Latin phrases and words for the classroom.
By using basic classroom phrases, vocabulary, questions, and commands in Latin, students and teachers can easily begin to use Latin as the language of communication.
Greetings, etc:
salvē magister/magistra (hello, teacher)
salvē. bonum matutinum (hello, good morning)
quōmodo tē habes? / ut vales? (how are you?)
bene, grātiās. (fine, thank you)
male (bad)
plus minusve bene (okay)
valē / valēte. bonum diem (goodbye. have a nice day)
The basics of class discussion:
ita, sīc, certe (yes)
minimē, non (no)
quōmodo dīcitur Latīne…? (how do you say___in Latin?)
quid significat? (what does it mean?)
intellegisne / intellegitisne? (do you understand?)
est-ne manifestum? (is it clear?–a better alternative to “do you understand?”)
intellego (I understand)
nōn intellegō (I do not understand)
dēmonstrā (point to, point out)
repete, quaesō (repeat, please.)
dā mihi____, quaesō (please give me a _____)
adsum (I am present)
abest (he/she is absent)
nōn habeo librum/stilum (I do not have a book/pen)
aperīte librōs ad pāginam _ (open your books to page _)
quā paginā? (what page?)
claude/clauditē librōs (close your books)
carpe/carpite librōs (get out your books)
Let’s not forget…
licetne mihi ad latrīnam ire? (May I go to the bathroom?)
cras erit probātiō (tomorrow there will be a test)
nōlō probātiōnem facere (I don’t want to take a test)
canis meus/mea pensum domesticum consumpsit. (my dog ate my homework)
Comprehension Questions
quōmodo sē habet? (how does he/she feel?)
quid accidit in narratiōne? (what is happening in the story?)
quō casū (in what case?)
Quae sunt personae? (who are the characters?)
Placetne tibi? (does it please you? i.e. do you like it?)
quō it/eunt? (where is he/are they going)
cūr? (why?)
Quid agit / agunt? (what is he/she / are they doing?)
quid significat Anglice? What does it mean in English?)
Descrībē Latīnē (describe it in Latin)
quod est verbum temporale? (what is the verb?)
grammatical and textbook terms:
vocābulum (word)
verbum temporale (verb)
nōmen (noun)
ablātīvus
accūsātīvus
datīvus
genetīvus
locātīvus
dēclīnātiō
singulāris / plūrālis
actīvum / passīvum
dēpōnēns (deponent)
prīma, secunda, tertia persōna
masculīnum
fēminīnum
neutrum
indicatīvus
īnfīnītīvus
coniūnctīvus (subjunctive)
imperātīvus
participium (participle)
tempus (tense)
praesēns
imperfectum
perfectum
plus quam perfectum (pluperfect)
futūrum
adiectīvum
adverbium
prōnōmen
praepositiō
comparatīvus
superlātīvus
pāgina (page)
capītulum (chapter)
compiled by John Piazza from various sources.
www.johnpiazza.net