Latin

a mane usque ad vesperam

from morning till the evening

a, ab + Ablative case

away from

ad (+ Accusative)

to, toward

aedifico, aedificare, aedificavi, aedificatus, -a, -um

to build

ager, agri m.

field, territory

ago, agere, egi, actus, -a, -um

to do, drive, discuss, live, spend time

agricola, agricolae m.

farmer

altus, alta, altum

tall, high, deep

ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi, ambulatus, -a, -um

to walk

amica, amicae f.

friend (female)

amicus, amici m.

friend (male)

amo, amare, amavi, amatus, -a, -um

to love

annus, anni m.

year

ante meridiem

before noon

arena, arenae f.

sand, arena

audio, audire, audivi, auditus, -a, -um

to hear, listen to

augeo, augere, auxi, auctus, -a, -um

to increase

aut

or

aut…aut

either...or

auxilium, auxilii n.

help, aid

bellum, belli n.

war

bonus, bona, bonum

good, noble

canto, cantare, cantavi, cantatus, -a, -um

to sing

capio, capere, cepi, captus, -a, -um

to take, seize

captivus, captivi m.

captive

carrus, carri m.

cart, wagon

carus, cara, carum (+ Dative)

dear (to)

casa, casae f.

house

causa, causae f.

cause

cedo, cedere, cessi, cessus, -a, -um

to stop, yield, cease

cena, cenae f.

dinner

cibus, cibi m.

food

circum (+ Accusative)

around, about

consilium, consilii n.

plan, counsel

contra (+ Accusative)

against

copia, copiae f.

supply; troops (plural)

cum + Ablative case

with

curro, currere, cucurri, cursus, -a, -um

to run, hurry

de + Ablative case

down from

dea, deae f.

goddess

decem

ten

decimus, decima, decimum

tenth

defendo, defendere, defendi, defensus, -a, -um

to defend

deus, dei m.

god

discipula, discipulae f.

student (female)

discipulus, discipuli m.

student (male)

do, dare, dedi, datus, -a, -um

to give

doceo, docere, docui, doctus, -a, -um

to teach

dolus, doli m.

trick

dominus, domini m.

master

dono, donare, donavi, donatus, -a, -um

to give, donate

donum, doni n.

gift

dormio, dormire, dormivi, dormitus, -a, -um

to sleep

duco, ducere, duxi, ductus, -a, -um

to lead, draw

duo, duae, duo

two

e, ex + Ablative case

out of

equus, equi m.

horse

es

you are

est

he/she/it is

estis

you all are

et

and

et…et

both...and

etiam

also, too

exemplum, exempli n.

example

exerceo, exercere, exercui, exercitus, -a, -um

to train, practice

fabula, fabulae f.

story

fama, famae f.

report

familia, familiae f.

family, household

femina, feminae f.

woman

filia, filiae f.

daughter

filius, filii m.

son

frumentum, frumenti n.

grain

Gallia, Galliae f.

Gaul (modern–day France)

gero, gerere, gessi, gestus, -a, -um

to bear, wear, carry on; wage

gladius, gladii m.

sword

gratias tibi

thank you

habeo, habere, habui, habitus, -a, -um

to have, hold

habito, habitare, habitavi, habitatus, -a, -um

to live in

hora, horae f.

hour

iacio, iacere, ieci, iactus, -a, -um

to throw, toss

in (+ Accusative)

into, onto

in + Ablative case

in, on

incola, incolae m./f

inhabitant

instrumentum, instrumenti n.

instrument

insula, insulae f.

island

Italia

Italia, Italiae f.

Italy

iubeo, iubere, iussi, iussus, -a, -um

to order

laboro, laborare, laboravi, laboratus, -a, -um

to work

laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatus, -a, -um

to praise

liberi, liberorum m.

children

lingua, linguae f.

language, tongue, speech

longus, longa, longum

long

ludus, ludi m.

school or game

magister, magistri m.

teacher (male)

magistra, magistrae f.

teacher (female)

magnus, magna, magnum

large, great

malus, mala, malum

bad, evil

mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatus, -a, -um

to entrust

mane

in the morning

maneo, manere, mansi, mansus, -a, -um

to remain, stay

matrona, matronae f.

matron

maturo, maturare, maturavi, maturatus, -a, -um

to hasten

memoria, memoriae f.

memory

moneo, monere, monui, monitus, -a, -um

to warn, advise

monstro, monstrare, monstravi, monstratus, -a, -um

to show

monstrum, monstri n.

monster

moveo, movere, movi, motus, -a, -um

to move

multus, multa, multum

many, much

munio, munire, munivi, munitus, -a, -um

to fortify, strengthen

murus, muri m.

wall

narro, narrare, narravi, narratus, -a, -um

to say, tell

natura

natura, naturae f.

nature

nauta, nautae m.

sailor

navigium, navigii n.

boat, ship

navigo, navigare, navigavi, navigatus, -a, -um

to sail

nocte

at night

non

not

nonus, nona, nonum

ninth

novem

nine

nunc

now

nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatus, -a, -um

to report, announce

nuntius, nuntii m.

messenger

ob (+ Accusative)

on account of

occupo, occupare, occupavi, occupatus, -a, -um

to seize

octavus, octava, octavum

eighth

octo

eight

officium, officii n.

duty, office

oppidum, oppidi n.

town

otium, otii n.

leisure

parvus, parva, parvum

small, little

patria, patriae f.

country, fatherland

pecunia, pecuniae f.

money

periculum, periculi n.

danger

pictura, picturae f.

painting, picture

pigmentum, pigmenti n.

paint

pingo, pingere, pinxi, pictus, -a, um

to paint

poeta, poetae m.

poet

porto, portare, portavi, portatus, -a, -um

to carry

possum, pose, potui

to be able

post (+ Accusative)

after

post (+ Accusative)

after, behind

post meridiem

after noon

praeda, praedae f.

loot

praemium, praemii n.

reward

pretium, pretii n.

price

prima luce

at first light/ at daybreak

primus, prima, primum

first

pro + Ablative case

before, in front of, on behalf of, for

proelium, proelii n.

battle

provincia, provinciae f.

province

puella, puellae f.

girl

puer, pueri m.

boy

pugna, pugnae f.

battle, fight

pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatus, -a, -um

to fight

quartus, quarta, quartum

fourth

quattour

four

Quid agis?

How are you? (singular)

Quid agitis?

How are you all? (plural)

quinque

five

quintus, quinta, quintum

fifth

rarus, rara, rarum

few, rare

regina, reginae f.

queen

Roma

Romanus, Romana, Romanum

Roman

sacrificium, sacrificii n.

sacrifice

salve

hello (singular)

salvete

hello (plural)

sculpo, sculpere, sculpsi, sculptus, -a, -um

to carve

secundus, secunda, secundum

second

sed

but, however

semper

always

sentio, sentire, sensi, sensus, -a, -um

to feel, perceive, touch

septem

seven

septimus, septima, septimum

seventh

servo, servare, servavi, servatus, -a, -um

to protect, guard

servus, servi m.

enslaved person, servant

sex

six

sextus,a,um

sixth

signum, signi n.

sign, token

silva, silvae f.

forest, woods

sine + Ablative case

without

socius, socii m.

ally, comrade

solus, sola, solum

alone, only

somnus, somni m.

sleep

specto, spectare, spectavi, spectatus, -a, -um

to watch, look at

statua

sub (+ Accusative)

up to

sub + Ablative case

under, beneath

sum

I am

sum bene

I am well.

sumus

we are

sumus bene

We are well.

sunt

they are

templum, templi n.

temple

teneo, tenere, tenui, tentus, -a, -um

to hold, possess

terra, terrae f.

land, ground, earth, soil

terreo, terrere, terrui, territus, -a, -um

to frighten, scare

tertius, tertia, tertium

third

timeo, timere, timui–

to fear, be afraid

trans (+ Accusative)

across

tres, tria

three

triclinium, triclinii n.

dining room

unus, una, unum

one

vale

goodbye (singular)

valete

goodbye (plural)

venio, venire, veni, ventus, -a, -um

to come

verbum, verbi n.

word

via, viae f.

road, street, way, path

villa, villae f.

farmhouse, country, home

vinco, vincere, vici, victus, -a, -um

to conquer, win, defeat

vinum, vini n.

wine

vir, viri m.

man

vita, vitae f.

life

vulnero, vulnerare, vulneravi, vulneratus, -a, -um

to wound