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agricola, agricolae, m.

farmer

anima, animae, f.

life force; soul

dea, deae, f.

goddess

fāma, fāmae, f.

report, rumor; reputation, fame

fēmina, fēminae, f.

woman; wife

fīlia, fīliae, f.

daughter

īnsula, īnsulae, f.

island

Italia, Italiae, f.

Italy

nauta, nautae, m.

sailor

patria, patriae, f.

country, homeland

pecūnia, pecūniae, f.

money

poēta, poētae, m.

poet

puella, puellae, f.

girl

rēgīna, rēgīnae, f.

queen

via, viae, f.

way, road, street, path

ager, agrī, m.

field

deus, deī, m.

god

dominus, dominī, m.

master, lord

fīlius, fīliī, m.

son

gladius, gladiī, m.

sword

liber, librī, m.

book

puer, puerī, m.

boy

servus, servī, m.

slave

vir, virī, m.

man; husband

aurum, aurī, n.

gold

bellum, bellī, n.

war

cōnsilium, cōnsiliī, n.

deliberation; plan, advice; judgment

dōnum, dōnī, n.

gift

factum, factī, n.

deed

ferrum, ferrī, n.

iron; sword

oppidum, oppidī, n.

town

perīculum, perīculī, n.

danger

verbum, verbī, n.

word

ā/ab

(+abl.) (away) from, by

ad

(+acc.) toward, to

cum

(+abl.) with

dē

(+abl.) (down) from; about, concerning

ē/ex

(+abl.) (out) from

et

and; even, also

et…et…

both…and…

in

(+acc.) into, onto; against; (+abl.) in, on

ō

O

-que

and

cūra, cūrae, f.

care, concern; anxiety

īra, īrae, f.

anger, wrath

poena, poenae, f.

punishment, penalty

sapientia, sapientiae, f.

wisdom

vīta, vītae, f.

life

animus, animī, m.

(rational) soul, mind; spirit; (pl.) strong feelings

arma, armōrum, n. pl.

arms, weapons

studium, studiī, n.

zeal, enthusiasm; pursuit, study

vēlum, vēlī, n.

sail

ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvī, ambulātum

walk

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

love (v.)

cōgitō, cōgitāre, cōgitāvī, cōgitātus

think; ponder

dō, dare, dedī, datus

give, grant

poenās dare

to pay the penalty

vēla dare

to set sail

dōnō, dōnāre, dōnāvī, dōnātus

give; present, reward

errō, errāre, errāvī, errātum

wander; err, make a mistake

labōrō, labōrāre, labōrāvī, labōrātum

work; suffer, be distressed

mōnstrō, mōnstrāre, mōnstrāvī, mōnstrātus

show, point out

optō, optāre, optāvī, optātus

desire

vocō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātus

call; summon; name

dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitus

owe; ought

habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus

have, hold; consider

iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus

order

moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus

set in motion, stir (up), move

respondeō, respondēre, respondī, respōnsus

answer, respond

timeō, timēre, timuī, —

fear, be afraid (of)

videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus

see; (pass.) seem

sum, esse, fuī, futūrus

be; exist

possum, posse, potuī, —

be able, can

cūr

(interr.) why

enim

(postpositive) in fact, indeed; for

etenim

and indeed; for in fact

nam

for

namque

for in fact

-ne

(interrog. ptcl.)

neque/nec

and not

neque/nec…neque/nec…

neither…nor…

nōn

not

sed

but

dīligentia, dīligentiae, f.

diligence

incola, incolae, m.

inhabitant

mora, morae, f.

delay

prōvincia, prōvinciae, f.

province

terra, terrae, f.

land, earth

amīcus, amīcī, m.

friend

forum, forī, n.

public square, marketplace, forum

imperium, imperiī, n.

power, authority, command; empire

inimīcus, inimīcī, m.

(personal) enemy

odium, odiī, n.

hatred

populus, populī, m.

(the) people; populace

Rōmānī, Rōmānōrum, m. pl.

(the) Romans

nihil/nīl, n.

nothing

laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātus

praise

pugnō, pugnāre, pugnāvī, pugnātum

fight

superō, superāre, superāvī, superātus

overcome, conquer; surpass

teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentus

hold, grasp; keep, possess; occupy