Latin I/Everyday life
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Salvēte omnēs! Welcome back to Latin for Wikiversity. This next section is some supplemental lessons on topics you may find helpful for discussing everyday life. Today we'll learn useful words for talking about transportation and movement. We'll practice using these words with verb forms we already know.
New Words
[edit | edit source]| Latin | English | Audio (Classical) | Notes |
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| raeda, -ae (f.) | car, vehicle | Also meant "chariot" in ancient times | |
| nāvis, -is (f.) | ship | ||
| bīrota, -ae (f.) | bicycle | Modern Latin, literally "two-wheeled" | |
| via, -ae (f.) | road, street | ||
| statiō, -ōnis (f.) | station | ||
| iter, itineris (n.) | journey | Also means "route, way" | |
| rota, -ae (f.) | wheel |
Review Verbs
[edit | edit source]| Latin | English | Notes |
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| eō, īre | go | Remember: irregular present tense |
| veniō, venīre | come | |
| ambulō, ambulāre | walk | |
| navigō, navigāre | sail |
New Sentences
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| Raeda nova est. | The car is new. | Simple statement |
| Ad statiōnem ambulō. | I am walking to the station. | Accusative of direction |
| In viā ambulāmus. | We are walking on the street. | Ablative of place where |
| Mārcus bīrotā venit. | Marcus comes by bicycle. | Ablative of means |
| Nāvis in portū est. | The ship is in the harbor. | Location |
| Rota bīrotae fracta est. | The bicycle's wheel is broken. | Genitive of possession |
| Iter longum est. | The journey is long. | With adjective |
| Quō raedā is? | Where are you going by car? | Question word + ablative |
| Statiōnem videō. | I see the station. | Direct object |
| Per viam ambulāmus. | We walk along the road. | Preposition per + accusative |
| Nāve ad īnsulam navigāmus. | We sail to the island by ship. | Both means and direction |
| Quot raedās habētis? | How many cars do you have? | Number question |
Practice
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In our next vocabulary lesson, we'll learn about weather and seasons. Until then, bonum iter! (Have a good journey!)