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How do you speak Latin?

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Latin, although a dead language, is not an extinct language. It exists all over the place, in ways and shapes that you may never even notice. If you're determined to learn the wonderful language of the Roman Empire, there are many books and online resources to learn how. It's very difficult to learn without some help, because it is a fusional language, meaning that the ending of the word changes on what its function is in a sentence. An example would be: curro, 'I run'. But if I wanted to say 'they run', it would be currunt. And if I wanted to say, 'You ran', it would be 'cucuristi.' And so on and so forth. There are so many possibilities for a word, making it difficult to learn. But, persistence and diligence will get you through till fluency.

Latina longa est, sed vita brevis est.

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