From Latin to Italian

As many of you know, I’m studying Italian.  This year, I hope to blog my way through the language.  I am going to attempt to post something about Italian, or about my trip through Italian, every day. For starters, let me explain why I am starting Italian even...

Am I doing okay?

I received this question: Is it ok that I can’t translate very well at this point?   It will come eventually, right?   I just want to know if I am on track  OR  if should I spend extra time reading Lingua Latina and going over the vocabulary?    Here is my reply: Good...

Some impressive work from an impressive student…

A 15 year-old girl sent a homework assignment to me.   Here are the first three questions and answers: 1.       Quid fecit Achilles?   Hectorum ducem Troianum interfecit atque corpus eius mortuum post currum suum traxit circum moenia Urbis troiae.  2.       Quid fecit...

Some warnings.

You can join EVERY CLASS I teach with ONE simple subscription option.  That’s correct.  Subscribe once and you will have access to each and every class I teach. Not only that, all subscriptions are FAMILY subscriptions.  Everyone in the family is welcome to enroll. I...

Ah… Henle. Sigh.

Henle Latin is full of some of the most brutal sentences you’ll ever translate.  One of my students just included this note to any national security agency might be reading our emails: “To any NSA member reading this, no I’m not a terrorist who...