Learning Latin with Virgil 1

[johauHAU]

thank you so much :) my native finnish language sounds similar to this.

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[CenaCypriani]

This on-going series is a fantastic introduction to Latin that also takes you on a fascinating journey through Roman and Greek mythology. You will learn (with ample examples) how to conjugate all of the main verb forms in the present, future and infinitive tenses. The Third Conjugation (-iō) verbs are also covered, as well as important adverbs.

[CenaCypriani]

The first and second noun declensions are explained with excellent clarity. You will quickly master the nominative and accusative cases, leading on to the ablative and dative. These cases are thoroughly covered for both the first declension nouns, as well as the irregular first declension from the Greek. Both second declension masculine and neuter nouns are also explored comprehensively.

[CenaCypriani]

Various pronouns and adjectives are integrated into the teaching material, stressing the grammatical importance of the ‘rule of agreement’ with their respective nouns. Prepositions are clearly explained, incorporating various examples that take either the accusative or ablative noun forms.

[CenaCypriani]

Perhaps the best parts of this excellent and original Latin course are the fabulous stories that centre around Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’. These include: • Dido and Aeneas • Aeneas and Achates • Aeneas and Venus • Venus and Jupiter in Olympia • Aeneas and Hector’s ghost • Neptune and the Trojans • Cassandra and Ajax • Echo and Narcissus • Juno and Aeolus • Latona, Diana and Apollo. • Deucalion and Pyrrha • Daedalus and Icarus • Aegeus and Aethra • Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur.

[roalbluetragedy]

hi there im a second year latin student with some big problems.... i am relatively string with noun declension but verb conjugations are very difficult for me, could you please post some videos dealing directly with this? i would really really appreciate it......

[stayeducated1]

I speak French practically fluently and it's so similar to Latin! I know it is a romance language, but I didn't expect it to be this similar!!

[guyvergoddess]

i am so going to show this to my latin teacher!

[Otect]

This is good fun! I am following along and translating everything on paper. I hope I can get proficient at this and one day I hope to read a book in latin! :)

[yuio3456]

lmao this guy isnt english... he's australian...i dont know how you can get accents so mixed up

[philosophyheal]

dictionarycom is easier to comprehend.

[philosophyheal]

???

[johnnysbubbletop63]

Say,

How many Latin words had confusing meanings & pronunciations like read & red in English?

[Lionzlove]

THANK YOU

[jamesjenningsix]

You make Latin fun.  Thank you.

[tijijit1]

@jamesjenningsix He does that in the classroom too! Go Mr. -------! You rock!

[EnLugal]

Bad pronunciation! Why you anglo-saxons aren't able to read it exactly how it's written?

[redpaul79]

very nicely done--but as is usual with Englanders, you're pronouncing "R"s where there are none, saying "naurta" instead of "nauta" and "Mahcus' instead of Marcus. Know'msay'n?

[goostuff5]

this is a mean vid. series. one problem, heaps of idiots are whining about the pronunciation, which doesn't matter since Latin isn't "spoken" anymore. or am I wrong?

[Somethingproductable]

I um...never heard Salve pronounced like that.

[boxermn]

I really like your courses, thanks!

[jeromyrutter]

it looks like the number of videos on latin is growing. english is so MUNDane (mundi - of the world) when it's all you hear everyday.

Iam hoc scio sed spectabo altra. scientiam mean latinae extendere volo. latina non est locutum hodie. maestum sed verum.

ma italiano ancora e parlato. io non so quale mi piace piu, latina o italiano.

sed italiana iam est locutum. ego nescio quid mihi placet magis, latina aut italiana (latin equivalent lingua italiana, italiana is substantive implying lingua).

[0pteryx]

Why do you pronounce nauta "naurta"?

[gome900]

is the word rogat a word that i could say towards any gender?

[TuTubusLatinus]

@gome900 Yes. Verbs do not change based on gender. Verbs change based on other things, such as the number of people performing the verb (singular or plural) and the person : 1st (I/we) 2nd (you/you pl) 3rd he:she:it/they). There are other reasons for a verb to change, but gender is not one of them.

[efnpeachy]

omg thanks soooo much lol learning this for the first time is great... u explain everything in good detail. screw everyone who is talking crap. u know ur stuff and thats all that matters! haha but is it haec or heac.. u have it spelled both ways...

[TuTubusLatinus]

@efnpeachy haec - the other way is an unfortunate typo. :o)

[blackwaterboy2]

the grammer for latin est a nigntmare

[JoachimderZweite]

Low key but very good.

[Scottcreek942]

What is minimec

and why are there dashes above words

[TuTubusLatinus]

@Scottcreek942 Dashes above words indicate the vowel is long. The lengths of vowels tell us where to put the stress in a word. minime is one way of saying no.

[VonHagendas]

I like it! Thanks for making it simple. I guess if you were an 'expert' you would charge for your lessons. =) Look forward to the upcoming lessons!

[mmusharbash]

awesome intro ;D

[funnymiliiiiie]

Oh, I like it very much! Good idea =)

[bigdreamer66]

@TuTubusLatinus You have to just look over matrixdolores. Like other Mexicans she probably had some extra time after mowing or picking fruit or making Tacos and decided to throw off on Americans or other English speaking people. They don't even speak Spanish the way the Spanish do so she shouldn't say anything.

[KapitaenThor]

@bigdreamer66 No, we speak a very polished spanish, what the other user was telling is correct, most English speakers mispronounce latin.

[matrixdoloris]

Why english speakers are unable to pronounceate any language that is not theirs? I think is a genetic defect that predisposes your brains to sptupidity and malfunction of the tongue.

[JoachimderZweite]

Very nicely done. :-)

[Poppaea6]

this pronunciation is not good.

[irunmaidn]

Thank you for the videos I am using them to introduce my children to latin , I am sorry you have received so many negative comments for your wonderful series Just remember that any fool can criticize and complain and most do. It takes much more to character to expose yourself and in the process help others .

[rob22r]

GREAT video i will try my best to learn all i can keep them rolling.  5/5

[SATANECRONOMICUS]

Very straight forward :) / Salve amicus. :)

[kokajr]

Whats minime? I did not get it. Nice video by the way...very clear on your teaching! =) Keep it up!

[rRosuGalbenAlbastru]

Where the heck did you learn latin?! You're pronounciation is horrible. Completely wrong. I'm sorry to let you know but... gi is pronounced like the nowadays italian and romanian gi. Same way u say VirGIn in English. It's not Verghilius nor is it virghin, now is it?

[TuTubusLatinus]

No my pronunciation is not perfect, but nor is it as bad as you remark. The rules of Latin pronunciation are different the world over. The pronunciation that I am doing my best to develop is called Restored Classical Pronunciation and uses rules different to the ones you describe. It is an attempt by scholars to recreate as closely as possible the actual speech of the Ancient Roman World. Oh, and to answer your question - Macquarie University in Sydney, then many years self taught. Pax.

[rRosuGalbenAlbastru]

@TuTubusLatinus Ok. Please accept my apologies. I'm a native neo-Latin speaker. The only time and place where I learned Latin was in high-school, some years back.And as far as I remember we used a more contemporary pronunciation.So, maybe this is why 'your' way of pronouncing these Latin words hurts my ears... it's very strange to me.I myself am into foreign languages.I went for the Slavic ones.Therefore I know how hard is to speak,write in a completely diff lang.

Congrats for studying Latin.

[rRosuGalbenAlbastru]

@jonathanidiomas I have one problem with this pronunciation. Ok, let's say I accept the Reconstructed Classical Pronunciation. Then why is it so hard to learn how to read and pronounce. If already this is hard then how about speaking it fluently or - god forbid- write! I just don't get it. You either speak correctly or not. If not, then don't post such videos on youtube and if you do then don't expect to receive ONLY admirable messages. You ppl should know how to say juno by now, right?

[rRosuGalbenAlbastru]

@jonathanidiomas I really don't know how you got to studying languages and/ to analyse text at first glance but you're awful at it. When have I told you what to do? I asked a question. It was a rhetorical one, yes, I agree, but I did not tell you what to do. I mocked you. That is all. Now go back to your imaginary classic Latin pronunciation and start all over again ( this is when I tell u what to do). And actually, in real life, I am a nice person. But you pseudo-intellectuals make me go nuts.

[kokulink]

@TuTubusLatinusEstuans interius ira vehementi

Sors immanis Et inanis

Veni, veni, venias,

Ne me mori facias

[MegaBert1977]

@TuTubusLatinus I applaud your post, and the constructive, cultural, and educational reasons behind it. Unfortunately when you post something like this you open yourself to criticisms from people who are all too happy to moan from the comfort of their armchairs. Well done and keep up the good work. The Internet is full of idiots, I hope their comments was like water of a platypuses back.

[JoshsName]

@TuTubusLatinus Hey, I go to that uni. TEACH ME LATIN.

jk, I'll teach myself

[keksina]

@rRosuGalbenAlbastru well, I'm sorry, but I think his pronunciation is pretty good. I'm doing Latin at the University of Munich, Germany and I can't hear any mistakes.....

[rRosuGalbenAlbastru]

@keksina Ok whatever. I wasn't even talking to you, was I? All I said was that for me (and I am was born in a neo-latin country, so... I look latin, my mother language is latin etc) the way English and other non-Latin people speak Latin is wrong and that it hurts my ears. I do not think that Latin sounded like this just 1000 years ago. And thats because I majored in linguistics and ancient history. Therefore, I might know a thing or two.

[tommo3491]

@rRosuGalbenAlbastru

I may ( not might) you berk. The Aeneid is 2000 years old.

Live and learn ( so much for majoring in history) Try a course on positivity and humility though I doubt you would pass

[rRosuGalbenAlbastru]

@tommo3491 What does Eneida have to do with this. I said 1000 years randomly. Tho, now that i remember... I was probably referring to the time my country got romanized. If you knew this, you wouldnt sound so offensive. So, I suggest you enter a library and start reading some history books before bashing some one just for fun. If you have nothing important to tell me, then please say nothing.

Again, what does positivity have to do with Latin accent. And again, maybe you should take that course.

[bloodrayne130]

@rRosuGalbenAlbastru wow your a douchebag!!

[rRosuGalbenAlbastru]

@bloodrayne130 guess what, I DON'T CARE; about your opinion, you little man with whom i wasn't even talking to!!!

[rRosuGalbenAlbastru]

@bloodrayne130 and i can express my opinion as long as i want since I AM A NATIVE NEO-LATIN SPEAKER, and all of you hear offendents are just breathing my air. stupid english pseudo-intellectuals. go crawl back to your country and remember the fact that english is half latin, u ungrateful non-catholic bastards.

[resurgam44]

@rRosuGalbenAlbastru

Actually you are incorrect in this.  Both G and C were hard in Classical Latin; what you are thinking of is Ecclesiastical/Medieval Latin in which the C and G are palatalized, much like Italian.

[racord360]

@rRosuGalbenAlbastru

Odd, all of the books and audio lessons I have heard for classical pronunciation, are just like he's pronouncing it. Why don't you create a video series and do better if you don't approve. Classical pronunciation states that the g is always a hard sound. Peace out

[racord360]

@rRosuGalbenAlbastru

Where did you get your information from? Classical pronunciation states that the g is always a hard sound. Why don't you make a video series and do better if you don't like this one. Peace out

[KapitaenThor]

@rRosuGalbenAlbastru not true, Turbus Latinus is correct, Latin g, as in most first generation Indoeuropean languages was pronounced like in modern German, the equivalent is spanish g before a, o and u. Classical Latin used g as spanish g in "gato", late vulgar latin used g as italian gi. The author also pronounces correctly quis, avoiding the spanish pronunciation, and his pronunciation of "v" is also correct!

[DieForSnacks]

Not a great pronounciation but a very useful video thankyou!

[StevanEC]

Excellent videos and methodology, keep working on these! Thanks

[nenita541708]

I'll so watch the second lesson just to see southpark people speaking latin!

[TuTubusLatinus]

That's sweet. Perhaps you should also check out insula. (just search 'insula tutubuslatinus') I hope you like it.

[hobokengar]

my wife and I have both started watching these series of yours. We both love it. please keep up the good work.

[Etyaldaron]

This is a great method for learning Latin. I had Latin in high school and still remember some of it, but this is even better than what I had.

[BetsyKendrick]

I am trying to learn Latin for Mass at our Catholic Church...

[TuTubusLatinus]

Nice one. I've started doing a bible in Latin series - Vulgate. That might help somewhat. :o)

[jmkeller]

@TuTubusLatinus Keep up with the Vulgate, please! As a Catholic, I'm eager to read the Bible in Latin, as well as the Breviary. I wish more people understood how much Latin is still used everyday! Thanks very much.

[fakename913323]

Awesome dude. I want to learn latin for my bio class, a lot of latin etymologies in there. Keep up the good work.. keep latin alive!

[92mascara]

Tehe you used South Park people, cute! :) I plan on studying Latin at University, thanks for the wonderful vids.

[Shebba111]

Thank you so much!  I just started and this helped sooooooo much!

[shirleystemple]

This is truly great.

Years ago - in a single semester - I read the entire Aenid, about half of the Georgics, and the Eclosgues.

I can see the manner of teaching you're using here is "quality over quantity," will encourage the development of active knowledge of Latin, while learning to enjoy Virgil.

Thank youl

[shirleystemple]

@shirleystemple

i.e. "Eclogues."

[Alucardthedeadone]

This looks fun

[LeticiaSantana12345]

Thank you !

[bflat61]

this video is great thank u virgil



[drumstickNL]

You could speed things up just a little bit. But for the rest, awesome and easy understandable.

[bleublanc21]

Does minime mean no?

[TuTubusLatinus]

Yes, it does.

[WellConditionedChimp]

@TuTubusLatinus does the word "no" exist in Latin? It's in so many languages, I would have guessed it originated in latin

[TuTubusLatinus]

Hi. I think it would be fair to say that 'no' comes from the Latin word 'non'. 'non' is used to negate a verb. eg. Marcus aquam habet. Claudia aquam non habet. Marcus has wayer. Claudia does not have water. If a Roman was asked if he or she had any water (habesne tu aquam?) he or she would probably respond I do have (habeo) or I do not have (non habeo).

[WellConditionedChimp]

@TuTubusLatinus oh, so are "non" and "minime" totally synonymous, or do they have different usage? That's why I brought it up. thanks for the reply

[TuTubusLatinus]

Not entirely, no - there is a difference. But I don't want to pretend I'm more of an expert on this than I am. Sorry.

[TinoTaliTintti]

Why do you pronounce nauta as naurta? Is that correct?

[TinoTaliTintti]

Why does he pronounce nauta as naurta? Is that correct?

[shirleystemple]

@TinoTaliTintti

There are various schools of thought on the pronunciation of Latin, and, of course, since there were no means of recording the voice in the days of Virgil, the question of how, exactly, Virgil pronounced his Latin, must remain a speculation.

[arichardson0972]

@benehan Everybody makes mistakes. Instead of just sitting on your ass and talking shit, I encourage you to do something productive and make your own videos teaching Latin. And if you do, I expect perfection.

[arichardson0972]

@benehan Oh, and it's spelled 'salvēte.' Who's the 'noobus maximus' now? Haha.

[ooglebydoogleby]

@arichardson0972 Noobus knob?

[jbkrule]

@benehan He is saying salve because he is expecting only one person to be watching this in one room. Therefore, salve makes it feel like he is specifically talking to you.

[samuelmorrison]

You made a mistake.

hic (long "i") is an adverb meaning here, in this place.

hic (short "i" , with no macron) means "this". It is the demonstrative adjective.

[TuTubusLatinus]

I know. Bummer. I think I fixed it around episode 3 or 4. I was pretty annoyed when I realised. Cheers.

[Jakob19490]

So what is the real word to use instead of hic?

[TuTubusLatinus]

Its still 'hic' - but with a short 'i' instead of a long 'i'. A small difference in the scheme of things.

[Jakob19490]

Lol sorry does that mean it is the 'hic' or 'haec'?

[TuTubusLatinus]

hic is masculine - hic nauta, hic poeta.

haec is feminine - haec regina, haec dea

[Jakob19490]

Oh ok, I understand what you mean now. Thanks!

[1PostPoMoMaN1]

Very well pronounced REGINA.

[1PostPoMoMaN1]

DIIS TROIANIS MANVTENENS. ECCE vIRTVS ILLIVS.

[Jenawahrheit]

Revised Classical pronunciation is how I started as well. I appreciate your efforts to teach. Well done.

[789123Y]

Thank you very much for doing these!

[PoliomanGamer]

I don't like your pronuntiation for 'nauta'

[TuTubusLatinus]

um, okay. Fair enough. :o)

[erasmusso]

What is the right pronunciation of "nauta", naruta or naurta? I think I heard you pronouncing it both ways...

[samuelmorrison]

@PoliomanGamer why not?

[PoliomanGamer]

Cause he uses a " r " right after he pronounces it, just like many other words, I'm a native spanish speaker so I kinda know how words should sound. He kinda says "naurta"

[samuelmorrison]

@PoliomanGamer

That your first language is Spanish is irrelevant.

Read Vox Latina. The "t" between two vowels might have been trilled.

[PoliomanGamer]

Well, he does the same with other words along the lessons, also, he's pronouncing dido like you would in english, not in latin, which should sound like a dry "e".

[samuelmorrison]

@PoliomanGamer His pronunciation of Dido is correct. Both vowels carry a macron and are pronounced long. Therefore, the 'i' is pronounced as the 'i' in machine or the "ee" in meet.

In the English pronunciation of Dido, the "i" is pronounced as the "y" in by.

[PoliomanGamer]

That's my point, he pronounces the " i " in dido like in "by" not like in "meet". He should be pronouncing it in latin cause the whole point of the lesson is for people to learn latin correctly, but he's doing great lessons.

[kevrs73]

@PoliomanGamer How does a wet "e" sound?

[homousios]

excellent thanks! Must Brush up on my Latin.

[WhoSaysWordss]

When I was a child, I learned Latin one year in my romanian school. I remember that there is a rule, the group "ae" is pronounced "e", like in "tell". What about this rule? Am I in mistake? Thanks for an eventual reply.

[TuTubusLatinus]

Hi WhoSays,

The way I've been taught 'ae' is pronounced like the 'i' in kite. I think that is pretty standard in the US, Britain and Australia. But I do know that different countries have different pronunciation. All the best, Anthony

[GueorguiJoukov]

The classical pronounciation of the diphtongue ae is similar to the noise we do when we hurt ourselves. It's eaiser to compare it in French since the sound exists as exactly the same, but your "i" in kite is not quite far from it and hearing how you pronounce Ceasar, I guess you have learned the classical pronounciation.

And that's about all I know about latin. LOL. Now, you may speak clearly and tell people what is the name of your Latin pronunciation.

[1PostPoMoMaN1]

There are mopre than 10 ways to pronounce Latin, WhoSaysWordss.

[horsecool]

man, this is fabulous!

[Hiroutu]

absolutely perfect! I love this, I tried learning wheelock's latin but it was so monotonous. more videos!

[blenderuser]

Very nice lesson, Anthony, thanks for putting it together. I really regret not having more time to study latin.. I started in the summer holidays, and came to lesson 8 in McClintock's Latin, then my holidays ended, and I haven't come any further since.. And studying it in the weekends only is too infrequent to learn anything, at least for me. Vale.

[Jlongtors0]

Ah! Rogat, whence comes interrogate.

[Jlongtors0]

Another fine addition.