Expert: Maria - 11/12/2010

Question
please translate the following to Latin and if possible include pronunciation (please disregard punctuation errors):
Don't lie; Don't cheat; Don't steal

Answer
Hello,

Here’s the translation of “Don't lie; Don't cheat; Don't steal”:

-“Noli mentiri, Noli decipere, Noli furari”, if this command is addressed to only one person.

-“Nolite  mentiri, Nolite decipere, Nolite furari”, if this command is addressed to more than one person.

Best regards,
Maria
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Note that:

-Don't = NOLI ( 2nd.person singular present imperative of NOLO)  or NOLITE (2nd.person plural  present imperative of NOLO)

-lie = MENTIRI (infinitive of the deponent verb MENTIOR, I lie)

-cheat = DECIPERE (infinitive of the active verb DECIPIO, I cheat)

-steal = FURARI (infinitive of the deponent verb FUROR, I  steal)

As for the pronunciation, NOLI and NOLITE are pronounced as follows:

-N is pronounced like in English
-O is pronounced like the  OO in “door”. The accent stands on this vowel.
-L is pronounced like in English
-I is pronounced like the first I in “inanimate”.
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-N is pronounced like in English
-O is pronounced like the  OO in “door”.
-L is pronounced like in English
-I  is pronounced like the first I  in “inanimate”.The accent stands on this vowel.
-T is pronounced like in English
-E is pronounced like the E   in “best”
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MENTIRI
-MEN is pronounced like the English “men”
-T is pronounced like in English
-I is pronounced like the first I in “inanimate”. The accent stands on this vowel.
-R is pronounced like the R in “ring”
-I is pronounced like the first I  in “inanimate”.
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DECIPERE
-D is pronounced like in English
-E is pronounced like the E   in “best”
-C is pronounced like the CH in “cheat”
-I is pronounced like the first I  in “inanimate”. The accent stands on this vowel.
-P is pronounced like in English
-E is pronounced like the E   in “best”
-R is pronounced like the R in “ring”
-E is pronounced like the E   in “best”
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FURARI
-F is pronounced like in English
-U is pronounced like the OO in “good”
-R is pronounced like the R in “ring”
-A is pronounced like the A in “father”. The accent stands on this vowel.
-R is pronounced like the R in “ring”
-I is pronounced like the first I in “inanimate”.