Latin Core Vocabulary (Dickinson College) my top 500

et

and

sum esse fuī

be, exist

quī quae quod

who, which, what

que

and (enclitic)

nōn

not

hic haec hoc

this, these

ille illa illud

that

tū tuī tibi tē

you (sing.)

cum

with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)

ego meī mihi mē

I, me

is ea id

he, she, it

ad

to, up to, towards (+acc.)

sī

if

omnis -e

all, every, as a whole

nec

and not, nor; nec ... nec, neither ... nor; → neque

sed

but

ā ab abs

from, by (+abl.)

possum posse potuī

be able

aut

or

māgnus -a -um

great

ex, ē

out of, from (+ abl.)

suus -a -um

his own, her own, its own

dō dare dedī datum

give

per

through (+acc.)

videō vidēre vīdī vīsum

see

faciō facere fēcī factum

do, make

dīcō dīcere dīxī dictum

say; causam dīcere, plead a case; diem dīcere, appoint a day

iam

now; already

atque

and in addition, and also, and; (after comparatives) than; simul atque, as soon as; → ac

rēs reī f.

thing (rēs pūblica, commonwealth; rēs familiāris, family property, estate; rēs mīlitāris, art of war; rēs novae, revolution)

habeō habēre habuī habitum

have, hold

animus -ī m.

spirit, mind

meus -a -um

my

deus -ī m.; dea -ae f.

god; goddess

multus -a -um

much, many; multō, by far

tuus -a -um

your

ferō ferre tulī lātum

bear, carry, endure

dē

down from, about, concerning (+ abl.)

manus -ūs f.

hand; band of men

nūllus -a -um

not any, no one

nunc

now

nōs nostrum/nostrī nōbīs nōs

we

noster nostra nostrum

our

ūnus -a -um

one

diēs diēī m./f.

day

nihil, nīl

nothing; not at all

tum or tunc

then

enim

for, indeed

tamen

nevertheless, still

īdem eadem idem

the same

rēx rēgis m.

king

nam or namque

for, indeed, really

locus -ī m.

place; loca (n. pl.) region

veniō venīre vēnī ventum

come

inter

between, among; during (+ acc.)

pars partis f.

part

volō velle voluī

wish, be willing

etiam

also, even

bonus -a -um

good

agō agere ēgī āctum

drive, do, act

terra -ae f.

land

pater patris m.

father, ancestor

neque

and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; → nec

domus -ūs f.

house, home

at

but, but yet

corpus corporis n.

body

quoque

also, too

tōtus -a -um

whole, entire

sīc

in this manner, thus; sīc ... ut: in the same way as

urbs urbis f.

city

petō petere petīvī petītum

seek, aim at

iubeō iubēre iussī iussum

bid, order

vir virī m.

man

bellum -ī n.

war

vīta -ae f.

life

homō hominis m.

human being

tempus -oris n.

time

prīmus -a -um

first

ubi

where, when

hostis -is m./f.

stranger, enemy

mors mortis f.

death

eō īre iī/īvī itum

go

arma -ōrum n. pl.

arms, weapons

vincō vincere vīcī victum

conquer

pōnō pōnere posuī positum

put, place; put aside

dum

while (+ indic.); until (+ subj.); provided that (+ subj.)

sine

without (+ abl.)

teneō -ēre -uī tentum

hold, keep

crēdō crēdere crēdidī crēditum

believe

accipiō -cipere -cēpī -ceptum

receive

virtūs -ūtis f.

valor, manliness, virtue

ante

before, in front of (adv. and prep. + acc.)

mittō mittere mīsī missum

send, let go

vīs f.

force; (acc.) vim, (abl.) vī; (pl.) vīrēs, strength

amor -ōris m.

love

caelum -ī n.

sky, heavens

sub

under, close to (+acc. or abl.)

nox noctis f.

night

rēgnum -ī n.

kingship, kingdom

populus -ī m.

people