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Latin I/Everyday life

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

Latin English Audio (Classical) Notes
raeda, -ae (f.)car, vehicleAlso meant "chariot" in ancient times
nāvis, -is (f.)ship
bīrota, -ae (f.)bicycleModern Latin, literally "two-wheeled"
via, -ae (f.)road, street
statiō, -ōnis (f.)station
iter, itineris (n.)journeyAlso means "route, way"
rota, -ae (f.)wheel

Review Verbs

Latin English Notes
, īregoRemember: irregular present tense
veniō, venīrecome
ambulō, ambulārewalk
navigō, navigāresail

New Sentences

Latin English Notes
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

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In our next vocabulary lesson, we'll learn about weather and seasons. Until then, bonum iter! (Have a good journey!)

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