[@Akkolon]

As much as I agree that its nice and good for more people to know more languages including Latin I don't understand why it makes any difference if the student is a priest?

[@gaius_aerister]

@@Akkolon Maybe because in the current state of the Catholic Church, a significant amount of priests don't give atention to the latin language. That's mainly because of the Council Vatican II, which made the usage of latin during mass a lot more uncomon

[@Akkolon]

@@gaius_aerister well, whatever language is being spoken it will not change the horrible state of the church. I would suggest the young gentleman to take a lot of science classes along with his language classes. After all science is a language we all can understand.....and with much less touching of kids!

[@AbramFontanilla]

@@Akkolon Language will not change the state of the Church, but perhaps faithfulness to the traditions and teachings of Holy Mother Church will. Language of the liturgy is a good place to start. God bless.

[@Akkolon]

@@AbramFontanilla it’s exactly the following of the teachings that has brought the Catholic Church and indeed most religions to the horrible place they find themselves in. The only cure is less faith and more science in my opinion.

[@Bilabius]

It's been 45 years since I studied Latin, so I was pleasantly surprised at how much I was able to understand. This was tons of fun.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks!

[@StergiosMekras]

A properly structured language is like that.

[@henrycaradocosborne-price-5540]

@@StergiosMekras What is an example of an improperly structured one?

[@StergiosMekras]

@@henrycaradocosborne-price-5540 Danish.

[@henrycaradocosborne-price-5540]

@@StergiosMekras Haha, my father can speak Danish and he says similar things!

[@guillermorivas7819]

Luke, you are making speaking Latin fun and entertaining. That's the ticket for the language's continued survival.

[@Just_Henry1]

Totally agree

[@Alex-eb6je]

That's with most classical languages. I think Welsh could survive more if we could explain that there was a language in England before Anglo-Saxon.

[@luici]

Ioci causa ista lingua antiqua iterum expandere et proliferre potest

[@nicolasgraciano8899]

@@Alex-eb6je The welsh language is still alive in southern Argentina. There are some welsh towns in Chubut Province (trelew, gaiman) where you can find bilingual schools. On top of that, there have been governmental improvements as regards conservation of the Welsh culture

[@human7491]

@Alex Before Anglo-Saxons? Then it's not England it's Britannica

[@PodcastItaliano]

Che bravi!!! Complimenti a tutti!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Grātiās!

[@SakuruRa_]

hello

[@oscaro.350]

Ciao Davide, A me mi piacciono i due canali!!!

[@pepperachu]

Frutti tutti

[@jac6547]

It's been 1500 years since Latin has been spoken near the Colosseum.

[@supremeleadersmeagol6345]

Uhhh no???

[@makky6239]

@@jekenzeR even natively lol, it's not like right after the Roman empire fell everyone started to speak Italian

[@fuji_films]

@@makky6239 Faxx. Latin remain as a high-level language for many centuries. It was still used in the 20th century for scientific articles.

[@Bawhoppen]

I think you are vastly underestimating how common Latin has remained. I would be surprised if there was a day since 1600 where atleast /someone/ hadn't spoken Latin near the Colosseum. Definitely since 1850 atleast if not then.

[@korpen2858]

@@Bawhoppen My Swedish mother took latin during her school years, it's surprising how many did!

[@mattiaaimi1201]

I'm Italian, we can understand Latin because the Empire is always within us😂

[@ralphthorpe7564]

Forever and evermore, familglia! Per sempre!

[@paolocardinali3951]

ma falla finita, al liceo ce davano quattro ore pe tradurre 3 paragrafi...

[@ralphthorpe7564]

@@paolocardinali3951 Che vergogna. Pensa a tutti i programmi televisivi che ti sei perso in quei periodi di quattro ore. Quanto hai sofferto.

[@g.1854]

@@paolocardinali3951 ahahahahahahhaqhhah

[@slamdrunker7918]

TU QUOQUE, BRUTE, FILI MI??????

[@Cyberbeagle1000]

It's lovely to see Italians having such passion for their heritage, and quite clearly understanding spoken Latin.

[@darthvader5802]

Italians never emigrate, just check colonies around the world LMAO

[@defraofficial__9132]

@@darthvader5802 probably man, but we have more than others country, keep eating mcdonald’s man, the only thing you have hahahahahahahahaha you never eat a real pizza and you still speak, continue like that Bufu😘 Un saluto dall’Italia test i minchiaaaaaa

[@defraofficial__9132]

@@darthvader5802 comeback to star wars my Lord

[@Sophia-kq5ir]

I'm italian and I studied latin in school. I used to really hate it, but honestly if I had to speak in a context like this one I would probably start to enjoy it too lol

[@altinturk]

nice to know the language mechanics and parallelism with modern Italian but studying latin at that level as you do for years it's a waste of time tbh

[@HCRAYERT.]

@@altinturk wow.

[@kinulidd0598]

@@altinturk The point is not really understanding Italian better but enjoying Latin literature which is one of the richest in the world.

[@mountainguyed67]

@@tmb1065 Biggus Dickus.

[@god6384]

learning languages at school is always boring. I hated learning french back then. Its much more fun to go out in the world and learn the language on the go

[@b52goats]

This is beautiful, real Italians speaking the language of their ancestors. It honestly made me want to cry and makes me want to learn a language

[@samuele_xdvr2350]

È stato un onore partecipare e stringerti la mano, sono Samuele e.. mamma mia quanto ero nervoso!😅 a mia difesa però posso dire che camminavamo da ore ed ero già un po' stanco e agitato; ad ogni modo, grazie ancora ed un saluto a tutti quelli che erano lì!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Hai fatto benissimo, Samuele! Grazie mille

[@giohitmankris9060]

E fai greco ...di cognome...

[@laurac4128]

Comunque sei stato bravissimo👏👏❤️❤️🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@lucagabriele6585]

Glad to have participated. Gratias tibi agō, magister.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Grātiās et tibi, Lūcā!

[@MarkRosa]

Lucius swapping between Reconstructed and Ecclesiastical like a *boss*!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Haha thanks

[@fearmor3855]

Honestly don't know how he does it, can't even switch from dialectal to standard Irish without some difficulty. Like that kind of register thing takes effort unless you practice it

[@iceomistar4302]

@@fearmor3855 You make a good point, I speak a dialect of Mandarin and it's somtimes hard for me to switch to Standard Mandarin since I get the two mixed up all the time.

[@BopWalk]

@@iceomistar4302 There are dialects of mandarin??? You mean accent depending on where you're from in China. I'm American Asain and I speak Teo Chew dialect.

[@fearmor3855]

@@BopWalk Ye there are, what are traditional thought of as dialects (Cantonese etc) are actually closer to regional languages

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

As an Italian learner, I’m surprised by how much I’m able to pick up!

[@albusabbacchio4327]

Mi sono finalmente forzato a guardare il video: avevo troppa paura di riascoltare le mie risposte imbarazzanti. Comunque esperienza incredibile ed è stato veramente un piacere poter conoscere Luke e parlare a lungo con lui non solo per il video. (Non parliamo del fatto che io avevo bisogno della sciarpa e Luke stava tranquillamente con la maglia a maniche corte)

[@mattthelearner2797]

Ma che tu sappia Luke è ancora a Roma?

[@irenelapreziosa]

Ma sei stato bravissimo! 😍

[@albusabbacchio4327]

@@mattthelearner2797 non saprei mi spiace.

[@albusabbacchio4327]

@@irenelapreziosa grazie mille 🙏 Però anche Luke è stato buono e mi ha chiesto cose semplici tipo “preferisci il mare o la montagna?” (Per fortuna 😂)

[@irenelapreziosa]

@@albusabbacchio4327 Ohhh è una domanda che ha fatto un po' a tutti! Avete parlato lingue diverse in modo così continuativo che sembrava ne parlaste un'unica! E grazie per essere rimasto con noi anche dopo l'esperimento!

[@torutara87]

Love how the latin studies also gave him the capacity of using hand gestures like us italiians. he swings those hands around like there's flyes.

[@mountainguyed67]

Lol!

[@wendydomingos1853]

Is funny Americans do a lot of face gestures.

[@brynleighfaith2215]

being in a latin class and hearing this language being spoken in real life with real italians or “romans” is sooo fascinating

[@DR_SARA_AL_NARWIJEY_VANELLA_10]

I'm Jocelyn, I'm 27 years old. I left the Islamic religion and I'm still in the beginning of my way to enter Christianity, although it is difficult for me to do this and I live in a Muslim country that kills everyone who left the Islamic religion. What I wish is to live in a Christian country where I feel safe. I am looking for someone to sponsor me and withdraw me to any America, Britain or Europe.

[@themedbvll1114]

Lol Italians aren't Roman

[@mountainguyed67]

@@themedbvll1114 People who live in Rome are Romans, regardless of time period. Just like is said with any other city, residents are called by the name of their city.

[@Macs]

@@themedbvll1114 I'm Roman because I'm born in Rome. I'm not an ancient Roman obviously.

[@cavius8784]

@@themedbvll1114 the genetic pool is the same

[@Thelaretus]

As a Catholic I loved to see the priest, and as a Brazilian I'm looking forward to the Portuguese.

[@Nipponing]

So sad.

[@jpaulo_ap]

Salvē, Brazilian compatriot!

[@DV-xu7ps]

@@CunnyRape Catholicism is bullshit

[@marusyamarusya5181]

where did you see the priest?

[@DR_SARA_AL_NARWIJEY_VANELLA_10]

I'm Jocelyn, I'm 27 years old. I left the Islamic religion and I'm still in the beginning of my way to enter Christianity, although it is difficult for me to do this and I live in a Muslim country that kills everyone who left the Islamic religion. What I wish is to live in a Christian country where I feel safe. I am looking for someone to sponsor me and withdraw me to any America, Britain or Europe.

[@beepst]

I love how cultured and educated most Italians are.

[@ls42nu]

Latin is one of the most beautiful sounding languages in the world. It sounds very sweet and melodic

[@SMCwasTaken]

It's the Granddaddy of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese (and French(we don't talk about French))

[@SMCwasTaken]

Really sad that schools force it down your throat

[@GV-wv8uf]

Suddenly I want to learn Latin. How personable yet elegant it sounds.

[@nfspbarrister5681]

With togas too?

[@ellermg]

Would be nice if you did a tour in some Liceo Classico around Italy: they study Latin, and I think it would be a lovely experience with the students

[@GiulioPiccinno]

I don't know if you're Italian, as if you are this would be common knowledge, but Italians don't really learn how to speak Latin at school. We might study grammar very thoroughly (so as to be able to translate classics, which usually sport some very complex structures) but speaking is actually discouraged (I guess because teachers don't speak Latin as well). I think most students would understand what Luke would say to a very great extent, but only the very passionate ones would be able to utter some simple sentences. To be fair, Luke's speaks Latin with a simplified grammar as well, compared to the classics (as you would expect - try speaking like Cicero IRL, people would think you can't convey messages in a human-conversation-wise timeframe XD)

[@filippomonaco2303]

@@GiulioPiccinno non sarebbe comunque difficilissimo avere una semplice conversazione con gli studenti del liceo, specie se degli ultimi anni, almeno secondo me

[@eraimattei]

@@filippomonaco2303 secondo me dipende semper da cosa l'insegnante vuole fare, io allo scientifico avevo una maestra cosi brava con le lingue classica che faceva tutti innamorarsene di esse

[@crustlawd8080]

Fare le versioni però è diversissimo da parlare, perché evinci un sacco di cose dal contesto ma non alleni mai la parte conversata, solo certe prof impazzite si mettevano a fare il latino vivo

[@masterjunky863]

@@filippomonaco2303 A quanto pare pure chi non ha studiato latino ma sa l'italiano può capirlo se parlato piano

[@ShakespeareCafe]

I took Latin as my foreign language requirement at the University of Michigan. I didn't think I could do it but made it through two years. Now I'm learning Italian because I'd love to live in Italy

[@mikazoftstrom2343]

You don’t fool me Lucius, with all this pleasant talk, your recruiting legionnaires and are planning something big. Just a little conspiracy for your Thursday enjoyment. Very entertaining by the way.

[@Chris-hr6mm]

Never thought I'd see someone speaking Latin in such a natural and fluent way. Seriously amazing. Ton of respect to you for giving us a glimpse of such a historic and iconic language

[@aussierob3860]

Latin is my favourite language. It sounds so ancient and wonderful. I love it when they speak Latin in movies. I wish I could speak and read Latin. Thanks for the opportunity to hear this, it was wonderful.

[@maxleichner9447]

That was marvelous! I live in Russia and I'm of Volga German (German colonists) origins and I speak Russian, German (Hochdeutsch and a dialect) and English, and watching you, Luke, makes me want to learn Latin! I'm already keen on Italian, but perhaps I should consider Latin as the next language on my polyglot list! This is so inspiring! Спасибо! Gratias! Danke! Thanks!

[@user-vl1oz1qt9x]

Ego quoque in Russia habito, satis bene italice et francogallice scio, anglice autem male scio, praesertim cum loquuntur nil fere intellego. Quid ergo? Cum Germanis aut Lusitanis latine malo loqui.

[@timurermolenko2013]

Wow, so the "dialect" you speak is Plattdeutsch?

[@anthemsofeurope2408]

@@timurermolenko2013 Probably mennonite Plautdietsch

[@redcat6231]

Salve, amice! Рекомендую изучать латинский. Язык очень красивый и определённо стоит потраченного на изучение времени. Und Deutsch ist sehr cool, aber Latein ist alt und du kannst älter Bücher lesen в оригинале) Vale! P.s. In Sarmatia habito, nunc haec terra Ukraina est.

[@Behem0th666]

Im italian🇮🇹

[@iberius9937]

To my ears it sounds like many of these Italians are pronouncing their long vowels and using restored Classical phonology! Beautiful.

[@dan_leo]

You are creating a wonderful content and an amazing community, Luke. I am Roman and I really appreciate your work, because you are celebrating and keeping the history of Rome alive to this day.

[@NomosCharis]

Such a delight to see. Amazing how these things can bring people together, and so refreshing in our polarized times. The world needs more of this.

[@MissSlovakia2]

I can't agree more! I'm so tired of all the sadness and negative energy everywhere. This is a pleasure to watch! Reminds me my passion for Ancient Rome back in the day 🙂

[@professorwilliamgnosis4530]

I just wonder if you could go back in time and talk to the real native speakers back then. Amazing vídeo! I dig them.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

We’d all do so pretty easily I think

[@professorwilliamgnosis4530]

@@polyMATHY_Luke Is there any word that even scholars have questions about nowadays due to the lack of records, that you'd try to clear up with those who used to speak it naturally in that time?

[@nicknick-71]

Helicoptero, the helix shaped feathered (machine) (Helix and ptero, Έλιξ + Πτερό)

[@Z3t487]

Feathered? Wtf?

[@the36lessons11]

@@Z3t487 Greek isn't perfect in translating. Feathered, wing, ect... implying flight.

[@Z3t487]

@@the36lessons11 Ok, but it's still a made up latin word: latin was a dead language long before the invention of the helicopter. To be technically correct: it's not dead if someone keeps it alive, studying and speaking it, even in small circles, so i guess new words in latin are possible... like when a new species is discovered and it's given an official name in latin... you say greek, but i guess latin comes from ancient greek and modern greek is somehow linked to the ancient one.

[@genshinmemes1347]

@@Z3t487 true Latin is influenced by ancient Greek especially grammar

[@the36lessons11]

@@Z3t487 It's not Latin, it's Greek. But, yeah, it was named using Greek conventions. I believe it would roughly translate as 'twisting/spinning wing'. Pretty cut and dry naming, honestly. Latin has a mix of Etruscan and Greek, but it would be the difference between English and German.

[@Stefan_2003]

I understood everything! Cheers from you're cousins Italy, România! Trăiască limba Latină și copii ei!

[@simonemarreddu3900]

❤️

[@nicocimi2446]

Ora sono al primo anno del liceo scientifico e da quando ho iniziato a studiare il latino mi sono appassionato anche grazie ai tuoi video.

[@irenelapreziosa]

Bravissimo!!!

[@casomai]

Da biologa ti dico che ti servirà tanto. Vivrai di rendita poi, vedrai. Ad altri sembrerà impossibile memorizzare alcuni termini scientifici, tu non ne avrai nemmeno bisogno di memorizzarli, ti uscirà spontaneo. E te lo dice una che ne ha fatto solo 6 mesi alle medie.

[@nicocimi2446]

@@casomai grazie mille

[@sergioad5604]

Mi tocca da dire che è fantastica questa gente che finalmente usa il latino e si diverte a farlo... salvo quello che all'inizio ha detto "ma che stai a dì!" e non mancano mai a Roma! Ma gesticolate tutti come i romani contemporanei - dire bravi è poco. This in front of the coliseum is great!

[@mikael3498]

I speak italian corsican and english. But had a terrible experience with latin teachers. You almost give me the will to try and learn it again now ! Greetings from France !

[@michelangelochiacchella8991]

Corsica is Italian.

[@mikael3498]

@@michelangelochiacchella8991 Corsica is a French island. Corsican is not italian. Though it's close.

[@marsper8692]

Don’t mind Michelangelo Chiacchella, he’s just your average italian getting all worked up when it comes to France-Italy relationship.

[@shrektheswampless6102]

@@mikael3498 mi dispiace.. Deve essere dura..

[@mikael3498]

@@shrektheswampless6102 Che cosa ?

[@itamarcoroma9274]

La conversazione coi due ragazzi sorridenti e cordiali completamente in latino, che parlano di vino e hobby mi ha messo una voglia mattutina di riprendere Costantinopoli

[@ThePrrr]

riprendiamoci lla Spagna e la Grecia prima! grano e olio da esportare nel resto dell'impero!

[@sazji]

I don’t speak Latin, and though I have a smattering of Romance languages and find it very approachable, I may never study it seriously in this lifetime. But I love your passion for learning as it’s own reward, and the way you’ve formed a community around that love. You’re my kind of people, even if I can’t understand you very well. 😅

[@seraglioborneo2803]

The UK author - politician Jeff Archer tells us about an Irishman who went on holiday in France just after WW1. At that time few Europeans bothered to learn other languages. His car broke down near some village. With sign language, he persuaded passers-by to take him by cart to the village where he despaired of communicating with anyone. The villagers called the priest to help out. Then the Irishman had the brilliant idea of using his schoolboy Latin. With great difficulty he managed to communicate to the helpful padre that his "chariot was fractured" outside the village and he wanted a mechanic to look at it. And he wanted a room for his wife and himself while the mechanic repaired the chariot! There were huge smiles all round when the padre understood what he wanted and communicated it to the villagers.

[@stoutjudas9868]

Don't know why i as a Swede is so obsessed with Latin and Antiquity. I should be obsessed with Old-Norse lol. So glad i found this channel!

[@botanicalbiohacking6065]

It is likely what stands your English apart from Germanic roots so it is more interesting.

[@txitxinota]

I'm from Spain and I understand almost all ☺️ I also have to say that I learned latin in high school for 4 years and I love It ☺️

[@XeoNIvan]

Absolutely magnificent! Massive gratitude to Luke and everyone who has participated for this!

[@AdRiaNxTF]

Pretty cool to see history brought to life hearing you speak and converse in Latin!

[@roboduck200]

I'm not learning Latin (or Greek for that matter), and I don't think I ever will, but watching your videos really pushes me to continue with my Japanese studies. Reviewing sentence cards, or even watching native TV can be gruelling during the troughs of motivation, so thanks for reminding me what it's all about: Having fun, understanding others, and opening your world right up!

[@daroth7127]

thease are really great videos, so fun to watch!

[@georgios_5342]

Slick! This must have been an amazing experience! Your videos make my day Luke, and honestly they make Latin that much more fun and enjoyable for me. Thanks!

[@belle3679]

10:43 hi! It’s really lovely to see other abruzzeses I’m an Italian 14 years old girl and I love languages, I’m currently learning Japanese, french, Latin and English (I have studied German for 2 years too but I don’t actually remember that much! ) and you are for me a great inspirational figure, so I wanted to thank you for your amazing videos. I’m now writing from Avezzano, and I was asking myself if you were planning to come in Abruzzo since it’s were your father’s side of the family is from!

[@italiastoria]

Fantastico, sembra un sogno. Dobbiamo davvero tanto a Luke per il lavoro che sta facendo

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Molto gentile! Mi piace il vostro podcast

[@italiastoria]

@@polyMATHY_Luke fantastico! Ti ho scritto su FB, mi piacerebbe intervistarti

[@fmenotti]

Beh sarebbe bellissima un'intervista, vi seguo entrambi.

[@BFDT-4]

This is one of your BEST videos, seeing people come out of the woodwork who are able to speak better Latin than I can. I studied Latin in High School, four years, and was on the verge of being able to speak and write in it. Yet, the teacher, whom I really liked, was really only interested in the translation of classics such as Vergil, Cicero, etc. into English. Terrible results were that the two productive channels of Latin were stunted by the time I graduated and moved on to other things. But I always enjoyed listening to music (Carl Orff) in Latin, not only Carmina Burana but the Catullus and other poets he set to music.... And what really cheers me in this video and others like it are that there ARE people who speak Latin (obviously Luke and Alexius, and so many others in that circle), but others who operate in more or less everyday life who have the ability to converse (listen and speak) in some form of usable Latin. One of the things I hope for is the ability of people to generate (either as loan words or as fully Latin-root words) terminology for everything from soup to nuts in the 21st century, so that we don't sound like books, but rather like living people speaking as much as possible a living language (even if it's a second language). Ecce gratum et optatum Ver reducit gaudia, purpuratum floret pratum, Sol serenat omnia. Iamiam cedant tristia! Estas redit, nunc recedit Hyemis sevitia. Ah! To throw a quote out there about the new Spring of Latin!

[@michiferrucci]

How amazing Luke is, seriously! I’m so fascinated by his way to speak Latin, it doesn’t sound like a dead language at all! Speaking of Latin, I still remember when I was a little kid (I’m 36 now), in Italy it was mandatory to study it from the first year of middle school until the last year of high school. It was a nightmare, especially when we had tests where we literally had to translate every single word (the little trick was to find entire sentences in the dictionary 😁). But at least it was useful as I had a lot of Latin words when I joined my university course back in 2004. Bravo Luke, sei il numero uno!

[@holaychau5938]

Increíble!! No puedo esperar para el próximo video ✨✨✨

[@LuciTulcea]

Hearing latin is beautiful, not to mention in such an appropriate venue! Also it's a bit emotional too, maybe because I feel I see something lost in time brought back to life, history brought back in present time. Felicitări Luke pentru ceea ce faci!

[@ufoinboxes1802]

man you are everything i want to be when i grow up , thanks for all the great content !!!

[@mohssenkh6422]

I would not have guessed that you're American based on your accent. I don't speak Latin but I can tell that you've nailed the pronunciation. Good job 👍

[@jericoba]

It's very pleasant to watch Luke meet and converse with everyday people and to see most of them understand Latin. Always nice to see good human interaction and the joy of communication.

[@DR_SARA_AL_NARWIJEY_VANELLA_10]

I'm Jocelyn, I'm 27 years old. I left the Islamic religion and I'm still in the beginning of my way to enter Christianity, although it is difficult for me to do this and I live in a Muslim country that kills everyone who left the Islamic religion. What I wish is to live in a Christian country where I feel safe. I am looking for someone to sponsor me and withdraw me to any America, Britain or Europe.

[@sekhmara8590]

That was wonderful, and you chose a lovely place for the experiment. Much fun to watch, thank you!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks so much! Thanks also for being a member

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks so much! Thanks also for being a member

[@sekhmara8590]

@@polyMATHY_Luke You're most welcome, twice over... :)

[@FlexibleFlyer50]

My aunt recently died at 91. She took 2 years of Latin in grade school, and then 4 years of Latin in high school. For 4 years she won the Latin Prize. Up until she was 89 she was still reading texts in Latin. Her writing skills in Latin never left her, and her vocabulary was amazing. She said learning Latin taught her discipline, attention to detail, a love of Roman history, and appreciation for another culture that just happened to shape the world in more ways than we can understand (because most of us never had the opportunity to study Latin).

[@giorgiodelvai7712]

im Italian.. latin is useless..

[@FlexibleFlyer50]

@@giorgiodelvai7712 My father was born in Sicily. He studied Latin, French and Spanish in high school. He never regretted his choices. Latin is a root language, and people are often surprised how many words, prefixes and suffixes all come from Latin. I regret that Latin wasn't offered when I went to high school. Now, I am taking some online classes in Latin and enjoying it.

[@johnhoelzeman6683]

I have a lot of respect for that couple you were talking to, the writers. They held in there and kept trying their best

[@MissSlovakia2]

14:45 so nice to see a countryman, a priest! 🇸🇰 ⛪

[@HeWhoComments]

Luke dropped another banger! 🔥🔥

[@margrg21]

there is always such a positive energy coming out from your videos

[@leavejustinealone8613]

Im so glad that KZbin recommended this video to me! I enjoyed every bit of it 😍 Please be safe Sir and everyone!

[@Romanophonie]

I’m speechless 😶… this was so COOL. It really motivates 💪 me to learn Latin. I’ll try to get to it soon ⏰! Well done as always, Luke 😃.

[@nino71]

non avere studiato Latino alle superiori è uno dei miei più grandi rimpianti! Complimenti a tutti ma in particolare ai miei connazionali che preservano un così importante parte della nostra identità

[@matteovallone6087]

Format bellissimo, piacevole e divertente da seguire per un italiano ex liceo classico come me. Complimenti anche per la tua forma fisica Luke!

[@urbnctrl]

This is amazing as someone who has studied Latin for 3 years in high school. To see the language still lives even amongst the young. It fills me with joy!

[@y.m.7300]

Oh my god this was wholesome 😍 amazing amazing amazing ❤️🇮🇹🙌🏻

[@Nicko_7]

Que hermosa experiencia!

[@kimberlypatton205]

As a lover of all things ancient history and also languages , I love this channel and Latin! It is so much an integral part of English, and perfectly concise and descriptive! I think Luke would fit perfectly well as an ancient Roman!

[@Durfundlisk]

Slovak man from Bytča! Very well done, proud to have seen fellow Slovak speaking Latin, i have only medical vocabulary but this video made me incredibly happy, maybe i will look more into Latin in the future:)))

[@adrianlopez5019]

Mi abuelo y mi padre hablaban latín... ¡tú reavivaste mi interés...!!!.. Gracias.

[@hajduksplit_913]

Greetings to Italy from Croatia 🇭🇷♥️🇮🇹

[@n.x9181]

Ustache 👎

[@JustRolly]

Hic est alius video inaestimabilis, Luci! Optimissime! ❤️

[@ignotumperignotius630]

It's great to see people out and about

[@goramragnarok]

Well, I am grateful most of the italians you met speak Latin. You must know, in some italian schools are teached up to 4 languages! Italian, English, Greek and Latin, but of course depending on the school. Some schools teach it for 5 years, some only for 2/3 years and some don't teach it at all. Yet, I'm glad those boring hours became useful Un grande bacio dall'Italia! magnum osculum ab Italia!

[@doigt6590]

Oh man, these videos excite my curiosity to no end. I'll be starting to learn latin once I feel comfortable with the one I'm studying currently. Latin is beautiful and sounds powerful even with basic sentences. It was really interesting seeing how they all spoke or understood latin well. I wish I could. Alas, my mother tongue of french is not that helpful in trying to understand latin. Btw, I noticed that some passerbys where giving you guys intrigued looks haha

[@ObvsCam93]

This was amazing, I need a love button!

[@Tommi414]

Love your content Luke. Thank you.

[@LafayetTheAwesomeOne]

Luke, are you planning to record these videos in other Italian cities as well? I'm waiting fro you here in Bologna! I can't speak Latin at all, but I'd still have so much fun trying!

[@FeeliksKilpi]

I speak moderate Spanish and I understand many of these sentences just by listening! Debería ver más videos por este tío...

[@Nehauon]

Hablo español también, y me encanta videos como éste

[@solamano7239]

That was quite fascinating! Thank you!

[@tomw377]

The skill level of all these folks is pretty awesome. Especially those who have been studying Latin for only a few years. Even those who have never spoken it do a great job of comprehending. I had two years of Dutch in college (30 years ago) but can only read it on a certain level. I can usually make myself understood on some level but I can't understand it or carry on a conversation like any of people interviewed.

[@spoonofsyrup]

That lil 👋🏻 when you said Ironia really shows how well you blend in with Italians

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Grazie!

[@mauriziocanale1669]

Complimenti stai creando veramente contenuti sempre più originali e apprezzabili sed etiam divertenti ciao Luca

[@paulfaulkner6299]

Fantastic Luke. Well done you!

[@vickii9536]

What an amazing video, Luke !

[@lillycastitatis6807]

I am grateful for this video, thank you so much for bringing Latin into the spotlight, in such a fun way, and inspiring people around the world. In vino veritas!

[@hamzzaahmed1794]

Optime! I'd love to do a similar experiment in the future in the city of Axum in Ethiopia where I would speak Ge'ez (the ancient language of the Kingdom of Axum) and see if modern-day Tigrinya speakers can understand me.

[@shastasilverchairsg]

Same with ancient Greek in Athens; or Anglo-Saxon in England; or whatever the various countries' equivalent are.

[@guywhousesapseudonymonyout4272]

Unfortunately due to the current strife there, now may not be the best time :(

[@AlbertAdamsLincoln]

@@shastasilverchairsg it's kinda impossible for British nowaday to understand anglo-saxon's old English. Too many change and they didn't teach them in School.

[@AlbertAdamsLincoln]

But you can speak old Norse to Scandinavian, and Icelandic probably will understand most of it.

[@VoiceDisasterNz]

This guy is not only a master of speaking Latin, but he's a veteran. My respect

[@DerrkuciCufo]

Thank you man! I'm learning a loy of basic latin from you. I'm not italian, but I speak it.

[@LadyNikitaShark]

I'm Portuguese and now I'm really hyped to see you trying to understand my language. I understood a big part of the words and the frases by context. I remember when I was a students, our teacher would often give exemples of Latin words that we still use today, some still have the same meaning and others are just writing a bit differently from the original Latin.

[@alex1643able]

thanks man. I never thought that I would ever seen someone having conversation in Latin. And I'm Italian

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Ne sono contento

[@sikViduser]

Muy exitoso! Muchas gracias por compartir Luke!