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Hee hee, you may have a point there, o fellow learner!

You're right, this is going very fast,, when i get a chance I'll print everythin out and learn it. That's not gonna hapen any time soon, i have exams coming up (although this is far more interestin!). A tutorial would help me, so we're all well behind you, O Magistra!

I'll do laudare for now, for continuity:

Imperfect:
I-laudabam
You-laudabas
He-laudabat
We-laudabamus
You(pl)-laudabatis
They-laudabant

Hee! did some of that without looking, lol
Let's try...debere, seein as I got that wrong last time.
Future:
I- debebo
You-debebis
He-debebit
We-debebimus
You-debebitis
They-debebunt

Ok?

Like I said, this is goin v.fast indeed, so if we do move on to nouns, can we keep them to a minimum, so we can do sentences and practice vbs?I haven't much time, really

Where's the newbie?join us!

Great, vamster!

I'll start working on those tutorials over the weekend ... that's the only point when I've got time. I'm actually putting off (perhaps indefinitely) my own Latin homework to post here.

Welcome, Athena! I see you're all signed up and everything! I can't drink the champagne (underage) but you can have some if you want. Though would be more my line. Or, of course, .

Choccy yes, tea no. I hate it. I think I almost understand what you lot have already gone over. A nice simple version I could print out and take on my school trip with me (7 hour coach trip there - I'm not sure if I'll be able to survive) would be very nice.

Actually, I'm underage too, and I don't like tea, lol. No offence to Arthur or DNA of course

Looking forward to the tutorial, O Magistra!

Agrees with Vamster about everything save the tea. Likes , yum.

Am going to France for a week - back on Saturday, or Samedi, or whatever it's meant to be

Heh, as we Thingites say, doobry or don'tbry.

Hee, you're a Thingite! i've heard of you, but have not yet had a chance to investigate!

Where is the Magistra? I hope she's writing the entry, else I'm gonna forget evrything!

In the meantime, seeing as we don't like (I don't either, it's just pple normally do) how about some?

and have fun in France, MadAthena!

Yeah, I'm here... trying to go do my homework (including my Latin!) but it's so much more fascinating to be here.

I *will* write the tutorials... I promise!

We shall hold you to that, magistra!

Indeed!

Thanks. Could you teach me the basics of latin such as greetings, please thank yous, sorry. Just an basic thing you lern first when learning a language. Thank you.

Salve! Hello! (plural = salvete)

Vale! Goodbye! (plural = valete)

Ave! Hail! - used in greeting superiors (plural = avete)

Gratias. Thank you. (no plural)

Place. Please. (plural = placete)

I don't know the word for 'sorry' - presumably there was one, but I've never come across it.

I need to tell you that if you are interested in becoming a regular member of this department, you need to join the Language Thing at A1145477. Just sign up in the relevant box, saying you want to learn Latin.

And you need to make sure you actually take part in what you've signed up for...just noticing that you're signed up for other departments but aren't saying anything in them

Yeah I'm keeping a beady eye on all of you...remember that!

Oh and well done EMR for...stuff.

Your loving and perfect boss Kat

Avete Kat et Magistra!
Gracias,

Are you doing the tutorial entry? Btw, Clampy's right about learning these little phrases first, but I don't think "conversational latin" is extremely useful, is it? (except here, lol)
So, just add "ete" for the pl?

Valete!

When you have an imperative (which is what vale and salve are) 'ete' is the plural, as a rule. Greetings always work like this; I don't really know why.

I'll start on the tutorial thing this weekend, promise. The first one will be 'conversational Latin'. You never know when you might need to visit Vatican City.

I don't know why I didn't think of that myself!

Hello, I'm back!

I have actually been to the Vatican, but I didn't speak any Latin or even Italian, mostly becuase I can't.

Ooo, did you see anything interesting? Latin related, of course

Ok, in the interests of keeping up the conversation, i now know that "Gladiator" comes from the latin for sword, which is...er...gladis i think. Got it from a quiz show