Thursday, August 28, 2008

Latin Lesson 16 &17

LESSON 16

NEW WORD: Nautae

The word nautae means sailors in Latin. When you add an -s to the end it is -ae instead. The ae is pronounced like the English word eye.

EXERCISES

1. What is the plural form of agricola?
agricolae
2. What is the plural form of poeta?
poetae.

LESSON 17

NEW WORD: sumus

sumus means we are in Latin.

EXERCISES

1. Sumus means we are.
2. Sumus nautae means we are sailors.
3. Nautae sumus means we are sailors.
4. Agricolae non sumus means we are not sailors.
5. Non sumus agricolae means we are not sailors.
6. Sumus agricolae et poetae means we are farmers and poets.
7. Poeta non es means you are not a poet.
8. Ego sum poeta means I am a poet.
9. Poeta est nauta means he is a poet and a sailor.
10. Nauta est means he is a sailor.


Remember, I may not get all these right but when I'm done I'll start correcting the translations. :)

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