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🤗 Latin Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Latin learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Latin?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Latin, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Latin |
|---|---|
| general greeting spoken to one person | Ave |
| general greeting spoken to a group of people | Avete |
| general greeting spoken to one person | Salve |
| general greeting spoken to a group of people | Salvete |
| informal greeting | Heus |
| general daytime greeting | Bonus dies |
| nighttime greeting | Bona nox |
| how are you? spoken to one person | Quid agis? |
| how are you? spoken to a group of people | Quid agitis? |
| how are you? spoken to a group of people | Quid agite? |
| how are you? spoken to one person | Quomodo vales? |
| how are you? spoken to a group of people | Quomodo valete? |
| reply to Quid agis and Quid agitis | Bene |
| reply to Quid agis and Quid agitis | Valeo |
| reply to Quid agitis ("we are well") | Valemus |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Latin lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/