Expertlatin
There is absolutely no need to translate a langauge to learn it, for an adult or anyone else. As Brian said, you can find any number of classrooms where using a second langauge is entirely forbidden and you can only use the langauge being learned. In Latin, you can read it without translating it.
- Does translating text help learn a language?
- Does learning Latin help you learn other languages?
- Is it better to learn a language without translation?
- Is it worth it to learn Latin?
Does translating text help learn a language?
Translating between languages can reveal their structural differences, as well as any similarities they may share, such as vocabulary or word order. The translation method is ideal for helping learners realize how different languages can convey a message in vastly different ways.
Does learning Latin help you learn other languages?
Latin prepares you for learning other foreign languages.
90% of their vocabulary comes from Latin. In addition, the concepts of agreement, inflected nouns, conjugated verbs, and grammatical gender learned in Latin can help you learn non-Latinate languages as well.
Is it better to learn a language without translation?
Don't translate your target language
Instead of translating, it's more useful to figure out how the words and expressions are used in a specific context. You need to learn to think in your target language. Thinking in your first language and then converting those words won't get you far.
Is it worth it to learn Latin?
Latin provides a key to the Romance languages, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese etc. Latin is the universal language of western civilization. Actually, Latin provides the blueprint for any language we may be learning later in life: German, Russian, Chinese, or any other one.
