{"id":4531,"date":"2021-01-20T13:31:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T05:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/?p=4531"},"modified":"2022-03-19T14:54:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T06:54:22","slug":"you-already-know-latin-without-realizing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/zh-hant\/you-already-know-latin-without-realizing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"You Already Know Latin Without Realizing It"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kk4zma3g-ae6b9b9cdd17db28aa44472ce2314750'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>You Already Know Latin Without Realizing It<\/h1>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Latin-07.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/zh-hant\/you-already-know-latin-without-realizing-it\/latin-07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Latin-07-e1611311529924.png\" data-orig-size=\"1776,936\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Common Latin Roots\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Latin-07-e1611311529924-1030x543.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4559\" src=\"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Latin-07.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1050\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many people ask me: \u201cIsn\u2019t Latin a dead language?\u201d Well, it\u2019s true that there\u2019s no longer a community of native Latin speakers. But the language lives on in English, and in a small but growing community of enthusiasts who use it as a living language.<\/p>\n<p><b>Latin in the English You Speak Everyday<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that nearly two-thirds of English words come from Latin? It may surprise you to find out that many words you use in your daily life originated in Latin, such as butter, cheese, street, wine, and cook. It is literally impossible not to use Latin when speaking English. Studying Latin enriches your understanding of English and expands your linguistic horizons.<\/p>\n<p>Learning Latin also helps demystify the meanings of many English words. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>transport literally means \u201cto carry across,\u201d as <em>trans<\/em> means \u201cacross\u201d and <em>port<\/em> means \u201ccarry.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>language comes from Latin <em>lingua<\/em>, which means \u201ctongue.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>library has the root libr- from Latin <em>liber<\/em>, which means \u201cbook.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Latin in Science, Law, and Academia<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For over a thousand years, Latin was the language of law, science, and scholarship. Many legal terms are Latin, such as <em>habeas corpus<\/em>, <em>alibi<\/em>, <em>bona fide<\/em>, and <em>quid pro quo<\/em>. For students who are planning on going to law school, having a sound knowledge of Latin will help facilitate their grasp of these terms.<\/p>\n<p>More than 90 percent of English vocabulary for the sciences and technology comes from Latin. The scientific names for all living creatures are comprised of Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes. The most widely known scientific name is no exception: <em>homo sapiens<\/em> which means \u201cwise human.\u201d Looking to study medicine in university? Knowing Latin will help tremendously.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the vast majority of academic vocabulary used in secondary school and university are derived from Latin. Students who are aware of the Latin roots of these words find them much more easy to learn.<\/p>\n<p><b>Latin as a Spoken Language<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Despite its absence of native speakers, Latin is very much alive, and with each passing year its community of speakers becomes more vibrant. On <em>Youtube<\/em>, for example, we can learn to cook in Latin with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClTHFj3-kNeCNM5cGgg4UJg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coquamus<\/a>, take historical tours of Ancient Rome in <em>Minecraft<\/em> in Latin with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTtKmPD0_Qo9Uy932ZGKFhA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Divus Magister Craft<\/a>, take a tour of the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum in Latin with <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AwRJrlS85xk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latinitium<\/a>, or listen to Latin versions of Disney songs and pop songs with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLU1WuLg45SiyoKYbbV5HS1pRFPimS_A6T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scorpio Martianus<\/a>. There are also <a href=\"https:\/\/latin.org\/wordpress\/rusticatio-tironum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latin language workshops<\/a> where participants are only allowed to speak the language and even in Hong Kong there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/linguae.weebly.com\/circulus-latinus-honcongensis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monthly Latin meetup<\/a> where everyone is encouraged to communicate in Latin.<\/p>\n<p>At Immerse, I teach Latin with a communicative approach. The primary focus of my <a href=\"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/zh-hant\/cantonese-for-adults\/\">Cantonese lessons<\/a> are on reading, which helps students learn grammar and vocabulary in context. But I also include some writing, listening, and speaking in order to help students acquire a natural feel for Latin and to make it more relatable.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to learn Latin with me, do not hesitate to contact us at <em>Immerse<\/em> and set up a trial lesson.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people ask me: \u201cIsn\u2019t Latin a dead language?\u201d Well, it\u2019s true that there\u2019s no longer a community of native Latin speakers. But the language lives on in English, and in a small but growing community of enthusiasts who use it as a living language.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":4559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[19,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-language"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Latin-07-e1611311529924.png","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5529,"url":"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/zh-hant\/the-1-trick-to-learn-any-language-consistency\/","url_meta":{"origin":4531,"position":0},"title":"The Number One Trick to Learn Any Language: Consistency","author":"Alex","date":"18 10 \u6708, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Number One Trick to Learn Any Language: Consistency Do you want to learn a new language? 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