TASK ONE
More from First Words in Latin handout. Make a T-Chart on the right hand page opposite to where you pasted this list. See sample T-Chart here.
quid est nōmen tibi? What
is your name?
mihi nōmen est _______________.
Quid agis tu? How are you doing?
mihi placet! I am glad (to hear that you are well)
mihi paenitet (am sorry you aren’t doing well)
tibi grātiās agō Thank you
nīl est or nihil est you are welcome
libenter you are welcome
tē cūra! Take care
(of yourself)
valē! Goodbye to one
person
valete! goodbye to more than one person
Being polite
quaeso: please
amabo te: (alternate way of saying please; literal meaning "I will love you [if you do what I want])
gratias: thank
you
libenter: you’re
welcome
ignosce: sorry (forgive me)
These are expression. The literal meanings of many of the words are different from their meaning in a colloquial (conversational) expression. When we use the expression "I am wiped out," we don't mean wiped literally. We use it figuratively. Same with Latin.
Use one of the Latin dictionaries in the back of the room (shelved) or this online Latin Dictionary
to locate the meanings of the following words: nomen, ago, gratia, nihil, libenter, amo or amare, and ignosco. Write these definitions in the Latin side of your column. Now, try to think of English words that may be related to or derived from the Latin words and write that on the English side of your column. If you get stuck, try this Online Etymological Dictionary.
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