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Latin I/How are you feeling?
Salvēte omnēs! Welcome back to Latin for Wikiversity. Today we'll learn how to express feelings and emotions in Latin. These words were just as important to ancient Romans as they are to us today, appearing frequently in both everyday speech and literature.
New Words
| Latin | English | Audio (Classical) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| laetus, -a, -um | happy, joyful | ||
| tristis, -e | sad | 3rd declension adjective | |
| īrātus, -a, -um | angry | ||
| timidus, -a, -um | afraid, fearful | ||
| fessus, -a, -um | tired | ||
| contentus, -a, -um | content, satisfied |
Emotion Verbs
| Latin | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| rideō, ridēre | laugh, smile | 2nd conjugation |
| fleō, flēre | cry, weep | 2nd conjugation |
| timeō, timēre | fear, be afraid | Already known |
| amō, amāre | love, like | Already known |
New Sentences
| Latin | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Laetus sum. | I am happy. | Simple state |
| Cūr tristis es? | Why are you sad? | Question |
| Pater īrātus est. | Father is angry. | With noun |
| Nōn timidus sum. | I am not afraid. | Negative |
| Fessa est quod labōrat. | She is tired because she is working. | Causal clause |
| Mārcus et Lūcia contentī sunt. | Marcus and Lucia are satisfied. | Plural agreement |
| Puer ridet. | The boy laughs/is smiling. | Simple present |
| Puella flet. | The girl is crying. | Simple present |
| Timeō tenēbrās. | I fear the darkness. | With direct object |
| Lūcia amīcōs amat. | Lucia loves her friends. | With direct object |
| Quam laetī sumus! | How happy we are! | Exclamation |
| Fessī labōrāre dēsinimus. | Tired, we stop working. | With infinitive |
Practice
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Next time, we'll move on to professions and workplaces in Course 2. Until then, laetī este! (Be happy!)
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