Expert: Maria - 10/25/2010

Question
Hi Maria....I'm Jodi....I was wondering if you can translate "we are one" or "We're
in this together" into Latin and tell me the correct pronunciation....Thank you so
much for your help....
Jodi

Answer
Hello,

The correct translation of the phrase “We are one” is “Unum sumus”.

As for "We're in this together", there is no literal translation, as  Latin would say just “Unum sumus” .

See below for grammatical analysis and pronunciation.

Best,
Maria
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GRAMMATICAL ANALYSIS

-We are = SUMUS (1st.person plural, present indicative of SUM, I am)

-one = UNUM (nominative neuter  of UNUS).  In Latin UNUM means literally “only one thing”.

PRONUNCIATION

“Unum  sumus”  is pronounced like this:

U like the OO in “good”. The accent falls on this vowel.
N like in English
U like the OO in “good”.
M like in English.

S like the S in “sound”
U like the OO in “good”. The accent falls on this vowel.
M like in English
U like the OO in “good”.
S like the S in “sound”.