Quid est mihi nomen
Which translates to "what is my name"? So who ever is asking this question is having an amnesia - a who am i moment, or an identity crisis.
In Latin, quid est tibi nomen means what is your name. Mihi nomen est Usha or what ever is your name - unless you too have an identity crisis.
Duolingo has added Latin as one of the language courses. And I am one happy woman. My earlier efforts in learning Latin were not very successful (read free lessons, you tube videos and free downloadable books) But duolingo at least keeps the lessons interactive - and that is the reason you feel you are learning some thing.
And the funny thing about Latin is its vocative case - sambodhana. So Marcus become Marce. As in
Salvete, Stephane et Marce.
You are calling out them, so the noun form changes. Coming to think of it, it happens in Indian languages too. "Are O Samba" :) or "Anantaaa, ododu bittu enu madta iddeeya". So the noun forms will end in long vowels - very long :)
And that is the 8th vibhakti in Sanskrit too.
hey ram!
Let us see what have I learnt so far.
In urbe habito. - I live in the city
(Almost 20 days of study and I got one sentence correct. Great!)
By the way, if you prefer non-app way to learn latin, there is a cambridge website with textbooks lots of images. Basically we all like books with plenty of images ( when we don't know any thing at all - which happens most of the times. )
In Latin, quid est tibi nomen means what is your name. Mihi nomen est Usha or what ever is your name - unless you too have an identity crisis.
Duolingo has added Latin as one of the language courses. And I am one happy woman. My earlier efforts in learning Latin were not very successful (read free lessons, you tube videos and free downloadable books) But duolingo at least keeps the lessons interactive - and that is the reason you feel you are learning some thing.
And the funny thing about Latin is its vocative case - sambodhana. So Marcus become Marce. As in
Salvete, Stephane et Marce.
You are calling out them, so the noun form changes. Coming to think of it, it happens in Indian languages too. "Are O Samba" :) or "Anantaaa, ododu bittu enu madta iddeeya". So the noun forms will end in long vowels - very long :)
And that is the 8th vibhakti in Sanskrit too.
hey ram!
Let us see what have I learnt so far.
In urbe habito. - I live in the city
(Almost 20 days of study and I got one sentence correct. Great!)
By the way, if you prefer non-app way to learn latin, there is a cambridge website with textbooks lots of images. Basically we all like books with plenty of images ( when we don't know any thing at all - which happens most of the times. )
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