Latin language online lessons. Learn Latin for Free: The Nine Best Video Channels on YouTube. Adjective - agreed definition

4th ed. - M.: 2009. - 352 p.

The textbook contains: grammar material for the program, designed for 120 hours of study time, and exercises for its assimilation; texts by Latin authors; Latin-Russian dictionary, including the vocabulary of textbook texts. In connection with the specifics of self-study, the book contains tests, guidelines and comments on the texts. The selection of texts meets the interests of a wide range of readers.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction. Latin meaning 3
How the tutorial is built and what it teaches 8
What is Grammar 10
I part
I chapter 11
§ 1. Letters and their pronunciation (11). § 2. Combinations of vowels (13).
§ 3. Combinations of consonants (14). § 4. Longitude and shortness of vowels (number) (14). §5. Accent (15). Exercises (15).
II chapter 16
§ 6. Characteristics of the structure of the Latin language (16). § 7. Initial information about the noun (18). § 8.1 declination (20). § 9. The verb esse (to be) (22). § 10. Some syntactic remarks (22). Exercises (23).
III chapter 24
§eleven. Initial information about the verb (25). § 12. Characteristics of conjugations. General idea of ​​the dictionary (basic) forms of the verb (26). § 13. Basic (dictionary) forms of the verb (28). § 14. Praes-ensindicativiactivi. Imperativus praesentis activi (29). § 15. Negatives with verbs (31). § 16. Preliminary explanations for the translation (32). Exercises (38).
IV chapter 40
§ 17. Imperfectum indicativi activi (40). § 18. II declension. General remarks (41). § 19. Nouns of the II declension (42). §20. Phenomena common to I and II declinations (43). § 21. Adjectives I-II declensions (43). § 22. Possessive pronouns (45). § 23. Accusativus duplex (46). Exercises (46).
V chapter 47
§ 24. Futurum I indicativi activi (48). § 25. Demonstrative pronouns (49). § 26. Pronominal adjectives (51). § 27. Ablativus loci (52). Exercise(53).
Test 54
VI chapter 56
§ 28. III declension. General information (57). § 29. Nouns of the III declension (59). § 30. Correlation of forms of indirect cases with the form of the nominative case (60). § 31. Gender of nouns III declension (62). § 32. Ablativus temporis (62). Exercises (63).
VII chapter 64
§ 33. Adjectives of the III declension (64). § 34. Participium praesentis activi (66). § 35. Nouns of the III declension of the vowel type (67). Exercises (68).
Articles to read 69
II part
VIII Chapter 74
§ 36. Passive voice. Form and meaning of verbs (74). § 37. The concept of active and passive constructions (76). § 38. Personal and reflexive pronouns (78). § 39. Features of the use of personal, reflexive and possessive pronouns (79). § 40. Some meanings of genetivus (80). Exercises (81).
Chapter 82
§41. The tense system of the Latin verb (82). §42. The main types of formation of perfect and supine stems (83). § 43. Perfectum indicativi acti (84). § 44. Supinum and its derivational role (86). § 45. Par-ticipium perfecti passivi (87). § 46. Perfectum indicativi passivi (88). Exercise (89).
X Chapter 90
§ 47. Plusquamperfectum indicativi activi and passivi (91). § 48. Futurum II indicativi activi and passivi (92). § 49. Relative pronoun (93). § 50. The concept of complex sentences (94). § 51. Participium futuri activi (95). Exercise (96).
Test 97
XI Chapter 99
§ 52. The verb esse with prefixes (99). § 53. Compound verb posse (101). § 54. Accusativus cum infinitivo (102). § 55. Pronouns in turnover ace. With. inf. (103). § 56. Forms of the infinitive (104). § 57. Definition in the text and methods of translation of turnover ace. With. inf. (105). Exercises (107).
XII Chapter 108
§ 58. IV declension (109). § 59. Verba deponentia and semidepo-nentia (110). § 60. Nominativus cum infinitivo (112). § 61. Ablativus modi (113). Exercises (114).
XIII Chapter 115
§ 62. V declension (115). § 63. Dativus duplex (116). § 64. Demonstrative pronoun hie, haec, hoc (117). Exercises (117).
XIV Chapter 118
§ 65. Degrees of comparison of adjectives (119). § 66. Comparative degree (119). § 67. Superlatives (120). § 68. Formation of adverbs from adjectives. Degrees of comparison of adverbs (121). § 69. Suppletive degrees of comparison (122). Exercise (124)
Articles to read 125
III part
XV Chapter 129
§ 70. Participle turnovers (129). § 71. Ablativus absolutus (130). §72. Definition in the text and ways of translating turnover abl. abs. (132). § 73. Ablativus absolutus without participle (133). Exercises (134).
XVI chapter 135
§ 74. Numerals (136). § 75. The use of numerals (137). § 76. Definitive pronoun idem (138). Exercise (138).
XVII Chapter 139
§ 77. Forms of the conjunctiva (139). § 78. Meanings of the conjunctiva (142). § 79. Shades of the meaning of the subjunctive in independent sentences (143). § 80. Additional and target clauses (144). § 81. Relative clauses of the corollary (146). Exercises (147).
XVIII Chapter 148
§ 82. Forms of the conjunctiva of the perfect group (149). § 83. The use of the subjunctive of the perfect group in independent sentences (150). § 84. Consecutio temporum (150). §85. Relative clauses are temporary, causal and concessive (151). Exercises (153).
XIX Chapter 154
§ 86. Indirect question (154). Exercise (155).
Test 155
XX Chapter 159
§ 87. Conditional sentences (159). Exercise (160).
XXI Chapter 161
§ 88. Gerund and gerund (161). § 89. Use of the gerund (162). § 90. Use of the gerund (164). § 91. Signs of difference between gerund and gerund and comparison of their meanings with the infinitive (164). Exercises (165).
IV part
Selected passages from the works of Latin authors
C. Julius Caesar. Commentarii de bello Gallico 168
M. Tullius Cicero. Oratio in Catilinam prima 172
Cornelius Nepos. Marcus Porcius Cato 184
C. Plinius Caecilis Secundus Minor. Epistulae 189
Velleius Paterculus. Historiae Romanae libri duo 194
Eutropius. Breviarium historiae Romanae ab U. c 203
Antonius Possevinus. De rebus Muscoviticie 211
Alexander Gvagninus. Muscoviae descriptio 214
P. Vergilius Maro. Aeneis 224
Q. Horatis Flaccus. Carmen. Satira 230
Phaedrus. Fabulae 234
Pater Noster 237
Ave, Maria 237
Gaudeamus 238
Aphorisms, winged words, abbreviations 240
grammar guide
Phonetics 250
Morphology 250
I. Parts of speech (250). P. Nouns. A. Case endings (251). B. Patterns of Declensions (252). V. Nominativus in the third declension (252). D. Features of the declension of individual nouns (253). III. Adjectives and their degrees of comparison (254). IV. Numerals (254). V. Pronouns (257). VI. Verb. A. The formation of verb forms from three stems (259). B. Depositional and semi-depositional verbs (262). B. Insufficient verbs (262). D. Archaic verbs (out of conjugations) (262). VII. Adverbs (266). VIII. Prepositions (267). Simple Sentence Syntax 267
IX. Word order in a sentence (267). X. Use of cases (268). XI. Accusativus cum infinitivo (271). XII. Nominativus cum infinitivo (272). XIII. Ablativus absolutus (272). XIV. Gerundium. Gerundivum (272). XV. Meaning of the conjunctiva (272).
Complex sentence syntax 273
XVI. Unions. A. Composing (most common) (273). B. Subordinating (most common) (274). XVII. Cop-secutio temporum (274). XVIII. Subject clauses (275). XIX. Definitive clauses (275). XX. Definitive sentences with adverbial meaning (276). XXI. Additional subordinate clauses (276). XXII. Relative clauses of purpose (276). XXIII. Relative clauses of the corollary (277). XXIV. Temporal subordinate clauses (277). XXV. Causal clauses (278). XXVI. Concessive subordinate clauses (278). XXVII. Conditional clauses (279). XXVIII. Indirect question (279). XXIX. Indirect speech (279). XXX. Attractio modi (280). XXXI. Relative clauses with conjunctions ut, quum, quod (280).
Elements of word formation 282
Applications 287
About Roman names 287
About the Roman calendar 288
On Latin Versification 292
About notes 293
About etymology and vocabulary 294
Key to test papers 295
Latin-Russian dictionary 298

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE. WORD CHANGES. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GRAMMAR.
The Latin language, like Russian, is inflectional: the connection of words in a sentence is determined by their form, i.e., the presence of inflection (ending) and suffix in each specific case.
Due to the inflectional nature, the Latin language belongs to the synthetic type of languages ​​in which the word synthesizes (combines) lexical and grammatical meanings; word order in it is relatively free, as in Russian.

In contrast to the languages ​​of the synthetic system (to which German also partially belongs), there are languages ​​of the analytical system (for example, English and French), in which the role of inflections (endings) is minimal and the word usually carries only a lexical meaning, and grammatical relations are determined mainly by various functional words (auxiliary verbs, personal pronouns, prepositions, etc.), as well as the order of words in sentences.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction. Latin meaning 3
How the tutorial is built and what it teaches 8
What is Grammar 10
I part
I chapter 11
§ 1. Letters and their pronunciation (11). § 2. Combinations of vowels (13).
§ 3. Combinations of consonants (14). § 4. Longitude and shortness of vowels (number) (14). §5. Accent (15). Exercises (15).
II chapter 16
§ 6. Characteristics of the structure of the Latin language (16). § 7. Initial information about the noun (18). § 8.1 declination (20). § 9. The verb esse (to be) (22). § 10. Some syntactic remarks (22). Exercises (23).
III chapter 24
§eleven. Initial information about the verb (25). § 12. Characteristics of conjugations. General idea of ​​the dictionary (basic) forms of the verb (26). § 13. Basic (dictionary) forms of the verb (28). § 14. Praes-ensindicativiactivi. Imperativus praesentis activi (29). § 15. Negatives with verbs (31). § 16. Preliminary explanations for the translation (32). Exercises (38).
IV chapter 40
§ 17. Imperfectum indicativi activi (40). § 18. II declension. General remarks (41). § 19. Nouns of the II declension (42). §20. Phenomena common to I and II declinations (43). § 21. Adjectives I-II declensions (43). § 22. Possessive pronouns (45). § 23. Accusativus duplex (46). Exercises (46).
V chapter 47
§ 24. Futurum I indicativi activi (48). § 25. Demonstrative pronouns (49). § 26. Pronominal adjectives (51). § 27. Ablativus loci (52). Exercise(53).
Test 54
VI chapter 56
§ 28. III declension. General information (57). § 29. Nouns of the III declension (59). § 30. Correlation of forms of indirect cases with the form of the nominative case (60). § 31. Gender of nouns of the III declension (62). § 32. Ablativus temporis (62). Exercises (63).
VII chapter 64
§ 33. Adjectives of the III declension (64). § 34. Participium praesentis activi (66). § 35. Nouns of the III declension of the vowel type (67). Exercises (68).
Articles to read 69
II part
VIII Chapter 74
§ 36. Passive voice. Form and meaning of verbs (74). § 37. The concept of active and passive constructions (76). § 38. Personal and reflexive pronouns (78). § 39. Features of the use of personal, reflexive and possessive pronouns (79). § 40. Some meanings of genetivus (80). Exercises (81).
Chapter 82
§41. The tense system of the Latin verb (82). §42. The main types of formation of perfect and supine stems (83). § 43. Perfectum indicativi acti (84). § 44. Supinum and its derivational role (86). § 45. Participium perfecti passivi (87). § 46. Perfectum indicativi passivi (88). Exercise (89).
X Chapter 90
§ 47. Plusquamperfectum indicativi activi and passivi (91). § 48. Futurum II indicativi activi and passivi (92). § 49. Relative pronoun (93). § 50. The concept of complex sentences (94). § 51. Participium futuri activi (95). Exercise (96).
Test 97
XI Chapter 99
§ 52. The verb esse with prefixes (99). § 53. Compound verb posse (101). § 54. Accusativus cum infinitivo (102). § 55. Pronouns in turnover ace. With. inf. (103). § 56. Forms of the infinitive (104). § 57. Definition in the text and methods of translation of turnover ace. With. inf. (105). Exercises (107).
XII Chapter 108
§ 58. IV declension (109). § 59. Verba deponentia and semidepo-nentia (110). § 60. Nominativus cum infinitivo (112). § 61. Ablativus modi (113). Exercises (114).
XIII Chapter 115
§ 62. V declension (115). § 63. Dativus duplex (116). § 64. Demonstrative pronoun hie, haec, hoc (117). Exercises (117).
XIV Chapter 118
§ 65. Degrees of comparison of adjectives (119). § 66. Comparative degree (119). § 67. Superlatives (120). § 68. Formation of adverbs from adjectives. Degrees of comparison of adverbs (121). § 69. Suppletive degrees of comparison (122). Exercise (124)
Articles to read 125
III part
XV Chapter 129
§ 70. Participle turnovers (129). § 71. Ablativus absolutus (130). §72. Definition in the text and ways of translating turnover abl. abs. (132). § 73. Ablativus absolutus without participle (133). Exercises (134).
XVI chapter 135
§ 74. Numerals (136). § 75. The use of numerals (137). § 76. Definitive pronoun idem (138). Exercise (138).
XVII Chapter 139
§ 77. Forms of the conjunctiva (139). § 78. Meanings of the conjunctiva (142). § 79. Shades of the meaning of the subjunctive in independent sentences (143). § 80. Additional and target clauses (144). § 81. Relative clauses of the corollary (146). Exercises (147).
XVIII Chapter 148
§ 82. Forms of the conjunctiva of the perfect group (149). § 83. The use of the subjunctive of the perfect group in independent sentences (150). § 84. Consecutio temporum (150). §85. Relative clauses are temporary, causal and concessive (151). Exercises (153).
XIX Chapter 154
§ 86. Indirect question (154). Exercise (155).
Test 155
XX Chapter 159
§ 87. Conditional sentences (159). Exercise (160).
XXI Chapter 161
§ 88. Gerund and gerund (161). § 89. Use of the gerund (162). § 90. Use of the gerund (164). § 91. Signs of difference between gerund and gerund and comparison of their meanings with the infinitive (164). Exercises (165).
IV part
Selected passages from the works of Latin authors
C. Julius Caesar. Commentarii de bello Gallico 168
M. Tullius Cicero. Oratio in Catilinam prima 172
Cornelius Nepos. Marcus Porcius Cato 184
C. Plinius Caecilis Secundus Minor. Epistulae 189
Velleius Paterculus. Historiae Romanae libri duo 194
Eutropius. Breviarium historiae Romanae ab U. c 203
Antonius Possevinus. De rebus Muscoviticie 211
Alexander Gvagninus. Muscoviae descriptio 214
P. Vergilius Maro. Aeneis 224
Q. Horatis Flaccus. Carmen. Satira 230
Phaedrus. Fabulae 234
Pater Noster 237
Ave, Maria 237
Gaudeamus 238
Aphorisms, winged words, abbreviations 240
grammar guide
Phonetics 250
Morphology 250
I. Parts of speech (250). P. Nouns. A. Case endings (251). B. Patterns of Declensions (252). V. Nominativus in the third declension (252). D. Features of the declension of individual nouns (253). III. Adjectives and their degrees of comparison (254). IV. Numerals (254). V. Pronouns (257). VI. Verb. A. The formation of verb forms from three stems (259). B. Depositional and semi-depositional verbs (262). B. Insufficient verbs (262). D. Archaic verbs (out of conjugations) (262). VII. Adverbs (266). VIII. Prepositions (267). Simple Sentence Syntax 267
IX. Word order in a sentence (267). X. Use of cases (268). XI. Accusativus cum infinitivo (271). XII. Nominativus cum infinitivo (272). XIII. Ablativus absolutus (272). XIV. Gerundium. Gerundivum (272). XV. Meaning of the conjunctiva (272).
Complex sentence syntax 273
XVI. Unions. A. Composing (most common) (273). B. Subordinating (most common) (274). XVII. Cop-secutio temporum (274). XVIII. Subject clauses (275). XIX. Definitive clauses (275). XX. Definitive sentences with adverbial meaning (276). XXI. Additional subordinate clauses (276). XXII. Relative clauses of purpose (276). XXIII. Relative clauses of the corollary (277). XXIV. Temporal subordinate clauses (277). XXV. Causal clauses (278). XXVI. Concessive subordinate clauses (278). XXVII. Conditional clauses (279). XXVIII. Indirect question (279). XXIX. Indirect speech (279). XXX. Attractio modi (280). XXXI. Relative clauses with conjunctions ut, quum, quod (280).
Elements of word formation 282
Applications 287
About Roman names 287
About the Roman calendar 288
On Latin Versification 292
About notes 293
About etymology and vocabulary 294
Key to test papers 295
Latin-Russian Dictionary 298.

It is customary to call the Latin language dead, but nevertheless its knowledge is mandatory for those who have associated themselves with the profession of a biologist, physician or lawyer, and it is interesting for those who want to know the origin of many famous words and expressions. Knowledge of Latin is a serious assistant in the study of any modern European language. Quite often you can find a word in Russian, which is somehow interpreted using a Latin dictionary.

To help those who are interested in All Courses, Kom has compiled a selection of the most useful and free youtube channels for learning Latin.

Latin for everyone

The channel contains over twenty meaningful Latin lessons. The teacher will introduce students to the alphabet, sounds and letters, Russian words with Latin roots, word order in a Japanese sentence, Roman numerals, Latin cases, and a Latin verb. Everyone will be able to learn nouns, adjectives and declensions, verb forms, tenses, learn how to build phrases correctly, learn more about Roman life and much more.
The channel also contains useful educational videos on Spanish, English grammar, a section on psychology, physics and legal law.

Latin with Ilyas Gimadeev

The author of the channel and the project manager is a Latin teacher from Moscow.
A constantly updated channel at the moment can provide more than ten informative lectures for the free study of Latin, which touch on the topic of nouns and adjectives, declensions, verbs. Students will be able to get acquainted with the alphabet, master the rules of reading in Latin. Suitable for beginners and will fill the knowledge in the minds of those who continue to study.

Latin with Peter Makhlin

The author of the project, who is also a teacher of the channel, a philologist by education, a novelist, the author of books on linguistics, as well as scientific and about a hundred popular science articles on linguistics, foreign language teacher Petr Makhlin conducts language lessons in Kiev, as well as remotely. His channel contains about 70 Latin lessons, and the material presented neatly and in detail is suitable for beginners and those who continue to learn the language.
Also, with the help of the channel materials, you can master or improve your knowledge of English, Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek, French, German or Spanish.

Latin with Svetlana Golovchenko

The disadvantages of some videos include not very good sound quality, which slightly interferes with the perception of the text. The material is presented in detail and with attention to the topic.
The channel contains a number of useful videos designed to help learners of Latin. Students will be able to get acquainted with the noun, prepositions, inconsistent definitions, recipe writing features, adjectives, declensions and much more. Simple and clear about Latin for physicians.

Latin in lectures

A series of open lectures on the Latin language from teacher Dmitry Novokshonov. Despite the fact that the video was filmed from a lecture audience, the level of video and sound allows you to get the required knowledge in a quality manner. Dmitry will help you understand the noun, adjective, declension, verb and other principles.

Latin for Medical Students

The video is a detailed two-hour lecture for those who want to learn the basics of the Latin language with medical terminology, the field is optics. The teacher explains in great detail and meaningfully, the lecture consists of presentations.
During the webinar, the history of the language, clinical terminology in ophthalmology, and the creation of term elements are outlined. Prefixes, roots, doublets, suffixes in Latin, final term elements, the topic of naming muscles according to their functions are considered in detail. In addition to dry information, there are also topics such as the interesting origin of terms and famous expressions.

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Latin (lingua latīna) is an ancient language with Indo-European roots. Many people classify Latin as a "dead" language because it is rarely spoken outside of specialized courses or certain religious services. However, Latin is not truly a "dead" language. She has influenced languages ​​such as French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English and many others. In addition, knowledge of Latin is essential in many literary studies. By learning how to learn Latin, you will be able to better understand many modern languages, gain the status of an experienced connoisseur of foreign classical literature, and become part of a tradition that has existed for thousands of years.

Steps

Part 1

Getting to know the Latin lexicon

Learn Latin verbs. In Russian, a verb is usually an action, but in Latin a verb can describe an action, a state of something, or any change in a person, place, or thing. Latin verbs consist of a word stem and a corresponding ending (the part of the word that makes it functional) and express the use of one of four categories:

• person (first: I/we; second: you/you; third: he/she/it)
• tense (past, present, future)
• pledge (active or passive)
• mood (indicative, conditional, imperative)

1. Learn Latin nouns. Nouns are a little more difficult than verbs, but they also do not cause much difficulty. Noun endings indicate number (singular and plural), gender (masculine/feminine/neuter), and case (nominative/genitive/dative/accusative/active/vocative).

   Understand Latin adjectives. In Latin, adjectives are inflected in the same way as nouns, usually according to either the first and second declension (for example, magnus, magna, and magnum are all forms of the adjective "great") or, at times, the third declension (for example, acer, acris, and acre are all forms of the adjective "sharp"). Adjectives in Latin are divided into three degrees of comparison:

   Learn Latin adverbs. Just like adjectives, adverbs have a comparative and a superlative degree. Adverbs are formed by appropriate changes in the ending: "-ius" for the comparative form, "-e" for the superlative. Adverbs formed from adjectives of the first and second declension have the ending "-e", and from the third - "ter."

   Use Latin conjunctions. Just like in Russian, conjunctions in Latin connect words, phrases, subordinate clauses and other sentences (for example, "and", "but" or "if"). Conjunctions have a fairly definite focus, and therefore there should be no difficulty in learning or using them. There are three main types of unions:

   • connecting (connect words / phrases / sentences with the same position) - et, -que, atque
   • separators (express opposition or choice) - aut, vel, -ve
   • adversatives (express contrast) - at, autem, sed, tamen

2. Buy a Latin dictionary. Having a dictionary with Latin words and many of their cognates will greatly help you in replenishing your vocabulary. In general, any good Latin dictionary will do. If you're not sure which dictionaries are best for learning languages, read online reviews or ask for advice from those who have already learned the language.

   Make and use word cards. This is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary in any language. To get started, get a pack of blank cards. Then write a word or phrase in Latin on one side and his/her translation into your language on the back. Now you can test yourself. Keep a stack of cards with words or expressions that are difficult for you so that you can review and remember them later.

   Use mnemonics. Mnemonics is a learning technology that helps you remember something complex by associating it with another word, sentence, or picture. Acronyms (forming a word by adding the first letters of each word in a phrase) and rhymes are the two most common types of mnemonic devices. There are many mnemonic methods for learning Latin that you can find online or in books. You can also invent your own to help you learn.

   Set aside time to study. Finding a balance between work and free time can be difficult, and cutting off another chunk of the day for studying seems impossible at all. However, it will definitely be a manageable task if you manage your time properly by keeping your regular schedule and setting aside a little for studying each day.

   Determine your ideal learning environment. Some people find it easier to concentrate at night, while others prefer to study first thing in the morning. Some are comfortable studying in their own room, others go to the library to be less distracted. If you are studying Latin, you may need certain conditions for a calm and thoughtful study. So you need to figure out what is the best way for you to do it.

languages. The new selection contains free sites for those who are going to master Latin and ancient Greek with the help of ancient literature, news releases, video podcasts and communities on social networks.

Latin

For those who decide to learn Latin from scratch, we can recommend a series of these short lessons in English. Each episode lasts three to four minutes, and during this time it is possible to memorize a few phrases and grammar rules at a calm pace. There is nothing superfluous in the visualization of this podcast: only simple slides illustrating the words of the teacher. Now 160 lessons of this course have already been posted on YouTube in open access, but you can also go to the homepage of its creators for additional materials.

Foreign language learners are often advised to read newspapers in that language or listen to the radio. Thanks to the Finnish broadcaster YLE, this opportunity has also been given to those who decide to learn Latin. Once a week, this site publishes a short overview of world news. Since 1989, the authors of the program have been developing new Latin vocabulary to cover current events - in some areas, we still left the ancient Romans far behind. This news compilation can be read and listened to - however, in the latter case, Latin acquires a slight Finnish accent.

If you want to learn Latin and spend a lot of time on Vkontakte, be sure to subscribe to this group. Firstly, several proven manuals, tutorials and dictionaries are posted here for free download. Secondly, community members post a lot of pictures - for those who better remember new words with illustrations attached to them. And thirdly, not only Latin demotivators sometimes come across here (it’s better to go for them after all here), but also real masterpieces - for example, Latin Asterix and Obelix comic. And, finally, in a special thread here you can even discuss tattoos.

It is possible that someone, like Onegin, learns Latin only in order to “put vale at the end of the letter,” while someone seeks to read ancient literature in the original. This site presents many works of the classics of Ancient Rome - from the historian Tacitus and the scientist-encyclopedist Varro to the architect Vitruvius. All texts are posted here with translation into English - although it is not possible to see the translation of each specific word separately, but the translation of the whole paragraph is visible.

ancient greek

This channel is well suited for those who decide to learn the ancient Greek language using materials in Russian. Philologist Pyotr Makhlin's grammar course currently includes 29 short lessons - from explaining the ancient Greek alphabet to classifying verb forms. The only thing you will have to get used to while watching them is that the board does not always exactly fall into the sharpness of the camera lens, which, however, almost does not interfere with following the oral explanations of the teacher. If you adapt to this option - do not miss a series of interesting videos about history of European languages the same author.

In order to keep up with the popularizers of the Latin language, the Spanish philologist Juan Coderx began to produce weekly news in ancient Greek. In a sense, he had a little easier - he can directly borrow vocabulary for describing current events from the modern Greek language. But the difficulties arose in something else: only recently the ancient Greek font began to be adequately displayed in Chrome, and the creator of the site finally managed to load the text of the news as text, and not as images.

If we compare this public with similar language communities, the difference is immediately noticeable: a lot of links to useful, serious resources - and no funny pictures. An attempt at a scientific reconstruction of the pronunciation of the ancient Greek language using the example of Aesop's fables or a tutorial on calligraphy - you will find a lot of similar materials here, not to mention textbooks and translated literature. By the way, if you still want to add funny pictures with ancient Greek captions to your feed, go to