Latin League Vocab Basics List 1

Ego

I

Tū

You

nōs

us

vōs

you pl., y’all

suī

himself, herself, itself (refer back to subject, “he looked at himself”)

hic, haec, hoc

this, these(don’t worry bout’ endings just be able to recognize)

ille, illa, illud

that, those(just worry bout recognizing, not endings)

ipse, ipsa, ipsum

himself, herself, itself (emphatic, just worry bout recognizing, “he HIMSELF murdered the man”)

is, ea, id

he, she, it (don’t worry bout’ endings just be able to recognize)

quī, quae, quod

who, which (don’t worry bout’ endings just be able to recognize)

Ecce!

Look!

Ēheu!

Alas!

Euge!

Good!

Ita (vērō)!

Yes!

Minimē!

No!

Cūr?

Why?

-ne

turns statement into question (amas me- you love me.; amasne me- you love me?)

Nōnne?

Surely (as in “surely you did the laundry right?”; think of non and ne as a double negative creating a positive)

Num?

Surely… not (as in “surely you did not hit him right?”; think of num as a negative)

Quandō?

When?

Quid?

What?

Quis?

Who?

Quōmodo?

How?

Ubi?

Where?

ā, ab (+abl.)

from (use a when before constant, use ab when before vowel; just like “a” or “an”)

ad (+acc.)

to, towards(once in a while means “near”)

ante (+abl.)

before

apud (+acc.)

near, among (litearlly “at the house of” but often used figuratively)

circum (+acc.)

around(think circle)

cum (+abl.)

with (can once in a while mean “when”)

dē (+abl.)

down, down from, about, concerning (just repeat to yourself till u memorize)

ē, ex (+abl.)

out of (use e when before constant, use ex when before vowel; just like “a” or “an”)

in

in/on (+abl), into/onto (+acc)

inter (+acc.)

among, between

per (+acc.)

through

post (+acc.)

after

prō (+abl.)

 for (as in on behalf of), in exchange for (quid pro quo)

prope (+acc)

near (think proximity)

propter (+acc.)

because of

sine (+abl)

without

sub (+abl)

under

super (+acc or abl)

above

trans (+acc.)

across

-que (enclitic)

and (canisque felis = dog and cat)

an

or

at

but

atque / ac

and  (same as et or -que; don’t worry bout difference b/w 4 types)

aut

or

aut… aut

either… or

autem

but (don’t worry bout difference b/w at or autem)

cum…tum

(“tum x, cum y” = “then x, when y” OR “not only x but also y”)

cum (time)

can mean “when” based on context

Dum

while/until

Enim

for (the old use of “for”; as in “for I am right!”)

Et

and

et…et

both… and

etiam

also, furthermore

igitur

therefore

nam

for (same as “enim”)

nē

another form of non (no, not; don’t worry bout difference)

nec … nec

neither… nor (just think of nec as another form of non)

neque … neque

neither… nor (just think of neque as another form of non)

neque / nec

another form of non

postquam

after

quam

than

quod

because (N.B. can also be neuter form of qui, quae, quod, meaning who, which)

sed

but

sī

if (just like spanish)

ūnus

one

duo

two

trēs

three

quattuor

four

quīnque

five

sex

six

septem

seven

octo

eight

novem

nine

decem

ten

undecim

eleven

duodecim

twelve

tredecim

thirteen

quattuordecim

fourteen

quīndecim

fifteen

sēdecim

sixteen

septendecim

seventeen

duodēvīgintī

eighteen (2 less than 20, 18 is when pattern changes (septendecim vs. duodeviginty))

undēvīgintī

nineteen

vīgintī

twenty

vīgintī et ūnus

twenty-one

vīgintī et duo

twenty-two

centum

one hundred

mīlle

one thousand

prīmus

first

Secundus

second

Tertius

third

Quārtus

fourth

Quīntus

fifth

Sextus

sixth

Septimus

seventh

Octāvus

eighth