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Title: Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency: Phrase Book and Dictionary by John C. Traupman, Laurie Haight Keenan, Georgine Cooper ISBN: 0-86516-438-X Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (14 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: this book is wonderful
Comment: for all those of you tired of endlessly having to translate sentences like "famous consuls, don't use all your wealth to fill the forum with statues of impious men" -- and of not ever learning how to say "yes" and "no" [!!] -- this book is it. it shows how latin would actually have been spoken [or at least as best as the author can reconstruct].

there are sections on every conceivable aspect of daily life: greetings, basic colloquial expressions, food, clothing, animals, the weather, the calendar, family, emotions, etc. etc. there also a number of useful sections that i would have loved to have seen in my latin textbooks -- general vocabulary ["get", "put", "must", etc.], numbers, colors, proverbs, and of course the infamous "how to say yes and no" [btw those of you amazed that a language can deal without such words might find it interesting that modern brazilian portuguese works almost exactly the same way].

in my experiences learning languages it has become abundantly clear to me that you cannot really learn a language unless you are forced to speak it. this is the only way to make your language knowledge become active -- otherwise it will always remain passive, and no matter how much you read, you will never really be comfortable with the language. this is, unfortunately, exactly the state that most latin teaching is in; a book like "conversational latin" is exactly what's needed to rectify the situation.

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Latin Conversation Manual
Comment: Nowadays, many of the western schools close their Latin lessons or lectures because this extinct language is getting less important. I think, however, learning Latin is still very important because we cannot ignore our cultural heritage. However, learning this extinct language only through the written classic material would not only be cut and dry, but also be easy to forget. This book is quite different from the ordinary Latin manual. In this book, the Latin is not the extinct language, but the living one. With this book, we can learn Latin just like we learn everyday English. I would like to recommend this book for those who want learn Latin but feel very difficult.

Rating: 5
Summary: Just what students want!
Comment: You hear it time and time again, "why are you taking Latin? That's a dead language!" And though Latin is the language of the Classics, conjuring up images of ancient poets and orators, John Traupman's book proves that Latin is indeed still living. Unlike most texts, the chapters in "Conversational Latin" are not arranged in order of difficulty. Rather, they are organized by topic, and within each chapter the sample conversations progress in difficulty. This makes it easier for students, because they can look up topics quickly, rather than trying to remember how hard that conversation was. This also makes it easier for teachers, who can draw from this book wherever a topic coincides with something covered in class.

The vocabulary used in this book is not difficult, including some new words that are not usually covered in textbooks. However, these new words are strangely familiar. . .e.g. "sescentas gratias"--"thanks a million," or "Patientia, patientia. Tempus omnia sanat"--"Patience, patience. Time heals everything." Every word has all the accents so that students can pronounce them correctly. With topics from telling time to gossip about a new girlfriend, "Conversational Latin" is a great addition to any classroom, enriching the study of Latin through speaking and listening interesting conversations.

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