This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cætera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of Ancient Rome.This list spans letters P to V, there being no Latin phrases beginning with W to Z.The Romans used V for W and I for Y; e.g., in ancient Latin vox is pronounced wox and jus, yus. In mediaeval Latin V did become as in English V. X and Z are missing from the native Latin sound repertory but they are used in a few foreign words, especially names, to represent the Greek letters ksi and zeta. See List of Latin phrases for the main list. See List of Latin phrases and List of Latin phrases for the rest of the in-depth list.Note that most phrases are pronounced using vernacular language, but are properly phrased using Latin/Greek standards. Thus, any instance of the Latin "C" is pronounced as a "K" as the soft "C" did not exist i