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Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency: Phrase Book and Dictionary
Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency Phrase Book and Dictionary Author:John C. Traupman, Laurie Haight Keenan, Georgine Cooper Conversational Latin is an excellent dual-language resource for exploring ancient and contemporary topics ranging from the weather to politics in lively dialogs with authentic Roman expression. Each chapter offers 3 conversations in varying degrees of difficulty supported by topical vocabulary. Latin as a living and vital language is showcased i... more »n this indispensable supplement to any standard Latin course of study. Traupmans book provides facing English translation; a comprehensive glossary; and appendices on "Yes and No in Latin," "Colors and Numbers," and "Sayings and Proverbs." A companion audio-cassette is available. Here's a perfect way to get started speaking Latin: The Conversational Latin cassette is an hour long recording of select conversations from chapters 1-2 (all three levels) of the text. The quality of the recording is imperfect (hence our low price) but acceptable. Designed originally to accompany the 2nd edition, this cassette continues to be a valuable audio companion to Conversational Latin in the 3rd edition.« less