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Idiomatic expressions found in the book Vita Nostra: Subsidia ad Colloquia Latina by Stephen A. Berard.

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Part 2! Audio mainly in English. Expressions in this podcast:

1. in promptū : at hand, easy

2. ratiōnem dūcere/habēre (+ gen) : to have regard for, to be concerned about

3. etiam atque etiam : again and again

4. nisi/nī fallor : unless I'm mistaken

5. sē jactāre : to brag

6. juvat mē : I enjoy it

7. itane? ain? : you don't say!

8. quid novī? : what's new?

9. contrā/praeter opīniōnem : contrary to expectation

10. mehercle! hercle! mehercule! meherculēs!

11. ante tempus : too soon

12. ad tempus : at the right time

13. ex tempore : on the spur of the moment

14. meā quidem sententiā : in my opinion

15. in prīmīs / imprīmīs : in the front line, especially

16. quod sciam, quoad sciō/sciam : as far as I know

17. ad summam : in short, in conclusion, in fact

18. in summā : in all, all together, all told; after all

19. salva rēs est! : all is well! everything's fine/cool!

20. in animō habēre : to intend, to have in mind

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Alexander Abraham Perez

Never imagined that the Romans actually had an equivalent for "insanely good" or "crazy good". Semper rēs novae dīscēndae sunt!

Alexander Abraham Perez

Egō autem numquam mē iactō clārissimus aut doctissimus esse. Egō tantummodo sciēntiam multārum rērum dīligō, inter eās historiam antīquam linguāsque.

Alexander Abraham Perez

Etiam atque etiam Alexander cotīdiē auscultābat vocem Lūciī latīne graecēque loquēntem.

Jeff R

Quid novi, rogas? In animo non habere me jactare, sed, contra opinionem, mea quidem sententia, olim potero, nisi fallor, Linguam Latinam loqui.

Jeff R

Nondum. Mea quidem sententia quod debuisti scripsere “loquēris” et “utēris”. Nimis benignus es.

Jeff R

Sed nunc intellego quod “macrons” salutares sunt.