Latin/Objects Lesson 2
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We continue with names for common objects. As with last lesson, we list acceptable alternates alongside.
New Vocabulary
edit| Latin | English | Audio (Classical) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| autobirota, ae motobirota, ae |
motorcycle | ||
| charta, ae | paper, sheet of paper | ||
| cista, ae capsa, ae |
box | We already know arca, ae, which usually refers to a chest or large box for storage | |
| cithara, ae | guitar, lute, lyre | ||
| claviatura, ae plectrologium, ī |
keyboard | of a computer, etc. | |
| fabrica, ae | workshop, factory | ||
| rota, ae | wheel | ||
| violīna, ae | violin | ||
| catillus, i patella, ae |
a small dish | lavāre catillōs to wash the dishes | |
| clāvīchordium, ī clavile, is (n.) |
piano | Or other keyboard instrument. | |
| vehiculum, ī | vehicle | ||
| chartāceus, a, um | made of paper | ||
| lavō, 1 | wash, clean | ||
| canō, canere, cecinī, cantus, 3 | make music, play an instrument, sing | Used with ablative. |
New Sentences
edit| Latin | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Charta alba est. | Paper is white. | |
| Habēsne chartam? | Do you have paper? | |
| Cista chartae in mēnsā est. | The box of paper is on the table. | |
| Lucia cistam pirōrum emit. | Lucia buys a box of pears. | |
| Est catillus fabārum. | It is a dish of beans. | |
| Fabae in catillo sunt. | The beans are in the dish. | |
| Gāius catillos lavat. | Gaius washes the dishes. | |
| Holera lavāmus ante edimus. | We wash the vegetables before we eat. | |
| Catillōs chartaceōs (patellās chartaceās) habēmus. | We have paper plates. | |
| Haec raeda est vehiculum meum. | This car is my vehicle. | |
| Raeda tua rotās atrās habet. | Your car has black wheels. | |
| Multa vehicula in viīs hodiē sunt. | Many vehicles are on the roads today. | |
| Nostra familia tribus vehiculis eget. | Our family needs three vehicles. | |
| Autōbirota tua nova est. | Your motorcycle is new. | |
| Illa fabrica autōbirotās facit. | That factory makes motorcycles. | |
| Paula in fabricā labōrat. | Paula works in a factory. | |
| Claviatura computātri ejus est. | It is the keyboard of his computer. | |
| Violīna est mātris meae. | It is my mother’s violin. | |
| Mārcus violīnā canit. | Marcus plays the violin. | |
| Citharā canō. | I play the guitar. | |
| Clāvīchordium nostrum grave est. | Our piano is heavy. | |
| Discipulī clāvīchordiō canunt. | The students play the piano. | |
| Arma virumque canō... | I sing of arms and a man... | famous opening line of Virgil’s epic, the Aeneid - notice that it uses the accusative |
Practice
edit| Practice and learn the words and phrases in this lesson | |
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| Step one | First learn the words using this lesson: |
| Step two | Next try learning and writing the sentencing using this: |
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We hope you’ve enjoyed this lesson. We will be getting into verbs again next time. Valēte et bonam fortūnam!