Topic: Latin

"Salve, quis es tu?"

Translation:Hello, who are you?

August 27, 2019

15 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MustaphaMondeo
  • 302

the sound is odd on the first word but thanks for the lessons

August 27, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/freereflection

    The letter "V" was pronounced like a /w/ by the Romans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin#Phonology

    August 27, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MatthewDaher
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      There seems to be an audio glitch at the beginning of the audio clip. I think that's what they were referring to.

      August 27, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Mataytay69

        Thanks for explaining that. I was so confused about that, it reminded me of gaelic where no word sounds as it's spelled.

        September 1, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/LDailey01

          The reason for that is because the Latin alphabet doesn't encompass a lot of the sounds made in Gaelic, since it was so linguistically isolated during its creation.

          September 5, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RyanKaufman
          • 9

          Major audio pop/distortion. Needs re-recorded.

          August 28, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PERCE_NEIGE
          • 3

          Please, report it in the "report section" instead. Everyone agrees with you.

          September 11, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Guitarmatt
          • 7

          What's the difference between salve and salvete?

          September 7, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PERCE_NEIGE
          • 3

          Salve = singular greeting. Salvete = plural greeting.

          "Hi to you alone" = Salve. (French: salut à toi, salut à vous)
          "Hi to you all" = Salvete. (French: salut à vous tous)

          September 11, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Rae.F
          • 2035

          French really has a "you all"? I thought that was just an English thing!

          September 13, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AaronD.2

            Salvē, quis es tū?

            August 31, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ESK_22

              And then the owl struck

              September 2, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TimTsao
              • 14

              The audio literally killed my ears on headphones.

              September 5, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PERCE_NEIGE
              • 3

              Is there a less formal way to say "Salve", like the English "hi"?

              September 11, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Alexey914898
              • 269

              There is a more formal way to say it - "Ave" :)

              September 11, 2019
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