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Latin II/At work Lesson 2
Salvēte omnēs! Welcome back to Latin for Wikiversity. Last time we learned about different jobs and workplaces. Today we'll learn how to talk about when people work and for how long.
New Grammar
In Latin, we use some special patterns to talk about time:
- ā/ab + ablative ... ad + accusative = "from ... to ..."
- For example: ā secundā hōrā ad octāvam = from 2 o'clock to 8
- The accusative case shows duration of time
- For example: trēs hōrās = for three hours
New Vocabulary
| Latin | English | Audio (Classical) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| hōra, -ae (f.) | hour | Root of English "hour" | |
| cotīdiē | daily, every day | Common time expression | |
| māne (indecl.) | in the morning | ||
| vesperī | in the evening | Locative form | |
| tempus, -oris (n.) | time | Root of "temporal" | |
| diēs, -ēī (m.) | day | Root of "diurnal" | |
| incipiō, -ere | begin | Root of "incipient" | |
| fīniō, -īre | finish, end | Root of "finite" |
New Sentences
| Latin | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cotīdiē labōrō. | I work every day. | Simple frequency |
| Quando labōrās? | When do you work? | Time question |
| Māne incipiō. | I begin in the morning. | Time of day |
| Vesperī fīniō. | I finish in the evening. | Time of day |
| Octō hōrās labōrō. | I work for eight hours. | Duration |
| Ā secundā hōrā ad decimam labōrat. | He works from 2 o'clock to 10. | Time span |
| Cotīdiē in tabernā quattuor hōrās labōrat. | Every day she works in the shop for four hours. | Combined time expressions |
| Māne incipiō et vesperī fīniō. | I begin in the morning and finish in the evening. | Combined sentence |
| Quandō incipis labōrāre? | When do you begin to work? | With infinitive |
| Brevī tempore labōrāmus. | We work for a short time. | Time expression |
| Mārcus longum diem labōrat. | Marcus works a long day. | Duration |
| Paula multās hōrās in officīō labōrat. | Paula works many hours in the office. | Complex sentence |
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In our next lesson, we'll learn how to talk about workplace relationships and duties. Until then, practice asking and answering questions about when people work! Valēte!
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