Salve, professor! Gaudeo te legentem audire! Et recte mones- quantum scio, non sint alii libri auditivi huius (et proximi) libri! Gratias tibi maximas ago! Velim videre te et opera tua in conventiculis et locis nostris quibus latine loquamur!
I ordered my copy when I first saw this video - it arrived today. I know quite a few Latin words because of my love of etymology, but I have not taken the step into actually learning the language. Looking forward to this!!
Has anyone read any of the books in the I Tatti Renaissance Library or the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library? They are similar to the Loeb Classical Library in that the books have the original language on the left hand pages and an English translation on the right hand pages. The I Tatti Renaissance Library has Latin books from the Italian Renaissance. The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library has books in Latin, Byzantine Greek, and Old English. There is also the similar Murty Classical Library of India.
You might also be interested in the Oxford Classical Texts collection which are monolingual editions, in either Latin or Greek and with Latin annotations and prefaces.
I now remember the time I said that the classic latin is boring and generally full of poetry only, even though it its easy to find, on a Discussion Circle. I like to think that my complaint influenced the creation of this video. Even if that is not true, I am really happy to find this video! I don't think this will make me love more Latin than I already love Ancient Greek, that is a far stretch, but it certainly re-sparked my interest in Latin!
Mirum video! One challenge (among many) in learning Latin is the paucity of quality, interesting audio. Thank you for this contribution, and for your many other contributions to the broader language learning community. I look forward to all your future videos, and I hope they include some more Latin gems like this.
I’m sick of people who just go to important videos such as this and make jokes. Latin is very serious. I bet you don’t even know the Latin word for dog you dingus.
Great Work! Thank's so much for this video! (I'm trying to figure out whether to attempt to learn latin.. basically, researching why I should, and actually finding a lot of reasons!) [..this might seem a somewhat random and "complainy" comment, but in the off-chance it helps, it'll be worth it. after experiencing you reading the book with it away from your face off to the side, I found myself irritated when you brought it back between your face and the camera. somehow I found it easier to understand and more pleasant to experience, off to the side. if you make more such videos, I encourage you to stick to this posture!] great work!
I tried to post a comment saying that one can read along for the first 6 pages of the book (about the first 20 minutes of this video) by looking up the Latin version on Amazon, but UA-cam keeps deleting the comment.
Great video professor! It's a pleasure listening to you read, and you tempt me to make reading aloud part of my daily routine as well. Once my Latin improves sufficiently, I hope to read Winnie Ille Pu as my first Latin text! Thank you!
These days I am actively working to set up a Virtual Academy (hopefully by April) so that, for the first time, people from all over the world can study with me, not just those at a particular institution where I happen to be.
Wow this was unexpected. I'm learning Latin very slowly as I'm playing the long game with it as I focus on other languages. It's going to take years and I'm not yet even at the level to read Harry Potter. When I get there this video could be very useful to me.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of language learning, Professor. I have only recently discovered your channel and I am finding lots of useful insights. I have recently started learning Latin (I started some 2-3 months ago) and I am unsure about which pronunciation to go with. There seems to be a large divide between the supporters of the 'restored classical' pronunciation and those supporting the 'ecclesiastical' pronunciation and this divide seems to be reflected in the Latin langugae content available on, say, UA-cam. Do you recommend getting used to a single pronunciation as a beginner or just get used to both pronunciations from the outset? Does listening/watching content in both pronunciations create confusion for the beginner or is it simply something you get used to? I appreciate the time that you spend making the videos that you upload and the expertise that you are freely sharing. I have made a few videos for UA-cam myself (this is not an attempt at shameless self promotion, by the way) and realise how much time can go into making even a relatively short video let alone videos/lectures which exceed one hour!
Thank you for writing. The differences are actually quite minor - mainly c and also g before i, e, ae, etc. I wouldn't think that there should be any confusion between them. I would get used to both from the outset. I learned more of the restored variant myself, but also try to use the ecclesiastical one when I read theology. Keep me posted and perhaps consider joining on of my Latin Zoom reading and discussion circles when you get more advanced. And thanks for the appreciation of how much time it can take to put into making a video!
@@ProfASAr Thank you very much for your swift response to my message. Maybe I have been making a bit of a 'rookie' mistake by imagining the differences in pronunciation to be far greater than they really are. I'm still adjusting to Latin but I keep getting a lot of interference from Polish (I'm not 'fluent' in Polish but it is much more prominent in my mind). I think I noticed that you are using the classical pronunciation in this video (reading Harry Potter) but using a more ecclesiastical pronunciation in a video of yours from a few months ago that I watched recently about advanced shadowing, reading The Acts of the Apostles in various languages (unless I am mistaken). I would very much like to join the Latin Zoom sessions when I am more proficient in Latin - thank you for letting me know about that. I will look forward to watching your future uploads. Though, I have a lot of your previously uploaded videos to catch-up on as well!
@@johnfletchervideos Hello again. Like I said, I use both, ecclesiastical for sacred texts, restored for profane. The differences are minor and unimportant so don't worry about them.
Good day, sir. With all due respect, I have to wonder why you aspirate your stops so much, rather than pronounce them like Spanish or Italian. Great work you are doing, nonetheless!
Thanks for the compliment. I have found that I have to pronounce final -t very strongly or it gets cut off when I record anything (i.e., est becomes es).
Salve Magister, gratias tibi ago. Rogone Quaestionem? Habebam discere Latinum pro sex annos. Possum legere Vulgatam Hieronymi et Summam Theologiae Thomae Aquinae cum lexico. Sed non possum reperire operas quae jucundi sunt. Noscesne alias bonas operas mediorum saeculorum?
Ecces habes Gesta Romanorum (www.thelatinlibrary.com/gestarom.shtml), Historia Septem Sapientum (www.thelatinlibrary.com/septsap.html) et Liber Kalilae et Dimnae (www.thelatinlibrary.com/kalila.html)
Salve, professor! Gaudeo te legentem audire! Et recte mones- quantum scio, non sint alii libri auditivi huius (et proximi) libri! Gratias tibi maximas ago! Velim videre te et opera tua in conventiculis et locis nostris quibus latine loquamur!
Heus, Melete! Tē vidī in transmissiōne Luciī Novī Annī! Quam mirabile tē nunc hic in canale professoris vīdere!
Gratias tibi ago.
I ordered my copy when I first saw this video - it arrived today. I know quite a few Latin words because of my love of etymology, but I have not taken the step into actually learning the language. Looking forward to this!!
I hope it has gone well?!?!
Has anyone read any of the books in the I Tatti Renaissance Library or the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library? They are similar to the Loeb Classical Library in that the books have the original language on the left hand pages and an English translation on the right hand pages. The I Tatti Renaissance Library has Latin books from the Italian Renaissance. The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library has books in Latin, Byzantine Greek, and Old English. There is also the similar Murty Classical Library of India.
Thanks for naming all of these. I am indeed familiar with the Dumbarton Oaks collection.
You might also be interested in the Oxford Classical Texts collection which are monolingual editions, in either Latin or Greek and with Latin annotations and prefaces.
@@ProfASAr I think that these book series may be an interesting topic for a video.
I now remember the time I said that the classic latin is boring and generally full of poetry only, even though it its easy to find, on a Discussion Circle. I like to think that my complaint influenced the creation of this video. Even if that is not true, I am really happy to find this video! I don't think this will make me love more Latin than I already love Ancient Greek, that is a far stretch, but it certainly re-sparked my interest in Latin!
We'll get you into Latin yet, William!
Mirum video! One challenge (among many) in learning Latin is the paucity of quality, interesting audio. Thank you for this contribution, and for your many other contributions to the broader language learning community. I look forward to all your future videos, and I hope they include some more Latin gems like this.
I would love to produce more, though it seems to be something a niche interest at the moment.
Quid videtur a oculi mei? Non credo!! Gratias magister 🤗💜
Gratias tibi quoque.
Needed this today…
Same
I’m sick of people who just go to important videos such as this and make jokes. Latin is very serious. I bet you don’t even know the Latin word for dog you dingus.
@@corbinpaxman4464 Same
I am happy to oblige.
Great Work! Thank's so much for this video! (I'm trying to figure out whether to attempt to learn latin.. basically, researching why I should, and actually finding a lot of reasons!) [..this might seem a somewhat random and "complainy" comment, but in the off-chance it helps, it'll be worth it. after experiencing you reading the book with it away from your face off to the side, I found myself irritated when you brought it back between your face and the camera. somehow I found it easier to understand and more pleasant to experience, off to the side. if you make more such videos, I encourage you to stick to this posture!] great work!
I tried to post a comment saying that one can read along for the first 6 pages of the book (about the first 20 minutes of this video) by looking up the Latin version on Amazon, but UA-cam keeps deleting the comment.
Thanks for trying - this finally got through!
Great video professor! It's a pleasure listening to you read, and you tempt me to make reading aloud part of my daily routine as well. Once my Latin improves sufficiently, I hope to read Winnie Ille Pu as my first Latin text! Thank you!
Wonderful! I am so pleased to hear it!
We live in the Professor's world.
Welcome!
Thank you
You're welcome
A few days ago I added 15min of shadowing Latin into my daily routine. Got to get that ball rolling!
Wonderful, David!
It sounds like Benedict XVI reading latin. Very nice!
Thank you!
Hi Dr. Argüelles, I was wondering where you were teaching these days. I enjoy your content immensely. Cheers.
These days I am actively working to set up a Virtual Academy (hopefully by April) so that, for the first time, people from all over the world can study with me, not just those at a particular institution where I happen to be.
Salve! Hic nova sum. Anno trio discere latinam linguam sum. Sed dicere multum non possum. Studeo, ut meliaverim! Gratias ago!
Gratias tibi quoque ago!
Wow this was unexpected. I'm learning Latin very slowly as I'm playing the long game with it as I focus on other languages. It's going to take years and I'm not yet even at the level to read Harry Potter. When I get there this video could be very useful to me.
I hope it is useful to you!
That seems to be a terrific brain excercise.
It is!
😻😻😻!!
Gratias tibi ago.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of language learning, Professor. I have only recently discovered your channel and I am finding lots of useful insights.
I have recently started learning Latin (I started some 2-3 months ago) and I am unsure about which pronunciation to go with. There seems to be a large divide between the supporters of the 'restored classical' pronunciation and those supporting the 'ecclesiastical' pronunciation and this divide seems to be reflected in the Latin langugae content available on, say, UA-cam. Do you recommend getting used to a single pronunciation as a beginner or just get used to both pronunciations from the outset? Does listening/watching content in both pronunciations create confusion for the beginner or is it simply something you get used to?
I appreciate the time that you spend making the videos that you upload and the expertise that you are freely sharing. I have made a few videos for UA-cam myself (this is not an attempt at shameless self promotion, by the way) and realise how much time can go into making even a relatively short video let alone videos/lectures which exceed one hour!
Thank you for writing. The differences are actually quite minor - mainly c and also g before i, e, ae, etc. I wouldn't think that there should be any confusion between them. I would get used to both from the outset. I learned more of the restored variant myself, but also try to use the ecclesiastical one when I read theology. Keep me posted and perhaps consider joining on of my Latin Zoom reading and discussion circles when you get more advanced. And thanks for the appreciation of how much time it can take to put into making a video!
@@ProfASAr Thank you very much for your swift response to my message. Maybe I have been making a bit of a 'rookie' mistake by imagining the differences in pronunciation to be far greater than they really are. I'm still adjusting to Latin but I keep getting a lot of interference from Polish (I'm not 'fluent' in Polish but it is much more prominent in my mind).
I think I noticed that you are using the classical pronunciation in this video (reading Harry Potter) but using a more ecclesiastical pronunciation in a video of yours from a few months ago that I watched recently about advanced shadowing, reading The Acts of the Apostles in various languages (unless I am mistaken). I would very much like to join the Latin Zoom sessions when I am more proficient in Latin - thank you for letting me know about that.
I will look forward to watching your future uploads. Though, I have a lot of your previously uploaded videos to catch-up on as well!
@@johnfletchervideos Hello again. Like I said, I use both, ecclesiastical for sacred texts, restored for profane. The differences are minor and unimportant so don't worry about them.
At what point do you say spells that are originally latin?
Good day, sir. With all due respect, I have to wonder why you aspirate your stops so much, rather than pronounce them like Spanish or Italian. Great work you are doing, nonetheless!
Thanks for the compliment. I have found that I have to pronounce final -t very strongly or it gets cut off when I record anything (i.e., est becomes es).
Salve Magister, gratias tibi ago. Rogone Quaestionem? Habebam discere Latinum pro sex annos. Possum legere Vulgatam Hieronymi et Summam Theologiae Thomae Aquinae cum lexico. Sed non possum reperire operas quae jucundi sunt. Noscesne alias bonas operas mediorum saeculorum?
Ecces habes Gesta Romanorum (www.thelatinlibrary.com/gestarom.shtml), Historia Septem Sapientum (www.thelatinlibrary.com/septsap.html) et Liber Kalilae et Dimnae (www.thelatinlibrary.com/kalila.html)
Papae! Hoc nōn exspectābam, professor! Vappidē perlegistī! Habēsne tibi in mente aliīs in lingvīs perlegere nobis?
Fortasse...
I wish I had spent my five years of latin reading extensively instead of doing useless conjugations.
It would have been much better spent.... but it is not too late!
Lingua Latina tua plus quam optima
Iam dudum mihi valde placet magna voce legere, et nunc quoque loqui.
How can you read this? I can even read "Hogwarts Express"😂
Perseverance