Kiss me in Latin

[Juan Rayo]

So, I want to surprise my girlfriend with some latin phrases in the giftcards. Of course, I do not speak latin, and my good old friend google is letting me down.

Basium> kiss, for example but..

How do you say "kiss me" or "give me a kiss"?

Any latin speaking folk in Qt3, able to help?

[Robert Sharp]

To give is "Do, Dare, Davi, Datum" IIRC.

So to say you give to me would be:

Me das basium

(assuming basium is a standard neuter noun, as you said...I think it is)

edit: Often the verb is put last in the sentence so "Me basium das" is probably better Latin.

[Juan Rayo]

Yeah that has been confusing me, thanks

On a related item, I am still waiting for someone who deserves this:

Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem

[Robert Sharp]

I just thought of something...you'll want to use 'mihi' instead of 'me' in the sentence I gave.

[LarryLard]

Google 'Catullus' for tons of rude stuff. But, poetic like, hence allowed.

[Robert Sharp]

Google 'Catullus' for tons of rude stuff. But, poetic like, hence allowed.

Catullus (I think) has a line that says "Give to me a thousand kisses, and then a thousand more"

Really beautiful in Latin...a fantastic poet.

I think he uses basiolum (little kisses) though....

[Bill Dungsroman]

Whoah, for a second there I thought this thread was titled "Kiss me mlatin." Whew.

[Robert Sharp]

Whoah, for a second there I thought this thread was titled "Kiss me mlatin." Whew.

Sorry, Bill. Your thread got deleted by a mod. You could remake it, but I don't think the results will change, even if it is left up. He's just not interested.

[Bill Dungsroman]

Sorry, Bill. Your thread got deleted by a mod. You could remake it, but I don't think the results will change, even if it is left up. He's just not interested.
HE IS SO HE'S JUST TAKING BECKY TO THE PROM TO MAKE ME JEALOUS ;_;

[Ben Sones]

Try "Amor vincit omnia." The wife and I have that one on our wedding rings.

[Juan Rayo]

Try "Amor vincit omnia." The wife and I have that one on our wedding rings.

El amor vence todo

Loves defeats all?
Loves above all? in spanish I can make sense of it. What would be the correct english translation?

Thanks all btw

[Cosmic Hippo]

My favorite is "basite!" (pronounced baseetay). "Let us kiss!"

[Cosmic Hippo]

To give is "Do, Dare, Davi, Datum" IIRC.

So to say you give to me would be:

Me das basium

(assuming basium is a standard neuter noun, as you said...I think it is)

edit: Often the verb is put last in the sentence so "Me basium das" is probably better Latin.Not to be a grammar nazi, but "Me basium das" would mean "you are giving me a kiss."

"Give me a kiss" would be "basium me da" or "osculum me da" and "kiss me" would be "basi me"

[Robert Sharp]

Not to be a grammar nazi, but "Me basium das" would mean "you are giving me a kiss."

"Give me a kiss" would be "basium me da" or "osculum me da" and "kiss me" would be "basi me"


Good point. I should have made it imperative. I still think mihi should be used though...otherwise you are saying give me instead of give to me. If you use basi me, you are right.

[Ben Sones]

Loves defeats all?

Close: "Love conquers all."

[Cosmic Hippo]

I still think mihi should be used though...otherwise you are saying give me instead of give to me.Oh yeah.. dative case, right?

[Robert Sharp]

Oh yeah.. dative case, right?

Yeah.

[Nelson]

Here's the Catullus poem referred to earlier:

Vivamus mea Lesbia, atque amemus,
rumoresque senum seueriorum
omnes unius aestimemus assis!
soles occidere et redire possunt:
nobis cum semel occidit breuis lux,
nox est perpetua una dormienda.
da mi basia mille, deinde centum,
dein mille altera, dein secunda centum,
deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum.
dein, cum milia multa fecerimus,
conturbabimus illa, ne sciamus,
aut ne quis malus inuidere possit,
cum tantum sciat esse basiorum.

"da mi basia mille" means "give me a thousand kisses."

Nelson

[Juan Rayo]

Here's the Catullus poem referred to earlier:

Poem.
Nelson

Thanks, that's gonna take me a while to translate, heh. But I've gotta be ready for the inevitable "that is so sweet.. what does it mean? say it in spanish now!"

[Robert Sharp]

The 'mi' in that line is a poetic abbreviation of 'mihi'

[Gav]

Thanks, that's gonna take me a while to translate, heh. But I've gotta be ready for the inevitable "that is so sweet.. what does it mean? say it in spanish now!"

The part you really care about is probably
da mi basia mille, deinde centum,
dein mille altera, dein secunda centum,
deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum.

Give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred
Then another thousand, then a second hundred
Then yet another thousand, then a hundred.

I've got a translation somewhere that keeps the meter, but I'm too lazy to look for it.

[Juan Rayo]

The part you really care about is probably
da mi basia mille, deinde centum,
dein mille altera, dein secunda centum,
deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum.

Give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred
Then another thousand, then a second hundred
Then yet another thousand, then a hundred.

I've got a translation somewhere that keeps the meter, but I'm too lazy to look for it.

Hey Gav, muchas gracias! I'll be working on it BUT, if you should feel un-lazy, do post the translation!

[Zylon]

Carpe lingua.

...

What?

[Gav]

Hey Gav, muchas gracias! I'll be working on it BUT, if you should feel un-lazy, do post the translation!

Sorry, I'm away from home for the vacation (and the book's still at home). But if you're near a library or bookstore, it's in Peter Green's book of Catullus translations--he did them all in the original meter.

[John Merva]

Here's the Catullus poem referred to earlier:

Vivamus mea Lesbia, atque amemus,
rumoresque senum seueriorum
omnes unius aestimemus assis!
soles occidere et redire possunt:
nobis cum semel occidit breuis lux,
nox est perpetua una dormienda.
da mi basia mille, deinde centum,
dein mille altera, dein secunda centum,
deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum.
dein, cum milia multa fecerimus,
conturbabimus illa, ne sciamus,
aut ne quis malus inuidere possit,
cum tantum sciat esse basiorum.

"da mi basia mille" means "give me a thousand kisses."

Nelson

Oh Jesus, A-level Latin arises from its grave!

[RichVR]

Coito ergo sum?

[Juan Rayo]

...But if you're near a library or bookstore, it's in Peter Green's book of Catullus translations--he did them all in the original meter.

Hmm, not here I won't find it. Nowhere in the country. Seriously.
BUT, gonna order it online, so I get both the translation and what I guess must be an interesting read, thanks!

[JM]

Morsus Mihi!

[Robert Sharp]

Peter Green is an interesting classics scholar, actually. I may have to look for that book myself.

[Miramon]

I'm sure you're all right about "kiss" in Latin, I don't know the language at all except through etymology, but I was under the impression that some word similar to osculo would be the thing to use. Or is it that the verb and the noun are just utterly different from one another, so "give me a kiss" uses a different root from "kiss me"?

[Robert Sharp]

They both work. Just like we have kiss and smooch :).

Are you questioning Catullus's mastery of his own language?

[IkeVandergraaf]

I can do it in pig latin. I don't know if that's helpful.

[Juan Rayo]

They both work. Just like we have kiss and smooch :).
Are you questioning Catullus's mastery of his own language?

I swear I first read that as "are you questioning Chtullu's mastery of his own language?" and yes, that would be... unwise.

IkeVandergraaf, what would it look like in pig latin?

[Robert Sharp]

Crapola! Cthulhu would beat us all down for abusing his language...fortunately, we can't even pronounce the words, so it won't get to that point. Until he enslaves us anyway.