Latin Course Material

Latin Course Material

Level 1Level 2Level 3
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Level 1 – Absolute Beginner

Maxey & Fay, A New Latin Primerwebpdf-Tmp3LingQ
Marjorie Fay, Carolus et Mariawebpdf-Tmp3LingQ
Maxey, Corneliawebpdf-T
Orberg, Lingua Latina: Familia Romanawebprint
Sonnenschein, Ora Maritimawebpdf-T

Level 2 – Intermediate

Breviarum Romanumweb1web2LingQ
Hymni Quotidianipdf-TLingQ
Cantica Quotidianapdf-TLingQ
Antiphonae Finales B.M.V.pdf-TLingQ
Cantica ad Laudespdf-TLingQ
Symbolum Athanasianumpdf-T
Lectiones Matutinum, in festis Jesu et Mariae
Lectiones Matutinum, in festis Sanctorum
Lectiones Matutinum, de tempore
Hymni Communium Festorumpdf-T
Hymni de Temporepdf-T
Hymni Festorumpdf-T
Biblia Vulgataweb1     web2     audio     plan
Genesisweb     audio     LingQ
Exodusweb     audio     LingQ
Scripta Religiosa
Preces et Hymnipdf-Tmp3LingQ
Florilegium Precationumwebpdf-Tmp3LingQ
De Imitatione Christiweb1web2pdf-TaudioLingQ
Missale Romanumweb1web2pdf-T
Catechismus Concilii Tridentiniweb1web2pdf-T
Confessiones Sancti Augustiniwebpdf-TaudioLingQ
Regula Sancti Benedictiwebpdf-TaudioLingQ
Lectio Saecularis
Godley, The Fables of Orbiliuswebpdf-T
Sonnenschein, Pro Patriawebpdf-TLingQ
Orberg, Lingua Latina: Roma Aeternawebprint
Allen, First Book of Latinweb
Mille Fabulaewebpdf-TLingQ
Hardy, A Latin Readerweb
Collar, Via Latinaweb
Appleton & Jones, Puer Romanusweb1web2
Appleton & Jones, Pons Tironumweb1web2
Beeson, A Primer of Medieval Latinweb

Latin Reference

Noun declensions chartpic     pdf
Latin grammar guideweb     pdf-P
Wiktionary (online dictionary)web
Pronunciation guideweb1     web2     pic
Declensions & conjugationsweb     pdf-P
Beginner vocabulary listweb     pdf-P
Allen & Greenough, New Latin Grammarweb
Oxford Latin Dictionary (very detailed)web
Smith & Hall, English-to-Latin dictionaryweb
Barcharts Latin GrammarAmazon     Bookfinder
Bantam Latin & English DictionaryBookfinder

Level 3 – Advanced

Billot, Tractatus de Ecclesia Christiweb
St. Augustine, De Civitate Deiweb     audio
S. Thomae de Aquino, Opera Omniaweb
Denzinger, Enchiridion Symbolorumweb
S. Alphonsi de Ligorio, Theologia Moralisvol1     vol2
Proverbia Bedae Venerabilisweb     pdf-T

Massive Collections of Latin text

Migne, Patrologia Latinaweb     pdf-P
Sancti Thomae de Aquinoopera omnia
Opera PaparumLeo XIII     Pius X     Pius XI
Vicifons (wikisource Latina)web
Sancti Augustini Hipponensisweb

Latin Curriculum Notes

  • You don’t need to master the Level 1 (absolute beginner) material before moving up to Level 2 (intermediate). It’s best to move up to level 2 as soon as possible, even before it feels comfortable.
  • The Bible, Breviary, and Catechism of Trent provide a huge amount of good material that is mostly intermediate, not advanced. You can keep busy with them for a long time.
  • pdf-P is a digitized pdf made from a printed book
  • pdf-T is a pdf generated from a text document
  • If the “web” location has a downloadable pdf-P, a separate link is usually not posted here.
  • LingQ is a huge help at the beginner and intermediate levels, and is free to use with limited functionality. More info on LingQ.
  • There is no plan to make audios or LingQ courses for level 3 content. If a pdf-T is available, you can import that into LingQ as your own private course.
  • See also: Notes to Latin Students

Other

These books aren’t as well suited to the extensive reading method of learning, but they are worth mentioning. If you like something here and it helps you make progress, that’s great.

Fr. William Most, Latin by the Natural Method (3 volumes)web
Caswall, The Catholic’s Latin Instructorweb
Appleton & Jones, Initiumweb
Scott & Jones, First Latin Courseweb

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