How to Read and Speak Latin fluently

[@lucasbezerrafaco9427]

he speaks with such a sense of urgency i think if i don't go out and learn latin right now everyone's gonna die

[@bwanatise]

So, did you start? You know how many people died in the last three months?

[@berneverything1932]

True

[@categories5066]

Thanks alot lucas. Im dead now!

[@volimNestea]

@@categories5066 Rest in peace.

[@pqbdwmnu]

HOW THE FUCK DO YOU SAY HELLO IN LATIN!

[@genzu6388]

So I recently developed an interest in learning Latin. So I grabbed a friend who also wanted to learn Latin and we read the first page of Oesbergs Familia Romana and with no prior knowledge of Latin we read through the first page. (after of course reading through the minimal amount of wheelock's so as to know how to pronounce the words.) And we managed to figure out the first page within 40 minutes and here we are celebrating. Then we realise that there are 300 more pages😭

[@aa-fh4zo]

omg goals I WISH i

[@mannytps9986]

Trafalgar Law

[@UniversalGalaxy2]

@@mannytps9986 Room

[@waltdoherty540]

Great book

[@meusisto]

How was it after one year?

[@XandaaZzz]

After watching this video I have become 100% fluent in Latin. I jumped in my time machine and became a Roman prince for a couple years. Thanks

[@delasantos]

Shikese hahaha

[@bobbysantiago3573]

XD

[@dudestop2724]

I’m trying to learn Latin, but I can’t remember most of the words

[@helmer9367]

Escuche las Misas de Radio Domina Nostra de Don Minutella y Don Enrico Maria Roncaglia.!!!

[@Sanzianabel]

did u learn

[@arandomperson5314]

checking up on you, how's it going so far

[@Kokurorokuko]

Get a notebook. Have you been to school? That's what students always do - they write to memorize better.

[@DavidSinghiser]

OMGosh! I hit the gold mine with this video, thank you!

[@GM-uy3cm]

Don't use God's name in vain. Look up vaticancatholic.com to see how to be saved.

[@engagementengagement8836]

@@GM-uy3cm goddamnit another catholic

[@eve4evo28]

@@GM-uy3cm they said “Gosh”. Gosh does not equal god.

[@archstantonunknown]

Right?!

[@loafzero]

@@GM-uy3cm what the bible meant was to not use god's name in witchcraft. it doesn't tell you that you can't be saying "oh my god", much less 'OMGosh'.

[@derpmcgee7859]

Thank you so much for the advice on how to learn La'in. I feel like I can finally make some good progress on la'in. La'in really is great! (In all seriousness this video was very helpful, thanks)

[@dopeydwarfy7669]

😅

[@kirkpatticalma7911]

I can’t take you seriously when you pronounce the language “la’in”.

[@DavidAmster]

@@kirkpatticalma7911 Perhaps, but what he’s saying is true and very good advice.

[@ajrollo1437]

I did 4 years of Latin in high school, and this video has made me dive back into it.

[@whyme7897]

This applies to other languages as well, I as a non English speaker have learned English mostly by listening and reading. I'm learning German now the same way, and I'm well on my way to reaching B2 level. After completing that, I'm thinking of learning latin

[@grumposaurus]

Right away, Greek and now Latin posts from you. Super! Thank you.

[@dekaglossai]

It's a pleasure!

[@timothyreal]

This comment section is so weird and pretentious. He's not speaking Latin in the video, so there's no need for him to pronounce every single Latin word like Cicero. In fact, that probably would have been insufferable. If I told you that I ate "yoğurt" on the "patio" every morning with "café" and "crème" while reading the works of 孔夫子, I hope you would slap me in the face.

[@generalerica4123]

I stumbled across this video whilst searching for a way to satisfy my need to learn a language that I intended to learn in school. My problem is not the teacher, it's the time. We have 3 lessons of Latin per week, making for a grand total of 160 minutes at best. In my humble view, that is not nearly enough time to learn a Language as complex as Latin. I have written down the name of each of the books you mentioned and I shall start to check them out at once. Thank you for this video.

[@rachely.1222]

this guy sounds like he's yelling at you

[@vincentiusrex]

Rachel Bumante consentiō, vox mihi nōn placet.

[@earthclad6833]

@@vincentiusrex Latin?

[@clashingwithblu1735]

Rachel Bumante just only speaking

[@ratlips4363]

Rachel...you need to S2. If you think he is yelling at you, you are already on the defensive. Listen to the words, not how the words are presented

[@andreagomera]

Roman men were warriors and exercised a lot.

[@vodkatonyq]

Lingua Latina and Assimil are the only two methods I've tried. Both are excellent and will lead the learner to reach a considerably advanced level...provided that the learner does the entire courses and on a consistent (nearly-daily) basis. The latter method (Assimil) is even more thorough than Familia Romana grammar-wise, but requires even more stamina to get through. It's worth it, though, and at the end one will have acquired the internal logic of the language almost intuitively. To reinforce the grammar, Wheelock's Latin is supposed to be excellent.

[@languageservices8723]

Why do keep pronouncing the word Latin with a glottal stop in the middle?

[@marriewademan7777]

Thomas West III init bare annoying

[@isabelverhoeven2075]

idk why but i do that too. is it that weird? doesn't everyone use one for words like "button" and "mutton"? also i noticed that i do it at the end of a lot of words that end in t.

[@keegster7167]

+Isabel Verhoeven Interesting. It's an urban accent in the U.K., particularly London and Glasgow. It's distinctive for Cockney and Glaswegian pronunciation.

[@gabbeskillz6262]

Marrie Wademan roadman.

[@ghost007c7]

Most American English accents drop the T, or turn it into a d (i.e metal would sound like medal). I've been taking latin for 2 years and I pronounce it la'in.

[@alkantre]

For me the best Latin reader is the multivolume ARABUM PROVERBIA, which allows me to further my knowledge of both Latin and Arabic at the same time. Two classical languages sharing a single space. But of course, I am an orientalist at heart. Recently I have also been studying Persian through the medium of Latin language texts. Latin ceases to be the object of study per se, but rather the means, an open window to other linguistic systems.

[@alkantre]

but rather becomes the means

[@alkantre]

assuming thus a transparency comparable to that of French as a means of language acquisition through the Assimil book.

[@ajrollo1437]

I did Latin in school and am studying Arabic currently, so THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME ABOUT THIS BOOK!

[@iberius9937]

I am as much a near Eastern orientalist as I am a Europhile. I recognize the common origin of both civilizations.....

[@ByronWoolley-x7t]

A clear, concise instructors voice. I would suggest slowing down a bit. I was in the military and my first sentence may make more sense in context.

[@birdofpassage9875]

I appreciate the ideas that you shared. As a "dead" language it is more difficult to learn if for the fact that is more difficult to find sources of passive knowledge, though through youtube as a crowdsourcing video hosting service and Latin teachers, speakers, and hobbyists have become more readily available. It is still far and away considering that most standardized spoken languages in the greater developed countries, you can use radio stations, vlogs, and music where such resources are exceptionally scarce in Latin. Still, I do not personally know anybody who can actually comprehend spoken Latin so I've resorted to saying it out loud hoping that I might catch at least some oral mistakes and then, if it is not understood, I translate.

[@pebberbrown]

"La ' - in" What happened to the letter "T?"

[@edelgyn2699]

LOL The 'T' is silent - see his modern American English video.

[@wormthirtyfour]

It's a glottal stop, like in uh-oh . It's a common thing here in scotland and I think in England too

[@the_bob_147]

Americans don't pronounce T almost at all they usually either skip or make a softer quiter d sound

[@zer-atop3032]

Americans don'd pronounce "T" ad all? Wad dhe fuck

[@swillbill6640]

He must have a grievance with Mr T

[@ruralsquirrel5158]

I took 4 years of Latin in school and it never clicked too well with me. Later in life I learned Italian and then started hearing "eccesiastical Latin" spoken by the Pope and I was amazed how much I understood. If you pronounce Latin with the Italian pronunciation rules, it becomes MUCH easier to understand, plus it "sounds" more like a living language and thus becomes more engaging.

[@brianwinters5434]

Almost 50 years ago when I took Latin.we learned it as a spoken language. The same way you did any.language. I had 4 years of classical.Greek and 1 year of Biblical Hebrew. It was for word study of the Bible However in Greek we read the Illiad and Odyssey. That is several hundred pages each.

[@correypeta]

Those are the languages I want to learn. Would you agree with this video for learning latin?

[@Blondguy86]

Thank you 🙏🏻, i actually started learning Spanish by reading a simply Spanish book for youths. With Latin I went to get bilbo in Latin. It’s quite easy understandable Latin but many words to learn first. This book Is brilliant in the way it builds up the level of grammar over time.

[@Ross-ch9vv]

i have no interest in language, but this video is motivating me so much to work harder at my norwegian studying

[@Pakanahymni]

I liked this video better at 1.25x speed. Your diction is so clear it can readily be sped up without loss of information, which is great. Also I'm glad to see you back.

[@michaelsteele9866]

This is a marvelous point of view, and it is entirely credible. I'm into Chapter XV of Lingua Latina now, and I find it much more interesting than the Cambridge Latin Course, which is not bad --- just not as good. Lingua Latina does become pretty dense for a beginner, so I've been doing regular repeats of earlier chapters. It's enjoyable, and I feel like I am making progress. Thanks!

[@smashandburn1]

For those in need of latin audio and speaking practice, it's hard to beat Evan Millner's Latinum. Worth every penny.

[@faded_7027]

I have been trying to find this channel for a long time.

[@vladivanov5500]

Though Familia Romana is really good for beginners to get reading Latin as early as possible, I find it ill prepares one for Roma Aeterna, where the complexity suddenly ramps up. It only works so well in the beginning because the constructions are so simple.

[@mcchang1032]

For those learning, Clozemaster is not terrible, in that it forces you to learn complete sentences, is definitely a quantity over quality approach. It is however only one vestibulum into the language.

[@discipuluslinguarum7863]

Great video! Thank you! I have studied Latin on and off with the Lingua Latina series and have always read aloud. I believe that this is very helpful in the beginning stages of learning, especially if you have no good audio recordings. Do you agree? At what point would you stop reading aloud and focus on silent reading at a faster pace?

[@categories5066]

I can read latin, bow before me you peasants jk

[@aset140]

Lol

[@DrWhom]

Back in the day, the peasants spoke Latin and the Roman aristocracy spoke Greek. So it goes...

[@alvaroarce7104]

Ego non modo legere possum, sed quoque latine loquor.

[@effigy42]

@TheArtisticlittle Beetle african American means fur habebat vehentem

[@peterongan9655]

@@DrWhom Amici, quesque barbarus alii(alio?).

[@Crazyglue22]

I noticed you were gone from youtube for a while but man am I glad you are back. thank you for all the useful information

[@melkior33]

Thanks for this. You mention in your book that it is best to gather beginners courses with bi-lingual translations and audio. Lingua Latina does not have a translation. Will that prove to be a big obstacle when using the materials as a near absolute beginner?

[@melkior33]

Hi now I am 6 chapters in to Familia Romana and I understand the answer to my own question. haha! Its an excellent text and I love going through it. Thanks Dr. Conlon!

[@MetDaan2912]

Here in the Netherlands when you study Latin in Secondary School you do sit down for an hour and try to translate a text, probably from a classic author like Cicero.

[@robertfrans3998]

He Daan, most Dutch Latin teachers really ought to be deeply ashamed about themselves, but it is slowly starting to change in the Netherlands, at least at a few schools and universities, thanks in part to Casper Porton, who is actively promoting (and selling) Orberg in the Netherlands. How Porton discovered Orberg and why he is so enthusiastic about it, you can find below.* I saw that you are into minecraft. Have you already discovered the youtube channel of Magister Craft? ** It weds two of your interests, presuming that you take an interest in (living) Latin. * www.addisco.nl/lingua-latina-per-se-illustrata-llpsi/ ** kzbin.info/door/TtKmPD0_Qo9Uy932ZGKFhA

[@NotAnotherDude]

This video was what I requested in your other video. I'm studying arabic and have a bilingual book of Averroes, decisive treatise & epistle dedicatory. And I really want to thank you for your tips on how to use an billingual book.

[@dekaglossai]

Good luck with Arabic! I haven't looked at it yet, but it's on my list...

[@gvjudd1289]

hello Averroes Dude ,can you please give the titles of the books ,info.on where to get them please ,Thankyou

[@petrfrolov1591]

Your advices are very helpful, thank you!

[@freecandy6960]

I’m currently learning Latin in school and I recommend it to everyone

[@keegster7167]

I'd also want to add that listening and reading are the most important skills for language learning in general.

[@iac4357]

How crazy that I found an online version of Piccolimini's book from 1832; with Italian translations side-by-side ?!

[@LiamPorterFilms]

BTW have you been living in Arguelles's house? You seem to be doing an impression of him sometimes 00:49 to 01:20 especially

[@KentMeyers]

Good to see you've returned! Looking forward to your future videos :)

[@dekaglossai]

Thanks!

[@mauriciomachado7929]

Missed your videos so much, great work!

[@dekaglossai]

Thank you!

[@qigonjin]

I'm glad you're back, but where are your old videos?

[@dekaglossai]

Thanks! I took them down. I wasn't happy with them...

[@JulieStudies]

+deka glossai Yeh, but we loved them:)

[@dekaglossai]

I just put back up some of the ones that I think are ok...

[@brettmahlen722]

I wish I could know who this Deka Glossai is. His videos have helped me a lot. I don't know who he is, what his name is, and the link is broken to find his book on Amazon. Whowever you are Deka Glossai, well done!

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Yes, you are 100% correct, learning a new language you must contain that language never think in others when speaking or reading it. Tho never forget the languages you do know, and especially not your native tongue as your brain is programmed in it and forgetting it will make it so you can never fully understand yourself. Tho Im leaning russian and not lating, I just wanted someone to explain to me the rules of classical latik writing so I dont butcher the pronounciations.

[@stereotyp9991]

Thanks a lot for these precious pointers, friend!

[@shipmastershadowofintent5249]

Ended up searching for relgious reasons and the roman Catholics speak latin at times figured it be wise to learn in case and it seemed cool

[@lordsatan4731]

Thanks for learning

[@leilanileslie6868]

I watched this video then I passed my major art exam.... thankyou my friend Xx

[@EsThree]

Just add -um in every word Paradisum Latinum Grammaticum Any other word

[@midnighthorns]

Anyum otherum wordum?

[@yikes5818]

@@midnighthorns Therae aro notum othera wordus

[@itsmeyesitis4371]

add as or am for the 1st declension. add us or um for 2nd declension. add em for the 3rd declension.

[@bigPianist99]

And add -os for instant spanish

[@merkelvanneinderman9562]

PARADIS LATIN/A GRAMATICA

[@blackoutgo2597]

this is amazing, i won't be learning Latin for a while i am interested in it. Im learning German now, im mostly missing vocab, i can understand a great deal, but my lack of a rich vocabulary is holding me back. Do you have any recommendations of books like these for German?

[@dekaglossai]

I'll make a video about resources for German in the near future

[@blackoutgo2597]

would greatly appreciate it dude. Quick question have you ever tried to use "Memory Palaces" to learn new words? I've been using it for German and Japanese and I'm getting good results.

[@lahagemo]

+Christian Segovia Do you mean "mnemonics", or is that completely unrelated?

[@blackoutgo2597]

Alice In Salt Land i guess you could say that memory palaces are a subset of mnemonic methods. They're fun to use what series is profile pic from?

[@lahagemo]

Cristian Segovia I have no idea...

[@jeffmclaughlin6612]

I was happy to find this video and particularly the suggestion on reading and re-reading until you can read at the speed of English. I've been studying Latin and Greek for years and was about to give up because, as he says, it takes me an hour or more of painstaking decoding to "read" a single page. I had tried Orberg a while back, but I struggled through Familia Romana finding the early chapters easy but the later ones hard. Re-reading each chapter repeatedly made FR much easier, and I completed it with great confidence in this method. However, both Orberg's and Deka Glossai's method fell apart pretty quickly once I got to Roma Aeterna. I'm up to chapter 43, and each chapter has been painful. I'm now back to an hour, even two, per page. The problem is, the inductive/natural method works well for simple Latin, like what you find in FR, but for the extremely complex and convoluted language of an author like Livy, you cannot inductively understand which words go where and you end up back in the same situation. Deka Glossai has a Ph.D. from, I believe, Columbia, so he's obviously a brilliant guy, and you have to take that into account when he says he can read text like that in RA fluently. For the rest of us, who just want to read Latin, the most we can hope to achieve is a reading fluency of very simple Latin like that in Beeson or the Vulgate. I'm done with Orberg, his method was good for FR but totally fails in RA.

[@williams.5952]

Are you the same guy who said this on Amazon? It's pretty well-known that there's a leap from FR to RA, but Oerberg wrote readers to bridge that gap.

[@codytheawe5omeizawe5ome33]

I can’t find the “in usum Delphini.”

[@Hun_Uinaq]

Here is the link to the course he ranted and raved about so much. It’s a playlist of videos read by somebody who has clearly dedicated an enormous amount of time and effort into mastering restored classical pronunciation such as that postulated to have been used by actual Roman speakers of Latin. Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata: kzbin.info/aero/PLU1WuLg45SiyrXahjvFahDuA060P487pV

[@LunarLancer15]

I don't see the links that are said to be located in the description. Am I missing something?

[@kkallebb]

100% agree with you.

[@utinam4041]

La'ine loqui'ur.

[@keegster7167]

hahae.

[@thebaphomet6606]

VILIS

[@unnamed2049]

How the-

[@kerrickakinola7398]

Great video! I have very little experience with Latin. Would you recommend diving straight into Lingua Latina or doing some prep work before hand? I came across a method online that recommends memorizing most of the grammatical forms of words first, then going into Lingua Latina. I'm eager to start! Thanks for answering my question.

[@marcustulliuscicero9512]

I started with some beige book call "Latin for beginners" it gives you some basic words but mostly gets you up to date on the most essential grammar without becoming oppressive about it. I'll see if I can get you the link.

[@marcustulliuscicero9512]

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0979505100/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472769874&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=beginner+latin

[@marcustulliuscicero9512]

Sorry, It's actually called "getting started in Latin".

[@davidpimental6704]

So, there is no Greek version of this type of fluency learning method? I am also interested in ancient Greek. I studied Latin in college. I took the 101-104, then 110 (Virgil : Aeneid) and then Comparative Lantin and Greek grammar. And, even though I am through with the 2nd chapter of the first book, the ease of my reading and fluency is very noticeable. Thanks for the video.

[@QuickWorksBeauty]

The way he pronounces Latin. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

[@into_abyss]

Have you considered Adler's Latin Grammar and Evan Der Millner's audio course based on it called Latinum? I think they're great. Thanks for the great video!

[@dekaglossai]

I looked into years ago, but I should give it another shot. Thanks for the kind words!

[@mcchang1032]

Was gonna make the same comment, but you made it three years ago.

[@mcchang1032]

@@dekaglossai I think he means principally the audio course based on the book, not immediately the book.

[@wouterpop1]

this is such a great guide, thank you.

[@Croopskate]

Awesome and encouraging advice! Thank you so much for making this video.

[@nathanpiazza9644]

I bought and read your book! Great job and very helpful, I really enjoyed it.

[@mac9441]

Super helpful, great video.

[@thebraveflute236]

Thank you, this was extremely helpful.

[@Bribie12]

What is this La'in he speaks of? Is that related to LaTin?

[@dekaglossai]

I hear they're related...

[@mariolis]

deka glossai lol

[@MGFillhart]

Modern English is dropping T sounds, aren't you commenting on a linguistics video?

[@romaaeterna5476]

It is an affected pronunciation of this word. I had a Latin student who did it. The good news is that Romans would never have pronounced the word that way. Romani dicerent 'sermo Latinus', 'lingua Latina', 'Latine', cet. Qua de causa hoc minime refert.

[@romaaeterna5476]

Cur hoc non dicis Latine, homo qui 'deka glossa' te ipsum dicis? (Consentio cum aliis qui dicunt modum quo dicis 'La'in' Anglice pluchrum non esse.)

[@madelynhajovsky7911]

me, a classically educated nerd: *sees my curriculum on screen* me: me: oh? my teachers were right?

[@effigy42]

No they were not

[@iktunutki]

Will you also make a video for Ancient Greek, or was your video of Modern vs Ancient Greek suggesting that one should just start with Modern Greek and work backwards?

[@dekaglossai]

I just posted a new video about Ancient Greek. Enjoy!

[@vladfingers5823]

Where are the links?

[@Huskylonghorn]

Totally agree with you! Lingua Latina is a work of genius! I wish they would make the same thing for Greek and Sanskrit! Maybe that is a project for you, Deka Glossai!

[@clytemnestra]

Huskylonghorn I believe Athenaze is a Greek textbook that is similar to LL

[@johnnyriley122]

Is it possible to get the books at a library

[@KeithDvorak]

You mention putting the links to the mentioned resources in the description, but what links there are, are to Greek and Sanskrit. I would love to follow up on what you started here.

[@archiewoosung5062]

I'm only interested in learning Latin to improve my English; would it be better to start with Italian first? Doing this for Greek (I speak French fluently & a little Spanish)?

[@marcosperez6024]

Could you reference your source that shows that quantity of text is more useful than complexity of text for learning a new language? I am only finding the opposite.

[@WTF3585]

excellent video ! do you think classical or ecclesiastical latin is "better" ? judging from your video about greek I would assume ecclesiastical latin ?

[@RadicalPersonalFinance]

Wonderful intro to Latin study.

[@ELMUNDOACABA]

Thanks for the great content, looking forward to the German resources video.

[@augma3]

Thank you for a marvellous video. As an early-intermediate audodidact that has used both Wheelock and lingua latina, I can attest to the superiority of the latter. You mention several times that you would link to both books and sources in the description, but i can't seem to find them? I also noticed a lack of citation in one of you other videos. I'm not doubting your knowledge or your integrity, but for a layman like myself with an interest in lingustical matters, it would be very interesting to continue exploring. In any case, gratias ago.

[@jelmar35]

Quid opinaris de libro "conversational Latin for oral proficiency", quem, nisi fallor, in tuis primis pelliculis commemoravisti? Estne is liber satis auxilio? Quoniam mox empturus sum Roma Aeterna paene perlecta.

[@zer-atop3032]

I want an audio of this book because I live in France and you know the French accent isn't a stereotype, almost all French people have French accent in other languages (latin included) :/

[@mylittlemonsterhigh8190]

Je suis russe mais je vis en France et j’apprenais le latin au collège et maintenant j’apprends le grec ancien et je sais jamais si je dois lire en classe avec l’accent français comme tout le monde ou avec l’accent russe qui selon moi se rapproche plus de la prononciation demandée

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

The channel Scorpio Martinis has a whole playlist

[@donnaparker1928]

LLPSI is not currently on Audible -- will there be an Audible version any time soon?

[@johnrickert5572]

I am impressed by the books Claude Pavour has produced, especially the accelerated readers. Quid opinaris? And what do you think of the Ossa Mera of Fr. Foster?

[@rickythe2nd63]

Why is this young man so angry?

[@homediddy383]

He’s direct, not angry lol

[@sammig.8286]

I'm guessing that he doesn't have the best microphone and feels he has to speak up in order for the microphone to hear and record him.

[@walterreuther1779]

Great viedeo, but where are the links in the description? :O

[@edwardmorris3453]

Where are the old videos where you got to see him in his cable-knit sweaters. I miss those....

[@caolanochearnaigh1851]

Here's some Latin I came up with on Google Translate: "Voco virtuem umbrarum! Voco virtuem diabolis!" That translates to: "I call virtue of the shadows! I call virtue of Devils!"

[@aliquis7530]

Both are incorrect

[@loganckg1775]

Now i can spawn in the deamon planet destroyer

[@hegotdrip1319]

I read the cambridge latin in my latin class. I have no idea what in doing.

[@friendlyneighbourhoodmahamatra]

Why do I have this in my French test? The only example we have is: " Romulus lupam spectat. " " Lupa Romulum spectat. " " Lupam spectat Romulum. " A et us sont pour les sujets et am et um pour les COD. And that placement doesn't matter.

[@bradleyphillips2735]

I love Arnold Schwarzenegger! I could listen to him all day!

[@omimita1]

Do these books come with a cd or something to correct myself. I’m Spanish speaker so it would be easy but the sounds are diff between ecclesiastical and classical

[@Umbravulpes77]

I feel like he is the officer of the Latin boot camp.

[@johnchannell2209]

You are so intelligent.

[@TheJesusNerd40]

LOVE THIS!

[@taylorbrian920]

This video kicks ass!

[@dekaglossai]

:)

[@baNNN2902]

I summoned a demon , thanks.. 🙏 Dorime.

[@nicktunafishpotato]

instructions unclear, I accidently summoned a demon.

[@Piff_Boogley]

Definitely agree with everything said. Only been studying latin for two years now but originally learned the "old way" of "memorize the charts, memorize the vocab, speak paradigms to yourself over and over and you'll be fine," but i wasn't at all, and had to relearn how to READ latin this year. Having read a modified version of Apuleius' Cupid and Psyche by Balme has worked far more for me than any my Latin textbook did (Keller and Russell if you want to know; competent enough book for grammar help but thats about it). Whereas with Ancient Greek I feel much more confident and not once have I sat down and learned paradigms because I used Athenaze, which is a more reading heavy approach in the vein of Lingua Latina. Will definitely be picking up lingua latina and reading through it, as well as some of these medieval latin texts.

[@AgressorNation]

I’ve been reading Familia Romana for about 2 weeks now. I’m using it as if it’s a textbook and I’m trying to memorize stuff as I go along, which is taking some time as I tend to forget minor details. Should I do that, or just read without any attempt at memorization? Will I learn Latin just from reading these books as if they’re Written in English? Or does taking notes and studying these notes and memorizing stuff speed up the process?

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Hi Deka, I love your videos and they have influenced me more than a little in my studies. I'm about to finish FR for the seventh reading, I have read the Cambridge series 1-5 (5 times), I'm about to finish the Oxford series for the fifth time and I'm going to start the Reading Latin course and work through that 5 times. It would seem like overkill if it weren't for the very real and important data driven research behind comprehensible input. My question is this- do you think I should go onto Roma Aeterna after the Reading Latin course, or should I read some of the readers in the Orberg series. I know about the reputation of RA and I don't won't to set myself up for a fall. Anyway, I hope you can help me out here and thanks for the wonderful videos.

[@mcchang1032]

For Latin, you might also like Evan der Millner's audio context, on Patreon and KZbin. Not only comprehensible input, but through the ear. I took his 335 video audiovisual course: it changed my Latin completely.

[@travelsinchinese640]

@@mcchang1032 I tried, but it's extremely hard to navigate the course. I don't actually like speaking the language, either. I think the best way to learn how to read a language is reading. I've tried to look for research that backs this up, but unfortunately there isn't any (or at least, not that I'm aware of). My opinions aren't set in stone though, so if something comes along that proves me wrong, I'll be the first to adjust my methods.

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@@travelsinchinese640 Aha, to be sure, I was also in the middle of Millner's Adler's Practical Grammar Course, which uses drills in a Latin-English-Latin format, so the Latin input on the repetition becomes highly comprehensible. It's true, if reading is the main goal, then an audiovisual course may seem like a detour, but in my experience it has vastly increased the speed at which I read (which I mostly do out loud, to strengthen the mouth-brain connection). Whichever way you go, good luck! I'm a bit of an "evangelist" for Evan ;-)

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@@mcchang1032 Hey- that's great- we all have our heroes in the hedonistic world of Latin pedagogy... Mine is Orberg. I find it really weird to chat and connect on youtube- do you use Facebook Learning Latin groups?

[@mcchang1032]

@@travelsinchinese640 Thanks, got off the FB train a while back. Be well.