loqui
To speak in Latin is loqui.
loqui is a verb used to express the ability to communicate in a language.
Meaning: to be able to communicate in a language (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural imperative form of loqui is loquimini. The perfect participle of loqui is locūtus, -a, -um.
Did you know?
- The word 'ventriloquist' uses loqui combined with 'venter' for 'belly', describing someone who appears to speak from their stomach.
- The English word 'colloquium', referring to an academic meeting or seminar, comes from the prefix 'com-' meaning 'together' and loqui.
- While English uses 'speak' for almost any verbal communication, Latin speakers often chose between loqui and dicere depending on whether they meant the act of talking or the delivery of specific words.
Examples in context
- Cum quo loqui vis?Who do you want to speak to?This sentence shows how to use loqui when asking whom someone wants to speak to.Tatoeba #12375011 by rul, translation #37744 by CK
- Non sum ausus loqui.I didn't dare speak.This sentence demonstrates the use of loqui in the context of daring to speak.Tatoeba #12343741 by soridsolid, translation #11159891 by ddnktr
- Noli loqui, ore pleno.Don't speak with your mouth full.This sentence uses loqui to provide an instruction regarding speaking with a full mouth.Tatoeba #6826909 by CarpeLanam, translation #240513 by CK
- Loquor etiam Latine.I also speak Latin.
- Tu loqueris sapienter.You speak wisely.
- Dico veritatem.I speak the truth.
- Magistratus dixit pacem esse bonam.The magistrate said peace is good.
- Hoc tibi narro.I'm telling you this.
- Narro quomodo victoriam assecutus sum.I'm narrating how I achieved victory.
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Example conversation
Lucia and Gaius are discussing language skills at a villa.
- LuciaCur Graece loqui non potes?Why can you not speak Greek?
- GaiusGraece loqui mihi difficile est.It is difficult for me to speak Greek.
- LuciaEgo Graece bene loquor.I speak Greek well.
- GaiusMe docere potes.You can teach me.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
