Latin books for beginners turn the language of Ancient Rome into lessons you can follow step by step. Start with your first declension and end up reading Caesar and Cicero.
Here you'll find the textbooks that taught Latin for over a century, like D'Ooge's Latin for Beginners. Next to them sit the reference grammars of Bennett and Allen & Greenough.
If your goal is the Mass or theology, there is a shelf on Church Latin and the Vulgate. Every book reads online or downloads in PDF, no sign-up needed.
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Start here if you have never studied Latin before. These beginner Latin textbooks go lesson by lesson, from pronunciation to your first real sentences.
The classic first-year Latin course: 79 short lessons that take you from pronunciation and the first declension to reading simple Roman stories. Clear explanations, vocabulary lists and practice sentences in every chapter.
A step-by-step Latin course built around short graded lessons, with Latin-to-English and English-to-Latin exercises and a full vocabulary at the end. A favorite of self-taught learners for over a century.
A complete self-study Latin course written by the Wikibooks community, with lessons on pronunciation, nouns, verbs and syntax plus exercises and vocabulary tables. Free under an open license.
A short free course from The Open University that introduces the Latin alphabet, pronunciation, cases and basic sentences, with worked examples from Roman inscriptions. A gentle first contact before a full textbook.
Bennett's compact reference grammar of classical Latin, covering sounds, inflections and syntax in numbered sections that are easy to look up. Includes an introduction on the origin and development of the Latin language.
The most cited reference grammar of Latin, with complete tables of forms and a detailed treatment of syntax, prosody and word formation. The book students and teachers still use to settle any grammar question.
A thorough Latin grammar from Harvard, covering sounds, word formation, inflection and syntax in more than 2,000 numbered sections. Ideal for looking up rare forms and constructions once you move past the basics.
A short glossary of the grammar terms used in every Latin textbook, from cases and moods to subordinate clauses, each explained with Latin examples. Handy when a grammar book assumes words you do not know yet.
A complete Latin-English dictionary designed for students, with meanings, principal parts, genders and references to Caesar, Cicero, Virgil and Ovid. Covers the vocabulary of the authors read in school and university.
A Latin-English glossary with genders, principal parts and conjugation numbers for every entry, based on the vocabulary of Caesar. A quick reference to keep open while translating.
Learn the Latin roots behind thousands of English words, especially in science and the social sciences. Each chapter pairs roots and suffixes with exercises to build vocabulary fast.
A grammar of the Latin of the Church, written for readers who want to understand the Vulgate, the Fathers and the liturgy. Explains forms and syntax with examples taken straight from Church texts.
A compact grammar of Church Latin, with short word lists for practicing declensions and conjugations and a glossary at the end. A modern retypeset edition of the 1874 course.
Thirty-eight graded reading lessons that start with short phrases and end with passages from the Latin Bible. Designed to be used alongside the grammar of the same course.
Many of these are public domain classics that trained Latin students for generations. To practice, try our Latin workbooks, or read the Romans in their own words with our books in Latin.
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