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How many words are in Familia Romana? ›

Includes 2,435 words with their English equivalents. This student's manual, in English, for Familia Romana (Lingua Latina Pars I), includes a guide to pronunciation, instructions, and information on key points to be noted in each chapter.

The back of the book approximates 3,000 new vocabulary words. My deck has 2,689.

Hans Ørberg s Lingua Latina per se Illustrata is the world s premiere textbook for Learning Latin via the Natural Method. Students first learn grammar and vocabulary intuitively through extended contextual reading and an innovative system of marginal notes.

There are 56 chapters in the program. It will take five years to complete the series if you spend three weeks on each chapter (any less than this and you will not be able to fully internalize the vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of each chapter.) 2. Each chapter has 2 or more lessons (called lectiones.)

To learn a language up to a reasonable level normally takes 300-400 hours of study. Latin/Familia Romana is no different. So expect to spend about 10 hours per chapter, including exercises, extra readings (Colloquia Personarum, Fabellae Latinae), listening to the mp3's, re-reading and re-reading (say 20 times)...

There are many different dialects of Romani spoken and in England alone, there can be differences in words commonly spoken in the North and in the South of the country and differences in spelling between people.

Romani is generally the preferred language of native Romani users. To communicate effectively, use a person's first language where possible. Don't assume that the Roma community can fully express themselves in Ukrainian or Russian, especially about sensitive topics related to health or protection.

Because Latin is no longer spoken natively, its vocabulary is somewhat limited. The Oxford Latin Dictionary has approximately 40,000 entries for distinct words in Latin.

If you speak English (or any Romance language), this will undoubtedly be the best language book you will ever read: it's an almost magical experience being able to understand Latin without knowing any Latin. I also recommend Luke Ranieri's (aka ScorpioMartianus) free recordings for superb (Classical) pronunciation.

What can I read after Familia Romana? ›

If you have worked through Familia Romana methodically and diligently, you will be able to read Fabulae Faciles comfortably. The best thing to do is to read Fabulae Syrae first as there will be a lot of overlapping vocabulary and subject matter.

Answer and Explanation: Because Latin is no longer spoken natively, its vocabulary is somewhat limited. The Oxford Latin Dictionary has approximately 40,000 entries for distinct words in Latin.

The Oxford Latin Dictionary has about 40,000 entries, according to its Wikipedia page, so that's probably a good estimate for classical Latin. Du Cange's Glossarium Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis has about 90,000 entries, according to this website.

Latin has a relatively small vocabulary, with less that four thousand words in general, current use. Greek has three times that number, modern English prescribes 10,000 for a college student, 50,000 for a teacher, and there are half a million words available one way or another.

As for purely domestic Italian vocabulary, you will need about 3,000 words to communicate with native Italian speakers. This will enable you to hold a conversation on general topics, and once you are able to speak about simple things, you can increase your level of knowledge to 5,000-6,000.