{"id":5306,"date":"2016-05-09T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T14:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/?p=5306"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:15:31","slug":"did-you-know-you-can-speak-latin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/en\/news\/did-you-know-you-can-speak-latin","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know You Can Speak Latin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Last week we added our 133rd language to the uTalk<\/a> app – and it’s a good one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latin<\/a> has been around ever since the year 75 BC and it has evolved from Old Latin to Classical Latin, to Early Modern Latin and finally Modern Latin. Along with Greek<\/a>, its roots are used in theology, biology, and medicine right up to the present day. Romance languages, such as Italian<\/a>, Portuguese<\/a>, Spanish<\/a>, French<\/a>, and Romanian<\/a> have developed from Latin. Later on, many words from all these languages were taken into English, so even if you\u2019ve never actively learned it – you might actually speak Latin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few examples of Latin words and phrases that we use regularly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. ad hoc: to this<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ad hoc refers to something that was created for a specific purpose or situation as the need arises, without previous planning. An ad hoc political committee, for instance, is formed specially to deal with a specific situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. vice versa: the other way around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For example: \u201cI like you and vice versa\u201d means that you also like me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. carpe diem: seize the day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This phrase comes from a poem by Horace and is used to encourage people to enjoy the moment without concern for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. sic: thus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sic is used with square brackets [sic] after a quotation indicate that an odd or unusual phrase was reproduced exactly as it was in the source, and therefore it is not an editorial error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. per se: by itself<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Per se is used to refer to a particular thing by itself. For example: “The idea, per se, wasn’t bad; it was just the way he said it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. mea culpa: through my fault<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You might say this if you were admitting guilt, or owning up that something went wrong because you made a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. circa: around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you hear “circa” before a date or other fact, it means it’s an approximation – so for example, “This church was built circa 1600”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. in loco parentis: in the place of a parent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When an individual or organisation acts in loco parentis, they assume legal responsibility for a child in the absence of their parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re really excited to finally add Latin to our uTalk app. Take a look – it’s a great way to see how Latin would sound in modern-day society and also to better understand how the language works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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