Funny Latin Phrases
English |
Latin |
| A sure friend is found in an unsure situation | Amicus certus in incerta re cernit |
| All that glitters is not gold | Ne teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum |
| Always wear underwear on your head | Semper ubi sububi in caput tuum |
| As if! | Ut si! |
| At last, here come the pigs | Demum, veniunt porci |
| Beam me up, Scotty! | Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni! |
| Behold the power of cheese | Ecce potestas casei |
| Big Brother is watching you | Magnus Frater te spectat |
| Come on, come on, do the Locomotion with me | Veni, veni, veni Locamowae cum me |
| Couch potato | Radix lecti |
| Damn! | Vae! |
| Do you want to dance? I know the Funky Broadway | Visne saltare? Viam Latam Fungosam scio |
| Don't applaud. Just throw money | Non plaudite. Modo pecuniam jacite |
| Don't call me, I'll call you | Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo |
| Don't have a cow, man! | Noli habere bovis, vir |
| Don't you dare erase my hard disk! | Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum! |
| Eat my shorts | Vescere bracis meis |
| Everybody's a comedian | Quisque comoedus est |
| Everyone is doing it | Sic faciunt omnes |
| Excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog | Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo congredi |
| Fools laugh at the Latin language | Rident stolidi verba Latina |
| Get a life | Fac ut vivas |
| Go For It! | Velis et Remis |
| Go with the flow | Ventis secundis, tene cursum |
| Greed is its own reward | Cupiditas praemium suum est |
| Have a nice day | Die dulci fruere |
| Hey (name)! Did you nail my sandals to the floor? | Salve, (name)! Crepidas meas per clavos ad solum adfixinte? |
| Hold my calls | Fac ut nemo me vocet |
| Honey, I'm home | Mellita, domi adsum |
| Honk if you speak Latin | Sona si Latine loqueris |
| How long are you going to abuse our patience? | Quo usque tandem abutere patentia nostra? |
| How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? | Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? |
| I am as dead as the nehru jacket | Tam exanimis quam tunica nehru fio |
| I am odd, therefore I am | Ridiculum sum, ergo sum |
| I believe it because it is unreasonable | Credo quia absurdum est |
| I brake for animals | Frena pro feris teneo |
| I Came, I Saw, I went very quickly | Veni, Vidi, V8 |
| I Came, I Saw, I played tennis | Veni, Vidi, Volley |
| I Came, I Saw, I Left | Veni, Vidi, Vamoose |
| I Came, I Saw, I ran away as far as possible | Veni, Vidi, Vietnam |
| I Came, I Saw, I went home and rented the video | Veni, Vidi, VCR |
| I Came, I Saw, I Cleaned Up | Veni, Vidi, Vacuum |
| I Came, I Saw, I Drank | Veni, Vidi, Vodka |
| I Came, I Saw, I Drank Too Much | Veni, Vidi, Vomit |
| I Came, I Saw, I Rode Home | Veni, Vidi, Vespa |
| I Came, I Saw, I Charted the New Frontier | Veni, Vidi, Voyager |
| I Came, I Saw, I created a vacuum | Veni, Vidi, Venturi |
| I Came, I Saw, the truth is out there | Veni, Vidi, Vrai |
| I Came, I Saw, I wore a feather boa | Veni, Vidi, Va Va Vroom |
| I Came, I Saw, I Disappeared | Veni, Vidi, Vanish |
| I Came, I Saw, I Stuck Around | Veni, Vidi, Velcro |
| I Came, I Saw, I Drove | Veni, Vidi, Volvo |
| I Came, I Saw, I Concurred | Veni, Vidi, Verily |
| I Came, I Saw, I made a horrible screeching noise | Veni, Vidi, Violin |
| I Came, I Saw, I went to a Spielberg film | Veni, Vidi, Velociraptor |
| I Came, I Saw, I ran over a deer | Veni, Vidi, Venison |
| I came, I saw, I ate vegetarian! | Veni, vidi, vege! |
| I came, I saw, I did a little shopping | Veni, vidi, visa |
| I came, I saw, I got scared, I ran! | Veni, vidi, territus sum, curcurri! |
| I came, I saw, I want to go home | Veni, vidi, volo in domum redire |
| I can't believe I ate the whole thing | Non possum credere me totum edisse |
| I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear | Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure |
| I do not like to work | Laborare non amo |
| I don't give a damn | Flocci non facio |
| I don't want a toaster | Furnulum pani nolo |
| I hate broccoli | Odi brassicum |
| I hope we'll still be friends | Spero nos familiares mansuros |
| I just flew in from Gaul, and boy, are my arms tired! | Nupperime de Gallia huc volavi! Mehercule, bracchia mea defatiga sunt! |
| I know that you are very troublesome | Scio vos esse molestissimos |
| I laugh at you! | Derideo te! |
| I laugh, therefore I am | Rideo, ergo sum |
| I think that Elvis is still alive. | Credo Elvem ipsum etian vivere |
| I think that you are very annoying | Puto vos esse molestissimos |
| I think, therefore I am | Cogito, ergo sum |
| I think, therefore I am depressed | Cogito, ergo doleo |
| If catapults are outlawed, then only outlaws will have catapults | Cum catapultae proscriptae erat, tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt |
| If it isn't broke, don't fix it | Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere |
| If you can read this, you are overeducated | Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes |
| If you want to be loved, love! | Si vis amavi, ama! |
| I'll have a pizza with everything on it | Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo |
| I'm not interested in your dopey religious cult | Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione |
| It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid | Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes |
| It isn't over until it's over | Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit |
| Jesus, for so great a name, no praise is adequate | Iesus, tanto nomini nullum par elogium |
| Judge the tree by its fruit, not by its leaves | Fructu non folis arborem aestima |
| Kiss the Cook! | Basia Coquum |
| Let's look at the bottom line | Summam scrutemur |
| Let's step outside! | Foras gradiamur |
| Like father, like son | Qualis pater, talis filius |
| Love Me, Love My Cat | Qui Me Amat, Amat et Cattum Meum |
| Love Me, Love My Dog | Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam |
| Make (my) day, punk | Fabriacate diem, punk |
| Make my day | Fac ut gaudeam |
| May barbarians invade your personal space! | Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant! |
| May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy! | Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant! |
| My dog ate it | Canis meus id comedit |
| My favourite group is the Beatles | Caterva carissima mea est Cimictus |
| My favourite! Tuna-noodle casserole! | Me dilectissima! Farrago thunni! |
| No way | Nullo modo |
| Nothing is uglier than a bald man with hair | Calvo turpius est nihil comato |
| Oh! Was I speaking Latin again? Silly me. Sometimes it just sort of slips out. | Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur |
| Pretty please with a cherry on top! | Te precor dulcissime supplex! |
| Read 'em and weep | Lege atque lacrima |
| Read my lips | Labra lege |
| Really rad, dude! | Radicitus, comes! |
| Say, you sure are drinking a lot | Re vera, potas bene |
| Seen any good movies lately? | Vidistine nuper imagines moventes bonas? |
| Small things affect light minds | Parve leves capiunt animos |
| Stand aside plebians! I am on imperial business! | Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem! |
| Stupid cow | Vacca foeda |
| Stupid is as stupid does | Stultus est sicut stultus facit |
| Surely you do not believe that I am playing with a doll? | Num credis me pupa ludere? |
| Take a hint | Cepe indicum |
| Take my wife. . .please! | Nunc prehende uxore meam. . .sis! |
| Thank you for not smoking | Tibi gratias agimus quod nihil fumas |
| That's the way the cookie crumbles | Sic biscuitus disintegratum |
| The appearances of things are deceptive | Fallaces sunt rerum species |
| The fat lady has sung | Obesa cantavit |
| The more men have, the more they want | Homines, quo plura habent, eo ampliora cupiunt |
| There is no free lunch | Nullum gratuitum prandium |
| Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt and the plaid jacket! | Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur! |
| We always strive for the things that are forbidden and we desire the ones we are denied | Nitimur in vetitum semper cupimusque negata |
| We are amused by an excellent joke | Ioco optimo delactamur |
| Well you can knock me down. Step on my face. Slander my name all over the place. Do anything that you wanna do. But uh-uh honey, lay off of my shoes. | Me humi proruas. Mi calces os. Aut infames nomen animos. Fac quidquid habes in animo, Sed, age, mel, nune parce calceis |
| Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound | Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur |
| Where's the beef? | Ubi est bibula? |
| Why are you laughing? I'm not weird! | Cur rides? Ridiculum non sum! |
| You can say that again! | Illud iterum dicere potes! |
| You can't say that in Latin | Illiud Latine dici non potest |
| Your fly is open | Braccae tuae aperiuntur |
| Your slip is showing | Subucula tua apparet |
| You're fired! | Ego te dimitto |
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